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"First and Last" by Hilaire Belloc. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

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"On Nothing & Kindred Subjects" by Hilaire Belloc. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

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The whole theme of the book is expressed in one short quote: «The Thames made London.» It is a declaration of love from the author to his city and its great river. The book examines the relationship between the Thames and the city in nearly forensic detail. It shows how they influence and shape each other. Besides, the author analyzes other European cities, their prominent rivers, and how they influenced the development of their politics, economy, and culture. That is why, it gives an excellent opportunity to look at London and Europe at the beginning of the 20th century before wars and political turmoilaffected them.

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The object of this book is explain the relation between the Jews and the nations around them in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. The author addresses problems and challenges of mutual life in mixed communities as well as cultural differences between Jewish community and Christian population. Contents: The Thesis of This Book The Denial of the Problem The Present Phase of the Problem The General Cause of Friction The Special Causes of Friction The Cause of Friction Upon Our Side The Anti-Semite Bolshevism The Position in the World as a Whole The Present Relation Between the English State and the Jews Zionism Our Duty Their Duty Various Theories Habit or Law?

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The object of this book is not to recount once more the history of the Revolution: that can be followed in any one of a hundred text-books. Its object is rather to lay, if that be possible, an explanation of it before the non-French readers; so that they may understand both what it was and how it proceeded, and also why certain problems hitherto unfamiliar to people outside of France have risen out of it. Contents: The Political Theory of the Revolution Rousseau The Characters of the Revolution The Phases of the Revolution The Military Aspect of the Revolution The Revolution and the Catholic Church

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This book lays out, in very broad outline, Belloc's version of European economic history, starting with ancient pagan states, in which slavery was critical to the economy, through the medieval Christendom process which transformed an economy based on serf labour in a state in which the property was well distributed, to 19th and 20th century capitalism. Belloc argues that the development of capitalism was not a natural consequence of the Industrial Revolution, but a consequence of the earlier dissolution of the monasteries in England, which then shaped the course of English industrialisation. English capitalism then spread across the world.

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Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection of Hilaire Bellocs most influential historical works: The Book of the Bayeux Tapestry The Path to Rome The Old Road Servile State, The Jews, Servile State, The French Revolution Blenheim Tourcoing Crécy Waterloo Malplaquet Poitiers First and Last Europe and the Faith Survivals and New Arrivals: The Old and New Enemies of the Catholic Church The Jews The Historic Thames A Change in the Cabinet A General Sketch of the European War: The First Phase The Two Maps of Europe Economics Servile State

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Musaicum Books presents Hilaire Belloc's most controversial and influential historical and sociological studies: The Servile State Definitions Our Civilisation was originally Servile How the Servile Institution was for a Time Dissolved How the Distributive State Failed The Capitalist State in Proportion as It Grows Perfect Grows Unstable The Stable Solutions of this Instability Socialism is the Easiest Apparent Solution of the Capitalist Crux The Reformers and Reformed Are Alike Making for the Servile State The Servile State Has Begun Europe and Faith What Was the Roman Empire? What Was the Church in the Roman Empire? What Was the «Fall» of the Roman Empire? The Beginning of the Nations What Happened in Britain? The Dark Ages The Middle Ages What Was the Reformation? The Defection of Britain The Jews The Thesis of This Book The Denial of the Problem The Present Phase of the Problem The General Cause of Friction The Special Causes of Friction The Cause of Friction Upon Our Side The Anti-Semite Bolshevism The Position in the World as a Whole The Present Relation Between the English State and the Jews Zionism Our Duty Their Duty Various Theories Habit or Law?

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Catholic faith had a strong impact on Hilaire Belloc's works. One of Belloc's most famous statements was «the faith is Europe and Europe is the faith». This book presents Belloc's interpretation of European history through Catholic prism. Europe and Faith What Was the Roman Empire? What Was the Church in the Roman Empire? What Was the «Fall» of the Roman Empire? The Beginning of the Nations What Happened in Britain? The Dark Ages The Middle Ages What Was the Reformation? The Defection of Britain Survivals and New Arrivals The Two Cultures Survivals The Main Opposition New Arrivals The Opportunity

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The Green Overcoat follows a story of Professor Higginson, a tall, thin, exceedingly shy and nervous psychologist on his journey when he comes across the magnificent green overcoat. Its cloth is soft and thick, pliable and smooth; the rich fur at the collar and cuffs was a promise of luxury lining… Now the Devil during all Professor Higginson's life had had trifling fun with him until that memorable moment.