Syriac Christianity spread along the Silk Road together with Aramaic culture and liturgy. Because of this, the staging posts of Christian merchants along the trade routes grew into missionary centers.
By turns funny and moving, this story stages a dialogue around the romance of the Baader-Meinhof Gang's revolutionary aspirations. Ex-commo Monique Piquet (aka Monica Picket) meets up in Paris with he
This book provides both an introduction to, and a detailed analysis of, the law relating to global custody. Carefully structured and clearly written, with annotations and helpful guidance throughout,
The shift in the institutional logics of corporate governance towards shareholder value ('Great Reversal in Corporate Governance') coupled with shareholdership's increasing short-termism ('Great Rever
Legal theorists consider their discipline as an objective endeavor in line with other fields of science. Objectivity in science is generally regarded as a fundamental condition, informing how science
Owing to many ills which have enveloped the world of work, the International Labor Organization came up with a concept: decent work. This book examines the extent to which this concept is founded on t
The Roaring Twenties, jazz music, Hollywood glamour - the end of World War I ushered in a golden age for America, with a booming stock market and rampant property speculation. It seemed as if - with P
This book features the European approach to enhance global aviation safety. The European Union's Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft program, with its legal basis in Directive 2004/36/EC, focuses on
The State-centric international order is in flux and the role of the individual as an actor in international law is growing. Yet, in most international law regimes, States continue to interposition th
"In 1613, the small settlement of Belfast, with a population of about 1,000, was granted its Royal Charter as a borough. Three hundred years later, Belfast emerged as a city of international importanc
In Timor's checkered history, many other States have been involved. This book examines the historical role of British relations with Timor, which was not a part of Britain's empire, nor important to t
Mallorca - the island of Robert Graves, Joan Miro, and Archduke Ludwig Salvador - has become the most popular holiday destination in the Mediterranean, with nearly 10 million visitors a year. Few, how
The Netherlands Institute of Human rights (SIM) celebrates its 30th anniversary together with the valedictory lecture of one if its pioneers, Fried van Hoof. In 30 years the role of the regional human
The series seeks to provide critical editions of significant Church of Ireland archives and manuscripts with substantial interpretative and explanatory apparatus. This sixth volume focuses on the olde
This book deals with active aging and labor law and is dedicated to Professor Roger Blanpain on the occasion of his 80th anniversary. For the European Union, active aging means growing old with good h
This book examines the enforcement of occupational health and safety (OHS) regulation from the perspective of law and economics. It starts with an extensive survey of the economic literature on regula
With the proliferation of specialized regimes within the overall international legal system devoted to different issue areas such as the environment or human trafficking, there is a growing need to ca
Twelve papers address a multiplicity of issues in American social and cultural life, with the authors prompted by editors Eckhard (Institute of Art History and Cultural Studies, U. of Technology in Gr
Anthropologists, folklorists, and scholars of literature and languages investigate how to deal with oral genres in a world where new technologies have become available to more and more people. The con
Political Waters examines how recent reforms of decentralization, privatization, and commercialization are initiated and implemented with regard to water management in Khartoum. In so doing, it uses t
Since the beginning of commodity culture, products have been marketed with images reflecting racist concepts of otherness. Using the prominent examples of three companies - Uncle Ben's, Sarotti and Ba
The book is the first comprehensive treatise on the law relating to yachts and provides its readers with a thorough analysis of maritime law as relevant to the superyacht sector. Written by a team of
This book provides a musical ethnography and a history of the Irish harp. It gives a socio-cultural and musical analysis of the music and song associated with all Irish harp styles, including traditio
Although Australia began the process of normalizing relations with China in 1971, the process was actually begun by a visit from Gough Whitlam, just a parliament member at the time. This book oscillat
This book illuminates the various ways in which Charles Mingus's music interacted with the sociocultural movements of the late 1950s and early 1960s. It explores the artist as a pioneer of an idiomati
Biodiversity within the European Union is under threat. Almost a quarter of Europe's vascular plant species and 155 species of its native mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians are threatened with ex
The enforcement of EU competition law relies to a great extent on national courts and tribunals. They are faced with a challenging responsibility, given the dynamic nature of this area of law. Also, t
This collection engages with a central theme on EU citizenship - the emancipation of certain citizens, the alienation of others - and expands the horizons to interrogate whether similar debates and tr
Although his refusal to conform to the literary and social conventions of his time led to the neglect of his work, Irish writer George Moore has returned to public consciousness with the 2012 film ver
The 1916 Battle of Ashbourne has often been neglected in favor of research on the events of the Easter Rising happening in Dublin City. This concise account seeks to remedy that neglect with a study o
This volume by Intersentia contain decisions taken by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in 2005-2006. The book provides the reader with the full text of the most important
The process of globalization has made deep inroads into India's social life. Globalization and Social Change presents a whole new perspective on globalization, integrating the Indian economy with the
Endler (Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Germany) explores the role of the public intellectual in the United States in the post-9/11 era. Analyzing structured interviews conducted with the like
This volume by Intersentia contain decisions taken by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in 2006. The book provides the reader with the full text of the most important decis
This collection of essays addresses Australian perspectives on travel in India, with a focus on the writings of John Lang, the first Australian-born writer. Essays are by turns creative, academic, and
This siddur (Jewish daily prayer book) - in Hebrew text with English notations - is written for children ages 8-12. Each religious service and section of prayer in the siddur is now color coded. Symbo
This book offers a series of commentaries on noteworthy arbitration awards and court decisions on arbitration. Influential authors with proven arbitration experience share their insights on celebrated
Land surveyors played a disproportionately large role in the evolution of Dublin, Ireland, according to O Cionnaith (a practicing land surveyor with a doctorate in history from the National U. of Irel
Like many powerful people, the actions of William Stuart Trench in managing the Digby estate are mixed, with large improvements to the architecture and landscape coupled with illegal leveling of peopl
In this product of the cyber safety research group, NHL U. of Applied Sciences and the Dutch Police Academy, Leukfeldt and Stol (both also affiliated with the Open U. of the Netherlands) introduce the
