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“joseph hyder”

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  • The Case for Land Nationalisation

    by Joseph Hyder ...
    A comprehensive documentation of the evils caused by private ownership in land illustrated by data and examples from all over the World: Europe, US, Australia, New Zealand. There are various solutions to the Land Question. And contrary to Henry George, who advocated the 'single tax' on manx values, Hyder recommends that land be nationalized. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Profiteering In Land

    by Joseph Hyder ...
    Starting with a definition of the term Land, Joseph Hyder defends the right of all men to an equal share of Nature's gift to mankind, and provides numerous examples of the extensive profits made by private landlords. He defends the view that land should be national property administered by Local Councils. ... Read more

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    by G.E Mingay ...
    First published in 2006. This book is based on research into estate records and studies around the three broad categories of landowners: peers, gentry, and freeholders. Landed property was the foundation of eighteenth-century society. The soil itself yielded the nation its sustenance and most of its raw materials, and provided the population with its most extensive means of employment; and the ... Read more

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  • The Great Irish Potato Famine

    by James S Donnelly Jr ...
    In the century before the great famine of the late 1840s, the Irish people, and the poor especially, became increasingly dependent on the potato for their food. So when potato blight struck, causing the tubers to rot in the ground, they suffered a grievous loss. Thus began a catastrophe in which approximately one million people lost their lives and many more left Ireland for North America, ... Read more

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  • The People’s Rights. Winston S. Churchill Early Speeches. Illustrated

    by Winston S. Churchill ...
    The People’s Rights is a powerful collection of early speeches by Winston S. Churchill, delivered during his time as a rising star in the Liberal Party in the years 1909–1910. In these addresses, Churchill passionately defends the social reforms introduced by the Liberal government and makes the case for expanding the role of the state to protect the working class and reduce inequality. Set ... Read more

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  • Ragged London

    The Life of London's Poor

    by Michael Fitzgerald ...
    Ragged London describes life in the rookeries of London, where forty people would live together in one room. Although life was a constant struggle against famine, disease and violence, the people enjoyed a closeness that was more than the result of overcrowding. Their lives were lived entirely within the 'mean streets' of their little corner of London. They were born and raised within the ... Read more

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  • History of Taxation and Taxes in England Volumes 1-4

    by Stephen Dowell ...
    First published in 1965. This is four volumes in one text on Taxes and Taxation from the earliest times to the present day. The first volume looks at the history of taxation and tax in England, then Volume II the taxation period from the Civil War to the present day, volume II concerns itself with direct taxes and stamp duties; and finally Volume IV concludes with taxes on articles of consumption. ... Read more

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  • The Great Fire of London

    by Stephen Porter ...
    The Great Fire of London was the greatest catastrophe of its kind in Western Europe. Although detailed fire precautions and fire-fighting arrangements were in place, the fire raged for four days and destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches and 44 of the City of London's great livery halls. The 'great fire' of 1666 closely followed by the 'great plague' of 1665; as the antiquary Anthony Wood wrote left ... Read more

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  • The Great Stink of London

    Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis

    by Stephen Halliday ...
    'An extraordinary history' - Peter Ackroyd, The Times'A lively account of (Bazalgette's) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated' - Hermione Hobhouse'Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated' - Ruth Rendell... ... Read more

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  • Political economy

    Exploring Economic Principles and Theories in the 19th Century

    by William Stanley Jevons ...
    In "Political Economy," William Stanley Jevons delivers a groundbreaking exploration of economic principles that intertwines rigorous analytical thought with practical applications. Jevons adopts a methodological approach, employing inductive reasoning and a systematic examination of the principles of economics, which was relatively novel at the time of its publication in the late 19th century. ... Read more

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  • Women Workers in the Industrial Revolution

    by Ivy Pinchbeck ...
    First Published in 2004. It is often assumed that the woman worker was produced by the Industrial Revolution, and that since that time women have taken an increasing share in the world's work. This theory is, however, quite unsupported by facts. In every industrial system in the past women have been engaged in productive work and their contribution has been recognised as an indispensable factor. ... Read more

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    An Irish Family in the Great Famine

    by Stephen Lally ...
    This is the story of the Lally family between 1818 and 1848. It could just as easily be your story if you have ancestors who were among over a million people who left the beautiful and tragic land of Ireland in the 1840s. This family lived in the Loughrea area, County Galway, Ireland, and their story is similar to that of so many Irish families as they struggled against the odds, were overwhelmed ... Read more

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