For several centuries, relations between Poland and Germany were reasonably good, but things began to change with the collapse of the Polish kingdom in the 18th century, when Prussia became one of the
The Victorians worried about many things, prominent among their worries being the 'condition' of England and the 'question' of its women. Sex, Crime and Literature in Victorian England revisits these
When the Japanese economy was on the rise, as it was in the 1980s, it was often suggested that the Japanese way of doing things was culturally unique and inherently superior. The apparent success of t
In 1792, British envoy George Macartney travelled to China to establish The Macartney Embassy, hoping to convince Emperor Qianlong to ease restrictions on trade between Britain and China. Things did n
Every year, with an estimated 1.3 million new cases and more than 20,000 deaths, Leishmaniasis continues to be a menace in countries across the globe. With the absence of an anti-Leishmania vaccine -
This book explores the means by which economic liberalization can be reconciled with human rights and environmental protection in the regulation of international trade. It is primarily concerned with
Most books about public power and the State deal with their subject from the point of view of legal theory, sociology, or political science. This book offers a fresh reading of the history and institu
This unique title examines in depth issues of jurisdiction, maritime law and practice from a modern perspective and highlights the importance of risk management with a view to avoiding pitfalls in lit
This book provides an in-depth guide to the Maynooth medieval manuscripts (some 16 of them plus fragments) with illustrations. The descriptions of the manuscripts include full palaeographical/codicolo
In 1965, the UK excised the Chagos Islands from the colony of Mauritius to create the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), in connection with the founding of a US military facility on the island of
In this second volume of his essays on the history of halakhah, author Haym Soloveitchik grapples with much-disputed topics in medieval Jewish history and takes issue with a number of reigning views.
In the UK, the debate over whether human bodies and their parts should be governed by the laws of property has accelerated with the pace of technological change. The common law first recognized that t
Targeted proteomics is a technology for detecting proteins of interest with high sensitivity, quantitative accuracy, and reproducibility. The analysis of a pre-defined group of proteins provides preci
Microorganisms are the most diverse group of organisms and play important and distinctive roles in their ecosystems. They interact with their peers and other organisms (e.g., plants, animals) to form
Despite the popular and scholarly association of J.R.R. Tolkien with the natural world and literary world-building, Middle-earth as a landscape and a built environment has been relatively neglected as
The increasing worldwide demand for energy combined with diminishing fossil fuel reserves and concerns about climate change have stimulated intense research into the development of renewable energy so
Waterborne transport is of crucial importance within the European Union. Almost 90% of the EU external freight trade and 40% of the intra EU-exchanges are carried by sea. With respect to its significa
In recent years, a great deal of knowledge has accumulated on the features associated with the virulence of pathogenic E. coli. A large number of virulence genes have been identified and their product
The Bushmen archives nearly 50 years of research with some of Southern Africa's remotest groups. Author Jiro Tanaka's deep connection with his subject matter is evident through his insightful and ofte
The rapid advancement of sequencing techniques, coupled with the new methodologies of bioinformatics to handle large-scale data analysis, are providing exciting opportunities for us to understand micr
With 19 articles pertaining to 12 different constitutional regimes, this book addresses current issues and developments of European and Asian constitutionalism, including topics such as: constitution
Judging Positivism is a critical exploration of the method and substance of legal positivism. Author Margaret Martin is primarily concerned with the manner in which theorists who adopt the dominant po
Many people want to do business with China, but very few foreign business people have an understanding and appreciation of how business is actually conducted in the country. This book offers insights
Through a series of research reports, this book discusses the operational status of Chinese enterprises with foreign investment. Since China's period of economic reform and openness, the country has e
This book deals with life time contracts, the group of contracts which generally have the most important role to play in people's daily lives and existence. These establish social long-term relations
This book is a product of a project of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. Discussion begins with conceptual foundations of environmenta
Burkholderia are a multi-faceted group of bacteria with considerable genetic and metabolic diversity and very versatile lifestyles. Some species are regarded as beneficial, as they possess traits, suc
The coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty has provided the EU with new powers in the fields of criminal law and security law while reinforcing existing powers in immigration and asylum law. The Stock
This book offers a legal analysis of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) as it applies to developing relations with the EU's neighbors in the East and South. It explores the legal aspects of this p
This publication contains articles on a specific topic, Interaction European Law and International Law, Development of International Law with regard to Minority Rights, Hungarian State Practice, Trea
The final two decades of the 20th century have registered a wave of awareness with regard to education among Muslims girls and women. Kindled with the fire of liberation, the long cherished dream of s
Published to coincide with the centenary of the Government of Ireland Act 1914, this majesterial biography of John Redmond begins in 1901, shortly after his election as chairman of the Irish Parliamen
The EU Member States' sales law and related areas are on the verge of a major change. With the 186 articles of the Common European Sales Law (CESL), the Commission proposes an optional legal framework
In Europe, the piecemeal developments in product liability reform have their origins in 1962 in the tragic association of phocomelia in children with thalidomide. In many ways, these events have conti
With a focus on Brazilian migrant workers in Japan, this study produces a comprehensive picture of the forces driving transnational labor migration, both in the countries of origin of foreign workers
This unique title examines issues of ship owning, risks, and liabilities pertaining to maritime law and practice with a view to managing the risk of liabilities and avoiding the pitfalls of litigation
This book examines the 'definition/delimitation question' with special regard to the passage of spacecraft through foreign airspace in order to reach orbit, as well as for returning to Earth. This is
China is a major civil law jurisdiction. Since the end of the 1990s, great efforts have been made in China to codify the entire civil law. With the major statutes governing contracts, property, torts,
Written at different times and for different audiences - some for scholars of rabbinic literature, others for readers with a less specialist interest - the essays gathered in this volume nevertheless
