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Confrontation and accommodation in southern africa
Confrontation and Accommodation in Southern Africa: The Limits of Independence examines the complex regional dynamics, racial tensions, and political maneuverings within southern Africa during a period of profound social and political upheaval. The book delves into the interplay of economic, poli...
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Law and politics in the world community
Law and Politics in the World Community: Essays on Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory and Related Problems in International Law is a comprehensive exploration of Hans Kelsen's groundbreaking contributions to legal theory, particularly his Pure Theory of Law. Edited with the participation of distinguished ...
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Radioactive waste from nuclear power plants
Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Power Plants provides a comprehensive examination of Sweden’s evolving nuclear waste management policies and the political landscape that shaped them. With a focus on the Nuclear Stipulation Act of 1977, the book outlines the stringent requirements imposed on reacto...
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Hope deferred
Hope Deferred: Public Welfare and the Blind delves into the societal, political, and institutional barriers faced by blind individuals in the United States. The book critically examines public programs addressing security, vocational rehabilitation, and employment for the estimated 300,000 to 400...
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The measurement of sensation
The Measurement of Sensation: A Critique of Perceptual Psychophysics by C. Wade Savage is a bold rethinking of one of psychology’s oldest problems: how, if at all, we can measure subjective perception. For over a century, psychophysics has sought to define precise mathematical laws relating physi...
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Western fruit gardening
Western Fruit Gardening is a comprehensive and practical handbook designed to help home gardeners across the western United States grow fruit successfully and enjoyably. Written for both beginners and experienced horticulturalists, the book combines foundational knowledge of plant growth, climate...
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Literary criticism
Literary Criticism: Idea and Act: The English Institute, 1939–1972: Selected Essays delves into the rich intellectual legacy of the English Institute, tracing its evolution from its inception in 1939 through its significant influence on American literary criticism over three decades. This antholo...
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Historical letters
Historical Letters introduces English-speaking readers to the seminal work of Peter Lavrov a key figure in Russian intellectual and socialist history. Lavrov's Historical Letters (Istoricheskiye pis'ma) represent one of the most influential philosophical and revolutionary texts of nineteenth-cent...
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Elementary structures reconsidered
Elementary Structures Reconsidered offers a critical analysis of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s seminal work Les Structures élémentaires de la parenté, a landmark in social anthropology that has significantly influenced the field. Lévi-Strauss’s theory of kinship systems, which he presents as a general th...
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Scholars and gypsies
Scholars and Gypsies offers readers an absorbing glimpse into the life of Walter Starkie—scholar, musician, traveler, and lifelong wanderer between the lecture hall and the Romany road. In this richly textured autobiography, Starkie recounts his Dublin childhood, shaped by the rival worlds of cla...
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The growth and structure of elizabethan comedy
The Growth and Structure of Elizabethan Comedy is a rich exploration of the evolution, dynamics, and cultural underpinnings of comedy during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. This work delves into the interplay of popular traditions and learned classical influences, illustrating how Elizabeth...
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Revolution in the development of capitalism
Mark Gould’s Revolution in the Development of Capitalism: The Coming of the English Revolution offers a reinterpretation of seventeenth-century England by situating its upheavals within a rigorous sociological framework. Combining functional, structural, and developmental theory, Gould examines h...
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Life without disease
The chaotic state of today's health care is the result of an explosion of effective medical technologies. Rising costs will continue to trouble U.S. health care in the coming decades, but new molecular strategies may eventually contain costs. As life expectancy is dramatically extended by molecul...
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Biography of yu-wen hu
Albert E. Dien’s Biography of Yü-Wen Hu offers a comprehensive translation and analysis of a pivotal historical figure in northern China’s sixth century. Through a detailed rendering of the Chou shu biography, this work explores the complex interplay between Confucian ideals and the governance of...
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Family size and achievement
The children born since the end of the postwar baby boom are the first in American history to come primarily from small families—families of three or fewer children. Judith Blake calls this momentous change the sibsize revolution, and this book focuses on the cognitive and educational consequence...
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Pollution, politics, and international law
Pollution, Politics, and International Law: Tankers at Sea is a compelling exploration of the global struggle to manage and protect the oceans in the face of economic ambitions and environmental crises. Centering on oil pollution from vessels, this book provides a detailed account of internationa...
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Squall across the atlantic
Squall Across the Atlantic: American Civil War Prize Cases and Diplomacy by Stuart L. Bernath traces the fraught intersection of international law, naval power, and diplomacy during the Civil War. Focusing on the Union Navy’s seizures of neutral vessels, Bernath reconstructs the “prize cases” tha...
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Chile, peru, and the california gold rush of 1849
This compelling book delves into how the gold discovery reshaped economies, societies, and migration patterns in South America. Through vivid accounts, it examines the allure of California's riches that sent thousands of Chileans and Peruvians across treacherous seas, while highlighting the uniqu...
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Schoolboy, cowboy, mexican spy
Jay Monaghan’s Schoolboy, Cowboy, Mexican Spy is anything but the typical historian’s memoir. Rather than recounting the slow evolution of monographs or scholarly debates, Monaghan tells the story of his early life with the verve of a born storyteller and the authenticity of one who lived on the ...
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Problems of hemispheric defense
Problems of Hemispheric Defense brings together a series of lectures delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, in the autumn of 1941, under the auspices of the Committee on International Relations. Addressing the urgent geopolitical and military issues facing the Western Hemisphere dur...
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Politics and exegesis
Politics and Exegesis: Origen and the Two Swords delves into the interplay between biblical exegesis and political thought, using the allegory of the "two swords" in Luke 22:38 as a focal point. Widely cited in medieval debates over the balance of spiritual and temporal powers, this passage becam...
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Winners in peace
Singular for its breadth and balance, Winners in Peace chronicles the American Occupation of Japan, an episode that profoundly shaped the postwar world. Richard B. Finn, who participated in the Occupation as a young naval officer and diplomat, tells the full story of the activities from 1945 to 1...
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Political crime in europe
Political Crime in Europe: A Comparative Study of France, Germany, and England explores the complex dynamics of political offenses and the legal and societal responses they provoke. Focusing on France, Germany, and England, the book examines the historical evolution of political crime laws over t...
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Ethnocriticism
Ethnocriticism moves cultural critique to the boundaries that exist between cultures. The boundary traversed in Krupat's dexterous new book is the contested line between native and mainstream American literatures and cultures. For over a century the discourses of ethnography, history, and literat...
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The congress party in rajasthan
The Congress Party in Rajasthan: Political Integration and Institution-Building in an Indian State offers an in-depth exploration of the Congress party’s evolution and dominance in Rajasthan's political landscape. The book examines how this party navigated the challenges of integrating diverse pr...
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Whitehead's philosophical development
Whitehead’s Philosophical Development: A Critical History of the Background of Process and Reality by Nathaniel Lawrence offers the first systematic map of Alfred North Whitehead’s intellectual trajectory, culminating in his famously difficult Gifford Lectures. With a foreword by Stephen C. Peppe...
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Making something of ourselves
Making Something of Ourselves: On Culture and Politics in the United States by Richard M. Merelman is a bold inquiry into the ways cultural codes shape, sustain, and sometimes distort democratic life in America. Merelman argues that U.S. political culture has evolved into what he calls a “loosely...
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The celebration of heroes
The Celebration of Heroes: Prestige as a Social Control System explores the profound influence of prestige on social behavior, presenting it as a central mechanism of social control that transcends cultures and eras. This groundbreaking treatise delves into how prestige—rooted in the universal hu...
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Refiguring revolutions
Refiguring Revolutions presents an original and interdisciplinary reassessment of the cultural and political history of England from 1649 to 1789. Bypassing conventional chronologies and traditional notions of disciplinary divides, editors Kevin Sharpe and Steven Zwicker frame a set of new agend...
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The rainbow and the kings
The Rainbow and the Kings: A History of the Luba Empire to 1891 offers an in-depth and meticulously researched examination of the rise, expansion, and eventual decline of the Luba Empire, one of the most significant dynastic states in Central Africa. Situated in what is now the Democratic Republi...
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Thematic catalog of a manuscript collection of eighteenth-century italian instrumental music
Thematic Catalog of a Manuscript Collection of Eighteenth-Century Italian Instrumental Music, by Vincent Duckles and Minnie Elmer, offers a richly detailed survey and contextual study of a uniquely intact body of manuscripts now preserved at the University of California, Berkeley. The collection—...
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State politics in zimbabwe
State Politics in Zimbabwe by Jeffrey Herbst is a pioneering study of how government decisions are actually made in postcolonial Africa. Herbst begins from the central enigma of African politics: independence gave leaders control over the state, yet African states remain economically weak, instit...
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Understanding heart disease
Diseases of the heart are the leading cause of death in the Western world. Health professionals and the general public alike eagerly watch advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease. Yet the more spectacular aspects of medical progress in the field are often reported pr...
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Tiberius
Tiberius by Robin Seager presents a comprehensive account of the emperor’s character and reign, designed to serve both the general reader and specialists in the study of the early Roman principate. Seager notes that no full-length treatment of Tiberius’ rule in English had appeared since C. Marsh...
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The after hours
This book explores how modernization has influenced Japan, especially in terms of its people's quest for enjoyment and leisure within the context of their industrialized and democratic society. The author describes Japan not as an exotic or mysterious culture, but as a "cultural opposing self" th...
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Thomas jefferson as political leader
Thomas Jefferson as Political Leader by Dumas Malone distills three public lectures delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1962. Written in a semipopular style for a general audience, the book focuses on Jefferson’s evolution into party leadership, a role often seen as incongruou...
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Fulke greville, lord brooke 1554-1628
Dive into the enigmatic and intellectual world of Fulke Greville, a towering yet often misunderstood figure of the English Renaissance. Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke, 1554–1628: A Critical Biography unveils the life and works of this poet, statesman, and thinker whose writings combine political ins...
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Jamaican leaders
Jamaican Leaders: Political Attitudes in a New Nation by Wendell Bell explores the sociopolitical landscape of Jamaica during its transformative journey from colonial rule to full independence. Bell delves into the emergence of nationalism and the ideological shifts among Jamaican leaders as they...
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Conversational tahitian
Conversational Tahitian: An Introduction to the Tahitian Language of French Polynesia is a groundbreaking resource designed to teach the everyday language of Tahiti and its surrounding islands. Tailored for English speakers, this book bridges a significant gap in accessible Tahitian language mate...
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Bibliography of medieval drama
The study of medieval drama has long been hindered by the absence of a centralized, comprehensive bibliography that accommodates the wide-ranging interests of scholars and students. Existing references are often too narrow, focusing exclusively on specific genres like mysteries and miracles, or t...
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Bibliography and footnotes, third edition
Bibliography and Footnotes: A Style Manual for Students and Writers serves as a guide for scholarly writers, providing techniques and conventions essential for the accurate citation of sources. The manual underscores the importance of documenting sources to acknowledge the author's reliance on th...
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The power policy of maine
The Power Policy of Maine offers an in-depth exploration of the legal and political history surrounding Maine's hydroelectric power development, contextualized within the broader framework of New England's regional energy policies. Emerging from the author's doctoral research, this study delves i...
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Agonistic poetry
Pindar's poetry, although revered, remains one of the least read among great classical works, even within classical scholarship. His epinikion, or victory ode, is an unfamiliar genre, largely represented only by Pindar himself. Engaging with his work requires facing the challenges of his complex ...
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Stoic logic
Stoic Logic by Benson Mates is a groundbreaking study that reconstructs the logical system of the early Stoic philosophers, particularly Zeno, Cleanthes, and Chrysippus. Long overshadowed by Aristotelian syllogistic, Stoic logic was in fact a distinct and highly sophisticated propositional system...
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The quest for regional cooperation
The Quest for Regional Cooperation: A Study of the New York Metropolitan Regional Council provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges and prospects of intergovernmental collaboration in one of the world’s most complex metropolitan regions. The book examines the historical evolution, structura...
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Chief of staff
This book, Chief of Staff: Twenty-Five Years of Managing the Presidency, provides a unique exploration of the inner workings of the White House, offering both anecdotes and professional insights into the role of senior aides who have shaped the presidency over the past quarter-century. From Eisen...
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The practice of psychiatry in general hospitals
The Practice of Psychiatry in General Hospitals offers an insightful historical and practical analysis of the evolving role of psychiatry within mainstream medical institutions. Tracing the roots of mental health treatment from the era when psychological disorders were attributed to supernatural ...
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Medieval poor law
In Medieval Poor Law: A Sketch of Canonical Theory and Its Application in England, Brian Tierney provides an insightful and groundbreaking exploration of the Church’s pivotal role in the development of social services during the Middle Ages. Expanding on lectures delivered at UCLA, Tierney examin...
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The speedy extinction of evil and misery
The Speedy Extinction of Evil and Misery: Selected Prose of James Thomson (B.V.), edited by William David Schaefer, offers the first truly representative collection of Thomson’s prose, rescuing a neglected body of work from obscurity and scattered editions. While Thomson’s poetry—most notably The...
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A half century of municipal reform
A Half Century of Municipal Reform: The History of the National Municipal League provides an in-depth chronicle of the League’s origins, programs, and contributions to municipal reform from 1894 to 1944, with occasional references extending to 1948. This study examines the conditions that led to ...
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English romantic poetry
English Romantic Poetry: Ethos, Structure, and Symbol in Coleridge, Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats delves into the profound complexities and intellectual struggles of four seminal English Romantic poets. The book emphasizes the importance of reading their poetry in context, recognizing that great...
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Monopoly and competition in banking
Monopoly and Competition in Banking explores the structural dynamics of banking markets, with a focus on the concentration of resources through branch banking systems. Using California as a primary case study—where branch banking has proliferated most rapidly—the book examines how banking concent...
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Authoritarian socialism in america
In Authoritarian Socialism Arthur Lipow raises important issues about the nature of democracy and defines the intellectual roots of the authoritarian side of the socialist tradition in America and distinguishes it from democratic socialism. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program,...
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English comedy
English Comedy: Its Role and Nature from Chaucer to the Present Day offers an in-depth literary critique of English comedy, highlighting its evolution from the medieval period to modern times. The book is not a mere historical account but a critical exploration of the genre, aiming to deepen the ...
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Plant nutrition and crop production
Plant Nutrition and Crop Production offers an insightful exploration of the scientific discoveries that have shaped our understanding of how plants derive nutrients and the profound implications for agricultural practices. The book traces the historical journey of thought and experimentation, beg...
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Anthology of catalan lyric poetry
This title offers a profound exploration of Catalonia’s rich poetic tradition, tracing its origins, influences, and thematic evolution over centuries. This collection is not merely a representative sample but a carefully curated selection of poems that embody what the editor perceives as the endu...
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Art
In Conversations with Paul Gsell, Rodin’s thoughts were captured in a conversational form that lent immediacy to his ideas, grounding them in reflections on his own work and that of others. Gsell’s role as collaborator shaped the dialogues, which were based on a series of articles published befor...
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Negro slavery in latin america
Negro Slavery in Latin America explores the profound historical and cultural impact of over three centuries of African slavery in the region. This meticulously researched book examines the introduction, institutionalization, and eventual abolition of slavery, highlighting its critical role in sha...
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The mexican petroleum industry, 1938-1950
The Mexican Petroleum Industry, 1938-1950 provides a comprehensive exploration of one of the most pivotal events in Mexico's modern history: the nationalization of its petroleum industry. On March 18, 1938, Mexico shocked the world by expropriating the assets of major international oil companies,...
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Black heart
Black Heart unveils the dual legacy of Stewart Gore-Browne, a remarkable figure whose journey intertwined with the colonial and post-colonial histories of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. On one hand, Gore-Browne was a statesman and advocate for African rights, championing progressive legislation a...
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Middle east crisis
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Decision-Making in 1958, 1970, and 1973 offers a comprehensive analysis of how the United States navigated pivotal international crises in the volatile Middle East region. Drawing on structured empiricism and a rigorous analytical framework, Alan Dowty examines decision-m...
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Revolutionary breakthroughs and national development
Revolutionary Breakthroughs and National Development: The Case of Romania, 1944–1965, by Kenneth Jowitt, offers a pioneering study of nation building through the lens of Romania’s transformation under a Leninist regime. Jowitt situates his work within the tradition of “theoretical case study,” co...
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Knights at court
Knights at Court is a grand tour and survey of manners, manhood, and court life in the Middle Ages, like no other in print. Composed on an epic canvas, this authoritative work traces the development of court culture and its various manifestations from the latter years of the Holy Roman Empire (c...
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Afrikaner politics in south africa, 1934-1948
This book examines the political landscape of South Africa from 1934 to 1948, focusing on the ideological conflict between Afrikaner nationalism and policies aimed at conciliation between Afrikaners and English-speaking South Africans. The Union of South Africa, founded in 1910, unified the count...
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Lu hsun's vision of reality
Lu Hsün’s Vision of Reality delves into the revolutionary shifts in modern Chinese fiction during the early 20th century, spotlighting Lu Hsün (pen name of Chou Shu-jen) as a pioneering figure in the short story genre. His seminal collections, Call to Arms (1923) and Wandering (1926), are celebra...
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Myth and reality in late eighteenth century british politics
Myth and Reality in Late-Eighteenth-Century British Politics and Other Papers delves into the intricate political landscape of late 18th-century Britain, offering a fresh perspective on governance, parliamentary dynamics, and the movements for constitutional reform prior to the French Revolution....
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Reflections on poetry
Reflections on Poetry: Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten’s Meditationes philosophicae de nonnullis ad poema pertinentibus makes newly accessible the 1735 dissertation that inaugurated the modern discipline of aesthetics. Long remembered chiefly as the inventor of the term, Baumgarten here sets out th...
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Dickens, money, and society
Dickens, Money, and Society explores how Charles Dickens’ fiction wrestles with one of the central realities of Victorian England: the pervasive power of money. Grahame Smith traces Dickens’ evolving treatment of wealth, poverty, and social value, showing how the novelist’s characters, plots, and...
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Contemporary yugoslavia
Contemporary Yugoslavia: Twenty Years of Socialist Experiment offers a comprehensive analysis of Yugoslavia's political, economic, and social evolution since World War II. This volume, based on papers presented at a 1965 Stanford University conference, explores pivotal issues such as Yugoslavia's...
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The roman stamp
The Roman Stamp: Frame and Facade in Some Forms of Neo-Classicism by Robert M. Adams investigates how modern writers, artists, and thinkers have repeatedly turned to Rome as both a model of authority and a stage set for self-fashioning. Adams traces how figures from Mantegna and Scaliger to Swift...
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Kierkegaard as educator
Kierkegaard as Educator explores the multifaceted approach of Søren Kierkegaard's authorship, emphasizing his role as an indirect educator through his rich and varied literary styles. Kierkegaard's work employs pseudonyms, dialectical perspectives, and intricate narrative structures to engage rea...
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A critical anthology of spanish verse
A Critical Anthology of Spanish Verse is an essential collection for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding and appreciation of Spanish poetry across centuries. This meticulously curated volume provides not only a rich selection of poems but also insightful commentary that sheds light on th...
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Sanskrit sandhi and exercises, revised edition
Sanskrit Sandhi and Exercises: Revised Edition offers students of both Sanskrit and descriptive linguistics a streamlined and practical introduction to one of the language’s most intricate features: sandhi, or euphonic combination. Based on Leonard Bloomfield’s classroom notes and carried forward...
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The drama of speech acts
This study delves into the role of language and speech in Shakespeare's Lancastrian tetralogy: Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, and Henry V. It aims to provide an integrated analysis of how language is conceived and utilized across these plays, exploring both thematic and dramaturgical element...
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