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A collection of diary entries from the dean of the fictional St.
Andrew's College, Edinburgh. Longsuffering and cantankerous, he
documents the comings and goings of eccentric professors, academic
triumphs and failures and the disastrous outcome of a physics
department’s experiment resulting in the magnetisation of the
number 42 bus.
The central thesis of Feelbad Britain is that after the decades of
neoliberalism the institutions and social relations on which
solidarity, trust and citizenship depend have been undermined. This
has left contemporary British society in a troubled and
dysfunctional state, without the cohesion or confidence needed if
we are to escape from recession, combat climate change and restore
faith in government. The authors put forward a theoretical
framework for understanding contemporary politics; and they
consider what is to be done to revitalise the British left,
challenge neoliberal hegemony, and develop a political project
aimed at creating a greener, fairer, happier, more democratic and
less divided Britain.
A central problem for the non-specialist reader over the works of
Hume today is that his ellifluous 18th century prose appears
strange to our eyes and ears... What follows, therefore, is what
the present editors did about it. The central purpose is to open to
Hume's original target audience his writings on religious affairs;
a subject which was of central importance to him - and which
remains of perennial interest to humankind. David Hume's writings
on history, politics and philosophy have shaped thought to this
day. His bold scepticism ranged from common notions of the 'self'
to criticism of standard theistic proofs. He insisted on grounding
understandings of popular religious beliefs in human psychology
rather than divine revelation, and he aimed to disentangle
philosophy from religion in order to allow the former to pursue its
own ends. In this book, Professors David W Purdie and Peter S Fosl
decipher some of Hume's most challenging texts for the modern
reader, while preserving the sharp intellect and undaunted nerve
for which Hume is famous. Hume's spirit is brought alive for
contemporary times and his writing is made accessible for its
intended audience: the general public.
In this text, the author deals with the power relationships between
employers, workers and their organizations in capitalist societies.
Starting from a critique of both the neo-classical and the
classical/Marxist traditions of political economy, a three
dimensional analysis of social power is developed which stresses
the processes of cultural formation. This framework is used to
investigate the patterns of dominance and subordination determined
by the capitalist structure, gender division and occupational
hierarchy. The egalitarian strategy is outlined for transforming
the distribution of work, roles and resources by guaranteeing to
every individual an unconditional basic income. The book should be
of interest to students and teachers of all social science
disciplines.
A special hardback edition of David Purdie's controversial
adaptation of Scott's classic historical novel. Ivanhoe follows
Wilfred of Ivanhoe, part of one of the few Saxon families at a time
when English nobility was dominated by the Normans, who is out of
favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king,
Richard the Lionheart. The gripping storyline beautifully captures
the 12th century tensions between Saxons and Normans, Nobility and
Commonality and Jews and Gentiles, with a whole host of well-known
characters from Robin Hood to Friar Tuck.
How do you go about drafting an Act of Parliament? In this classic
text, Lord Thing, the great Victorian Parliamentary Counsel, sets
out the basic rules of the art and craft of creating legislation.
Operating in a field where there are no concrete rules, Thring saw
the need to formulate general rules of guidance for those
inexperienced in the art of legislative drafting and published his
work following his appointment as First Parliamentary Counsel. Much
of what he says remains relevant now and so, this new edition
presents it to a modern readership.
Edinburgh, 1736: an indignant crowd has gathered in the Grassmarket
to watch the execution of a smuggler. Opening with the start of the
Porteous Riots, The Heart of Midlothian is one of Walter Scott’s
most famous historical novels, featuring murder, madness and
seduction. Following his brutal suppression of the spectators, John
Porteous, Captain of the Guard, is charged with murder and locked
up in Edinburgh’s Tolbooth prison, also known as the Heart of
Midlothian. When news comes that he has been pardoned, an angry mob
breaks into the jail, liberating its inmates and bringing Porteous
to its own form of justice. But one prisoner who fails to take this
opportunity to flee is Effie Deans, who, wrongly convicted of
infanticide, has been sentenced to death. Jeanie, her older sister,
sets off to London on foot to beg for her pardon from the queen. A
tale of religious piety, filial devotion and legal loopholes, this
edition of The Heart of Midlothian has been expertly reworked for
modern audiences by David Purdie.
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Burns Encyclopaedia (Hardcover)
David Purdie, Kirsteen McCue, Gerard Carruthers
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Robert Burns (1759-96) remains Scotland's greatest poet, songwriter
and song-collector. Regarded by Keats and Wordsworth as a morning
star of the Romantic Movement in verse, he was also admired by
Beethoven and Haydn who set accompaniments for many of his songs. A
farmer turned excise officer, he attracted censure for his
outspoken advocacy of electoral and parliamentary reform, yet he
died a serving soldier in a Volunteer Regiment during the wars with
post-revolutionary France. The Burns Encyclopaedia was first
published in 1959 by Maurice Lindsay and this is the fourth edition
- the first since 1980. All aspects of the poet's biography and
literary output are covered, as are his correspondents and
contemporaries, many of the latter set against the backdrop of
Enlightenment Edinburgh. The present edition has been thoroughly
revised and updated in the light of contemporary scholarship. It
will be an essential vade mecum for all who are interested in
Robert Burns - and in the literary, social and political ambience
not just of Scotland but of the UK in the latter decades of the
eighteenth century.
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