Robert Brown

Basingstoke in the 1960s looks at the North Hampshire town during the period in which it was drastically altered to accept the flow of population from London and other areas under the Town Development Scheme. The town centre was partially demolished to make way for a new shopping centre, a new road system was built, and various housing and industrial estates were constructed for thousands of new residents.Several local farms were acquired for the massive building project, which was to extend well into the countryside. With over 200 fascinating photographs charting Basingstoke's growth, the book will rekindle many memories of this time of demolition and development. The social life of the town and its annual carnivals are documented, as are accidents and other news stories.The introduction gives a brief history of Basingstoke up to the 1960s, when its population suddenly increased from 16,000 to its present 150,000. The author is a local historian and freelance photographer who has taken some 4,000 photographs recording the changes to Basingstoke since 1955. He has captured the important moments of a community transforming from the old to the new.

Analyzing Love is concerned with four basic and neglected problems concerning love. The first is identifying its relevant features: distinguishing it from liking and benevolence and from sexual desire; describing the objects that can be loved and the judgements and aims required by love. The second question is how we recognize the presence of love and what grounds we may have for thinking it present in any particular case. The third is that of relating it to other emotions such as anger and fear, and, more generally, deciding where love stands in the contrast between emotions and attitudes. Finally, the book examines how we justify our loves: can we have, and do we need, reasons for loving? What types of judgement are appropriate to love? Can we criticize a lover for his or her choices?