David Stephenson . Medieval Powys: Kingdom, Principality and Lordships, 1132–1293. Studies in Celtic History 35. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2016. Pp. 339. $99.00 (cloth).

Control Through Communication. The Rise of System in American Management. JoAnne Yates. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1989. xxii, 339 pp., illus. $29.50. Studies in Industry and Society.

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Celtic Presence: Studies in Celtic Languages and Literatures: Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Cornish

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