Books in the Routledge Revivals series

First Published in 1992 Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf goes beyond a description of the recent events by analysing the social, political, and economic patterns of interaction between the Gulf states.

First published in 1973 Questions of Censorship offers a lively yet scholarly account of the forces that have exercised censorship down the ages. This book essays a broader theme, viewing censorship within the total context- psychological, sociological, and political.

First Published in 1984 Province and Politics in Late Imperial China presents analysis of one of the regional governments of China, the administration of the Szechwan governor-general from its apogee at the end of the nineteenth century to its nadir in the revolution of 1911.

First Published in 1983 Pakistani Entrepreneurs covers the role of the entrepreneur within Pakistan. This is a systematic and probing study of efforts at Industrialisation in Pakistan, and of the way entrepreneurs have risen to the challenges of its offers.

First published in 1980 National Resources and Urban Policy critically examines how resource constraints affect urban development and urban policy making. It contains case studies from the United States, several European countries and Japan.

First Published in 1940 Indian Politics since the Mutiny presents a comprehensive account of the development of public life and political institutions and of prominent political personalities in colonial India.

First Published in 1971 The History of the Mongol Conquests presents a general history of the Mongols of the thirteenth century. By using primary and secondary sources, J. J. Saunders fills up a major gap in the English historical literature on the subject.

First Published in 1960, The History of the Borough of High Wycombe presents the history of an English community, which in the space of some seven hundred years, grew up, flourished and declined and eventually superseded.

First Published in 1963 A Guide to the Plays of Bernard Shaw is a descriptive and critical account of Bernard Shaw's work as a playwright. The leading ideas contained in the plays are discussed because they are relevant to the work of the dramatist.

First Published in 1980, Financing Urban Government in the Welfare State shows how intergovernmental structures have now become the main policy device designed for an earlier age and often for quite different purposes, linking national and local policymaking.

Originally published in 1983, this volume documents the complexities and subtleties of the modes of interaction between women and men in one region of Africa. It seeks to provide insights and understanding of changing social contexts and relationships based upon ethnographic field work carried out in the previous decade.

First Published in 1988 Entrepreneurship in the Third World argues that the substantial theoretical literature on entrepreneurship and small business development really relates to the developed world only and is not applicable to the developing world.

First published in 1978 English Verse Satire aims to provide a critical study of the major English verse satirists as well as an account of the historical development of verse satire. A special feature of the book is the emphasis on tradition, continuity, and innovation.

First published in 1956, The English Master of Arms presents a fascinating chapter of social history, not merely of fencing. It documents the history of the English Master of Arms, of how he emerged, established his schools, and taught his art.

First Published in 1990 Economic Policy Alternatives for the Latin American Crisis aims to explore macroeconomic policy alternatives available to Latin American policymakers from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective.

First published in 1984 Criticism and Objectivity argues that literary critics should not abandon the concept of knowledge. The similarities between the role of theory in science and in literary criticism imply the need for `objectivity¿ to be redefined rather than abandoned.

In the early 1980s, the question of how far the police should be accountable for their actions had become vexed. First published in 1984, the authors examine closely the concept of constabulary independence. They look at the relevant legal history and at how this independence was used by chief constables from day to day.

First Published in 1965, the Civil Service in New African States describes the problems and principles relating to the growth and development of the civil services in the newly independent African states. It contains case studies from Ghana, and a few other West and East African countries.

First Published in 1969 the Civil Service in Commonwealth Africa describes the changing role of the civil service in Africa from the colonial era, through the post-independence transition to the contemporary African situation.

First published in 1982, British Dogmatism and French Pragmatism presents an inquiry into how national political and administrative constraints affect the formulation and implementation of local government reform.

First Published in 1985 Britain and Joseph Chamberlain is not simply the first biography of Joseph Chamberlain to be written from a radical standpoint but also an exercise in 'counter -history'.

First published in 1969 Brazil: Land Without Limits offers its readers the full flavour of this enchanting land that is Brazil. Malcolm Slesser travelled through Brazil during a year as a lecturer at the University of Rio de Janeiro and brings his sympathetic understanding and sense of humor to describe Brazil to its readers.

First published in 1987 Bahrain provides a modern history of Bahrain from 1920-1945. The central element of the modernisation process which took place under Shaikh Hamad¿s administration are also discussed.

First Published in 1978, The Baroque focuses on eight areas where it expressed itself most successfully. The cultural movement called baroque dominated most of the Western Europe from the late sixteenth century to the 1720s.

First published in 1981 and this edition in 1984, Arabic Culture: Through its Language and Literature aims to present a bird¿s eye view of its subject. It is intended for non-specialist student of Arabic.

First Published in 1980 Arabia Unified presents an insider¿s view of Saudi Arabiäs history and the remarkable career of its founder. Full of humor, anecdote and reminiscence, an accurate and personal record, this book is essential reading for all who wish to know about the history of Saudi Arabia.

First Published in 1984, Arab Petro-Politics argues that oil is important to Arab world both as an instrument for economic development and as an element of political influence. Its main thesis is that the oil crisis is inextricably part of the Arab Israeli conflict.

First Published in 1976, the purpose of the book Arab Dollars for Africa is to indicate how Arab funds can be recycled into the African Economy. This book deals in detail with investment opportunities in national development banks and in individual agricultural and industrial projects.