Books in the Routledge Revivals series

First Published in 1979 Economic Growth and Development in Jordan is a comprehensive analysis of the economies of pre-1967 Jordan and the post-1967 east bank. divided into three parts it covers prewar development performance; the postwar economy and development polices and prospects.

First published in 1989, Cultural Politics in Contemporary America is a radical attempt to lay out the complex ways in which the American media and American culture is powerfully interlocked.

First published in 1986, The Coherence of Gothic Conventions makes the case that the Gothic in English literature has been marked by a distinctive and highly influential set of ambitions about relations of meaning.

First published in 1980, The City in South Asia is a collection of papers which were presented at an inter-disciplinary seminar on The City in South Asia: pre-modern and modern.

First published in 1966, Classicism and Romanticism is a collection of important articles originally published in the author's famous book, Florentine Painting and its Social Background.

First published in 1962, Capital Punishment and British Politics illuminates the process of political decision-making in Britain by analysing the complex activities that led to the passage of the Homicide Act of 1957.

First Published in 1975 Blackmail examines why blackmail is often taken more seriously than murder and why it is widely considered as a serious social threat. Both fictional and real-life situations are used to explore the kinds of social situation in which individuals become vulnerable to blackmail.

First published in 1984, The Assamese is an anthropological exploration of Assam.

First Published in 1986 The Architectural History of King's College Chapel provides a complete picture of how and why King¿s College Chapel came to be built. The book also contains analysis of the remarkable Tudor building accounts and their significance for the study of mediaeval architectural history.

First Published in 1981 The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathedral traces the entire architectural history of the church from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. Every major epoch of English architecture is represented, from the Norman Conquest to the splendours of the Tudor age.

First published in 1974, The American Prison Business studies the lunacies, the delusions, and the bizarre inner workings of the American prison business.

First published in 1933 Renascent India aims to explain the how and why of the Indian problem and it really succeeds in explaining them, by marshalling all the relevant facts of hundred years from 1833-1932. This book is an important archival resource about the British India.

First published in 1982 Problems of Contemporary French Politics looks at the most important political controversies that have preoccupied France from the death of de Gaulle up to and including 1981 presidential and legislative elections.

First published in 1990 The Philosopher's Habitat introduces the subject by investigating a variety of the problems which are currently engaging philosophers, and which can be made intelligible to an absolute beginner.

First published in 1971 The London that was Rome is both a detective story and a tale of buried treasure. With 'New Archaeology' the author has not only recovered the street plan of Roman London, but also replaced the buildings-temples, barracks, banks, treasuries and so on - which lined those streets.

First published in 1955 France: The Fourth Republic is the first book to provide an account of the working constitution of the Fourth French Republic. It attempts to capture the post war problems, characteristics of French political life, attitudes of French politicians, and shifting moods of public opinion.

First Published in 1966 Four Aspects of Egypt provides a picturesque tour of Egypt for visitors and new arrivals in the country. John Marlowe takes us on a journey by discussing the remains of Egypt's ancient civilization; mediaeval Cairo; the Nile; and efforts of modernization in the country.

First published in 1960 and this revised edition in 1965, The Fifth French Republic tries to place the French Constitution of 1958 in its political context. It discusses crucial themes to understand the nature of the evolution of "de Gaulle's Republic" and the political climate that it has produced.

First published in 1973 Critics on George Eliot brings together a selection of the best critical essays and discussions on the novels of George Eliot, including many that are not easily available outside well established and comprehensive libraries.