Joan Robinson: 9 books

Book cover of Economic Philosophy
by Joan Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

“Economics has always been partly a vehicle for the ruling ideology of each period as well as partly a method of scientific investigation. It limps along with one foot in untested hypotheses and the other in untestable slogans. Here our task is to sort out as best we may this mixture of ideology...
Book cover of Economic Philosophy
by Joan Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017

"Economics has always been partly a vehicle" for the ruling ideology of each period as well as partly a method of scientific investigation. It limps along with one foot in untested hypotheses and the other in untestable slogans. Here our task is to sort out as best we may this mixture of...
Book cover of Economics

Economics

An Awkward Corner

by Joan Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016

Originally published in 1966, this book has enduring validity. In analysing the economic situation of the late 1960s Joan Robinson discusses the contradictions which arise from the need to readjust the organisation of society to the fantastic capacity for producing material wealth that capital accumulation...
Book cover of Daughter of Peace
by Joan Robinson-Blumit
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011

Autumnal Equinox 1968 An average woman conceives a child in an extraordinary manner From the beginning, a girl child so unique, so charismatic ... Her simple words have a life changing impact on the soul and soon threaten the very essence of organized religion. Theone Jones. Messenger of Love. The Deity's Daughter?
Book cover of Freedom and Necessity

Freedom and Necessity

An Introduction to the Study of Society

by Joan Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016

Originally published in 1970, this book examines the origins of social organizations, the development of Robinson Crusoe economies and the conception of property or rightful ownership, as well as the origins of agriculture, race and class. Discussing commerce and the nation state, capitalist expansion...
Book cover of Powerful Encounters in the God Realm

Powerful Encounters in the God Realm

Testimonies and Teachings of Today’s Frontline Generals

by Patricia King, Matt Sorger, Georgian Banov
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011

Journey into the Glory - Come and join these witnesses as they share some of their Powerful Encounters in the God-Realm! You will be filled with excitement, anticipation and faith as you learn what they learned. Yet, most importantly, you will find insights that will guide you into that supernatural...
Book cover of When Marnie Was There (Essential Modern Classics)
by Joan G. Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014

Anna hasn’t a friend in the world – until she meets Marnie among the sand dunes. But Marnie isn’t all she seems… A major motion picture adaptation by Studio Ghibli, creators of SPIRITED AWAY and ARRIETTY. Sent away from her foster home one long, hot summer to a sleepy Norfolk village by the...
Book cover of Mary-Mary
by Joan G. Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013

A stunning edition of a captivating children's classic - perfect for readers young and old! "Once upon a time there was a little girl called Mary-Mary..." MARY-MARY is a collection of charming and delightful stories designed for younger, emergent readers. First released in...
Book cover of Socializing Care

Socializing Care

Feminist Ethics and Public Issues

by Joan Tronto, Nel Noddings, Eloise Buker
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2006

Criticism is often levied that care ethics is too narrow in scope and fails to extend to issues of social justice. Socializing Care attempts to dispel that criticism. Contributors to the volume demonstrate how the ethics of care factors into a variety of social policies and institutions, and can indeed...
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