This collection provides an overview of the range of educational debate taking place in Britain between 1750-1850. One of the most prominent characteristics of British educational thought was its concern with practical problems of the curriculum, teaching methods, school organization and whether schools should be maintained by voluntary effort or by the State. It is possible that this emphasis on practical education as opposed to pure theory, led to the subject matter being relatively neglected in more recent time. The overall aim is to show that, as in other key areas of intellectual thought...

The greatest projection of power in history, dwarfing in scale and speed even the D. Day landings of 1944, was enacted in the Gulf in the spring of 1991. It marked the revolution in military affairs which has followed the ending of confrontation in Europe. But the war and its aftermath showed the vast complexities of power projection, even in the favorable conditions of the Gulf. This book is a professional study of the problems of future interventions, in terms of a complex of political and military issues, at the operational level.

Josiah Tucker, Dean of Gloucester, was one of the foremost thinkers of 18th-century England in the field of economics, international relations, political theory and imperialism. His publications have been virtually unavailable since their original publication over 200 years ago. These six volumes allow Tucker's lost voice to be heard again in this collected edition of all his important writings on economics and social theory. The Elements of Commerce and Theory of Taxes, written as part of a comprehensive treatise on economics with Tucker, was planned but never completed and is published here...

Concern regarding the quality of education, the goals and outcomes of schooling, the relationship between education and international economic competitiveness, continuous financial stringency and competing social demands for public funds have forced educational authorities in many countries to reassess educational needs both qualitatively and quantitatively. For these reasons considerations of improving the effectiveness of schooling have tended to be based around policies of rationalized budget allocations and accountability. In most countries the concern has been, if not how to achieve...

Peter the Great, whose reign saw the explosion of Russia onto the European scene, has become a legendary figure in history, as well as the subject of abiding controversy over the past two decades. Does he deserve the title 'The Great'? Was he 'enlightened' or 'barbaric'? Were his domestic reforms planned, or introduced as a direct result of the needs of war? Peter the Great answers key questions about his territorial expansion and domestic reforms. It reflects existing controversies and allows the reader to consider the views of a range of historians - Russian, English and American....

In the 1970s and 1980s there was a steady transfer of power in mainland Europe to new, powerful regional authorities and these, in their turn, started to build up a new form of intra-European co-operation. With the acceleration of European integration, the rise of the multinational firm and new media and transport technologies, the traditional defence-based nation-states are under threat.
In this challenging study, Christopher Harvie alters the ways in which we have traditionally surveyed the European past by setting the positive and negative aspects of the present European situation in...

Themes in Modern European History 1780-1830 is an authoritative and lively exploration of a period dominated by events which have shaped modern Europe. In a series of articles, six leading academics present some controversial conclusions:
* the east/west contrast in Europe today has more to do with responses to the French Revolution of 1789 than the Russian Revolution of 1917
* the conservative Europe of 1814 was the product of the Romantic imagnation, not a Restoration' of the old regime
Spanning political, social, economic and demographic facets of revolutions, this is...

In this study the author aims to demonstrate that corruption does not disappear as countries develop and modernize, but rather that corruption takes on new forms. The text describes how such corruption is damaging to democracy and its institutions, but that it is checked by the ideal of citizenship expressed in civil society.

In the 1970s and 1980s there was a steady transfer of power in mainland Europe to new, powerful regional authorities and these, in their turn, started to build up a new form of intra-European co-operation. With the acceleration of European integration, the rise of the multinational firm and new media and transport technologies, the traditional defence-based nation-states are under threat.
In this challenging study, Christopher Harvie alters the ways in which we have traditionally surveyed the European past by setting the positive and negative aspects of the present European situation in...