Born in London in the dark days of WWII, blasted into the street by a V2 bomb as a toddler, sent to live with his grandmother in Lancashire at age four and then to a boarding school in Kent at eight. Adventures as a boarder are pastiche Billy Bunter but based on life.
Christianity, science, witchcraft and hoodoo clash for Parma, a long forgotten energy and the source of all fortune, in this thrilling tale of discovery and redemption, overshadowed by an unusual love affair. Loosely based on true events, biblical facts and Zambian folklore, this tale begins in the great plains of the African Savanna and finds its way to the grand prairies of North Texas on-board a slave ship, as it follows a deity's quest to ...
This original book analyses the links between development, population ageing and the experiences of older people, especially in developing countries where more than 80% of the increase in people aged over 60 will take place over the coming decades.
First published in 1974, this study, by a social anthropologist who has lived, taught and researched in Nigeria, explores how the Yoruba of Nigeria living in Ibadan and Lagos perceive the society in which they live. Their views on stratification and social inequality in particular are related to traditional Yoruba concepts and to their experiences in education, migration and present social and occupational relationships. It is shown that, in g...
Globally, over the next 40 years, the number of people, aged 60 and over is set to grow by one and a quarter billion. More than 80 per cent of these people will be living in developing regions, such as Asia, Africa, and Latin America. What are the implications of this for the world? What will old age be like for these people? This book offers a general, critical review of the current state of knowledge on population ageing and older people in ...
This book identifies key problems facing healthcare systems in Latin America and evaluates the reforms that have been implemented to date. It pays particular attention to problems of implementation and the impact that changes to health policy are having on poor and vulnerable groups.
The series publishes important new editions of and commentaries on texts from Greco-Roman antiquity, especially annotated editions of texts surviving only in fragments. Due to its programmatically wide range the series provides an essential basis for the study of ancient literature.
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This book examines the links between well-being and development, drawing on examples from low, middle and high-income countries. It examines aging in a number of very different development contexts--in Argentina, Brazil, China, Ghana, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Ukraine, UK and USA. It highlights the complexity of relationships between development and the way later life is experienced, identifies key priorities for policy-makers, and maps out an ...
The book highlights the lack of a clear division between the role of the state and the role of the individual in our modern democracy, and argues that it is necessary to have such a division in order to limit state power. It describes the erosion of liberties and the alteration of rights and tries to explain the reasons for such unprecedented changes The book offers a two pronged solution designed to force governments to acknowledge the rights...
This volume is the sixth in an annual series in which top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. An accessible and highly digestible information source on current trade and policy developments at global, regional and national levels. Written by international and highly respected authors. Examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade ...
Ludlow has been described as 'the perfect historic town'. Its first written accounts are monastic chronicles and the remarkable Fitzwarine Romance, a tale of knightly chivalry, much of which is set in Ludlow Castle. This book includes extracts from the works of John Milton and AE Housman, among others. It is of interest to those who know Ludlow.
This volume is the ninth in an annual series in which top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy.
Top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy.
Examination of key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level.
Provides up-to-...
This volume is the eighth in an annual series. Top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. Examination of key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level. Provides up-to-date assessments of the World Trade Organization's current Trade Policy Reviews.
This volume is the fourth in an annual series in which top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. Each annual volume examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level. Each volume also provides assessments of several of the World Trade Organization's current trade policy reviews.
This book is based upon a previous work published in 1983 (Radiology of the Ear). Since that date. the most important advance in the imaging of the petromastoid has been the application of magnetic resonance scanning. especially when combined with the use of the recently introduced paramagnetic contrast agent. Gadolinium DTP A. Although computerised tom ography remains the dominant investigation in this field. magnetic resonance is becoming i...
These are the proceedings of the First International Conference on Compu- tional Logic (CL 2000) which was held at Imperial College in London from 24th to 28th July, 2000. The theme of the conference covered all aspects of the theory, implementation, and application of computational logic, where computational logic is to be understood broadly as the use of logic in computer science. The conference was collocated with the following events: { 6t...
