The period between 1885 and 1939 was a pivotal half century in British history, in which the Victorian political system yielded to a system far more recognisably modern, in response to popular pressure for social reform and the implications of global superpower status. Dr Davis relates these political developments to the background of social and economic change and to the consequences of Britain's position as an imperial power. Drawing extensively upon the new historical scholarship of the 1980s and 1990s, John Davis presents an original analysis of political change in a crucial period of Britain's recent past.

A History of Britain, 1885-1939 (British Studies Series)

History

Davis, J.

Europe

Red Globe Press

A History of Britain, 1885-1939 (British Studies Series, 14)

The study of family and inheritance systems is a traditionally anthropological one. Dr Davis has examined a South Italian town with records from 1814 and concludes that the present 'typical' European system is of recent adoption, a response to the gradual and peculiar integration of Pisticci into a nation-state and national economy. The account of landholding distinguishes carefully between legal rights and informal cessions of land, and agriculture is put into the context of other economic activities. Dr Davis emphasises the structural importance of kin, family and neighbourhood relationships as bases for the creation of more ephemeral ties of friendship, clientage and network.

Land and family in Pisticci, (Monographs on social anthropology)

Humanities Press

This book examines the establishment of trust funds by States and international organisations in respect of international development, environmental protection, fiscal stabilisation, democracy-building and others. It traces their fundamental legal attributes, their investment potential and legal status as investors and the legal means by which they are set up. The book examines the various decision-making and management models adopted in contemporary trusts, the fiduciary and other duties of the trustee and the status and rights of beneficiaries. Moreover, it examines the personality of trust funds, whether as mere accounts, informal associations, foundations under domestic law or even international organisations. Finally, the book discusses the potential of trust funds in enhancing participatory democracy, budgeting and governance, revenue sharing and fiscal management, as well as the role of environmental trust funds. Examines every feature of the international trust fund model Includes examples and case studies of more than 300 trust funds Summarises the fundamental principles of trust funds

Law of Torts, 5th Edition (Softcover)

Balkin, R

LexisNexis

One drop of his blood. One drop to claim the crown. One drop is all she needs, but will she get it? 
When things around Liam begin to become harder to wrap his head around, he tries his best to find the answers he needs to the question of "where is his father?". To get his answers, Liam enters the forest that has taken so many before from his town. 
Liam soon finds himself in a world that is beyond his wildest thoughts, Aigroeg, a valley of pure wonder. Liam must learn about his past and study the ancient arts of his blood's abilities. 
A broken family. A returning prince. A missing father. A best friend lost. A power-hungry sister. A hedgehog. 
Liam will have to navigate a new world and find out the truths of his burning questions to save himself and his family.

The Sapphire Son (The Sapphire Series)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Johnathan Davis

Forced to flee their home in Wales, a group of mice settle on an island off the coast of Washington, where their descendants over the next two centuries have various adventures.

Pilgrims of Blind Island: A Trilogy

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Bollenbaugh Hill Books

Most literary magazines focus on the craft of writing and cater to a highly select audience of writers, literary critics, and scholars of literature. In contrast, The Reader is a quarterly literary magazine aimed at the intelligent common reader celebrating the act of reading in all its forms and facets. The Reader not only publishes short fiction and poetry by new and established writers but also contains many other features-essays on language, writing, and reading; a literary quiz; a publishing industry gossip column, `Our Spy in NY'; and book reviews. Highlights of issue 19 include an article on Rebecca Solnit by Lawrence Weschler; a piece on the emergence of the novel in the United States by Michael Schmidt; and essays on the works of Carson McCullers, Anne Bradstreet, and Toni Morrison. The Reader offers rich, engaging reading for booklovers, combining high-quality content with a genuine commitment to the dedicated reader.

The Reader

Poetry

University of Liverpool, School of English

The Mediterranean countries have long attracted the attention of social anthropologists, from Frazer and Durkheim to the present day. In this volume, first published in 1977, Dr Davis reviews the extensive anthropological material collected and published by people who have worked in the area and claims that social anthropologists have a distinctive opportunity to compare similar kinds of institution and process in a variety of contexts – political, economic, bureaucratic, religious. He examines countries, tribes and communities stretching from Spain all the way round the Mediterranean and back along the coast of North Africa. In chapters on economics, stratification, politics, family and kinship, he has found it possible and sensible to set Albanian and Berber tribesmen beside each other, and to discuss Italian and Lebanese peasants in the same paragraph. The result is both a survey of the anthropological material and an essay in comparison, founded on a critique of the work of his predecessors and colleagues. The last chapter is an account of the uses anthropologists have made of the historical sources available to them.

People of the Mediterranean: An Essay in Comparative Social Anthropology (Routledge Library Editions: Social and Cultural Anthropology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Routledge

People of the Mediterranean (Routledge Library Editions: Social and Cultural Anthropology)

The study of family and inheritance systems is a traditionally anthropological one. Dr Davis has examined a South Italian town with records from 1814 and concludes that the present 'typical' European system is of recent adoption, a response to the gradual and peculiar integration of Pisticci into a nation-state and national economy. The account of landholding distinguishes carefully between legal rights and informal cessions of land, and agriculture is put into the context of other economic activities. Dr Davis emphasises the structural importance of kin, family and neighbourhood relationships as bases for the creation of more ephemeral ties of friendship, clientage and network.

Land and Family in Pisticci (LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology)

Social Sciences

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