This book, first published in 1942, covers the whole field of wartime life and organization. Economics, burden-sharing, liberty and efficiency, womens' roles: all are discussed frankly with positive suggestions being made.
G.D.H. Cole Book order
George Douglas Howard Cole was an English political theorist, economist, writer, and historian, primarily recognized as a libertarian socialist and a dedicated member of the Fabian Society. Alongside his wife, he co-authored numerous popular detective stories, showcasing his versatility in genre fiction. His literary contributions extended to significant economic and historical works, often featuring biographies of influential figures. Cole also held esteemed academic positions, including a professorship in Social and Political Theory at Oxford University.
- 2023
- 2022
Social Theory
- 232 pages
- 9 hours of reading
First published in 1920, Social Theory endeavours to put together the social contents of various experiences of the ordinary man, and to make them, as far as they form one, a coherent and consistent whole. Social theory is not concerned directly with all the actions of individual men, but mainly with their actions taken in concert through some temporary or permanent organized group, and with the actions of such groups as they affect and react upon the individual. It is not primarily concerned with the State but with the whole problem of human association - that is, of associative will and action. This book will be of interest to students of economics, political science and sociology.
- 2019
The Social Contract
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom min political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing that law as his own. This text is not only a defence of civil society, but also a study of the darker side of political systems.
- 1961
- 1947
Kniha autora, který byl předsedou Fabiánské společnosti, obsahuje výklad pojmu a přesvědčení, že současná společnost by měla a mohla poskytnout všem snesitelný a dostatečně vysoký životní standart
- 1928
Bohatý divadelník Vernon Brooklyn slaví 70. narozeniny. Na oslavě seznámí rodinu s obsahem své poslední vůle. Ještě té noci jsou dva hlavní dědicové, Vernonovi synovci zavražděni a stopy naznačují nemožnou věc, že se zavraždili navzájem. Případem se zabývá vrchní inspektor Wilson a inspektor Blaikie. Případ vyšetřuje i neteř a hospodyně sira Vernona Joan (mladá nevlastní dcera jeho zhýralého bratra) a rodinný přítel, který se s ní chce oženit. A oficiální i amatérské vyšetřování se sbíhá ke stejné osobě.
