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"The Canadian Federalist Experiment details how the fathers of Canadian Confederation, eager to perpetuate monarchical government despite Enlightenment thinkers' views that republicanism was the only legitimate form of government, embraced the Hobbesean principles of the English constitution. Monarchical principles were embedded in the Canadian constitution of 1867, leading to concentration of power in the office of the prime minister. Frederick Vaughan looks at changes that have taken place in Canada since 1867, arguing that Pierre Trudeau's 1982 Constitution Act quietly undermined the monarchic character of the constitution by introducing republican principles of government, leaving Canada clinging to the wreckage of the old aristocratic order while attempting to provide a new order founded on republican equality."--Jacket.

This work by the Spanish humanist and philosopher, Juan Luis Vives, is the first tract of its kind in the Western world to treat the problem of urban poverty and propose concrete suggestions for a policy of social legislation. The treatise, published in 1526, is dedicated to the civil authorities of Bruges and deals specifically with the problems of that city, but with potential universal application. Vives calls upon the wealthy to share their blessings with those less fortunate, emphasizing that possessions are not given to us for our own use only but to share them with our neighbour. The reader will often find Vives' reflections and solutions surprisingly modern. The book includes an edition of the Latin text and an English translation

From the surrender of Quebec City to the surrender of Montreal -- The war with three names -- After the surrender of Quebec City -- English reinforcements -- Murray begins the march to Montreal -- The French and Canadiens in retreat -- Amherst's hard march -- The indian "missions" -- The fate of Fort Levis -- The Oswegatchie conference -- The path is clear -- Amherst, Haviland, Murray -- Vaudreuil's surrender -- An account by Johnson and Amherst -- The Caughnawaga conference -- Murray's "treaty" and the courts -- A peak of activity: 1819-24 -- Stuart's conclusions -- The opinion of sociologist Leon Gerin -- Georges E. Sioui offers his version -- The Siouis spring into action -- Submission of a mysterious document -- The conclusions of the Superior Court -- A defeat with the scent of victory -- The court of appeal is divided

While the imperiled Brazilian rainforest has been the focus of considerable international media attention and conservation efforts, the massive grasslands of Brazil--known as the cerrados--which cover roughly a quarter of its land surface and are among the most threatened regions in South America, have received little notice. This book brings together leading researchers on the area to produce the first detailed account in English of the natural history and ecology of the cerrado/savanna ecosystem. Given their extent and threatened status, the richness of their flora and fauna, and the lack of familiarity with their unique ecology at the international level, the cerrados are badly in need of this important and timely work

Introduction: The wise elephant. -- pt. 1. Our spring of hope (1942-65) Ranting in English, chanting in Sanskrit ; Smells of the bazaar ; The train to nowhere ; Blind then, blind now ; If we were once rich, why are we now poor? ; The paper route ; Capitalism for the rich, socialism for the poor. -- pt. 2. The lost generation (1966-91) Bazaar power ; Lerma Rojo and Taichung native no. 1 ; Caste ; Multiplying by zero ; Merchants of Marwar ; Dreams in Kabutarkhana ; Licensing blues. -- pt. 3. The rebirth of dreams (1991-99) The golden summer of 1991 ; A million reformers ; New money ; Old money ; The rise and rise of a middle class ; Modern vs. Western ; Democracy first, capitalism afterwards ; Knowledge is wealth ; A new country.

This volume is concerned with the religious, social and commercial 'networking' methods extending over a large part of the world, ranging from the Near East to South America, used by the western Sephardic Jewish diaspora - and the linked 'New Christian' diaspora (in lands where the Inquisition prevailed)- from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century. Particular attention is given to the role of these unique diasporas in the functioning of the six great European world maritime empires of the time - the Venetian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English and French. New material and argument is offered relating to the questions of diaspora formation, Sephardic social practices, crypto-Judaism, religious syncretism, cross-cultural brokerage, and the contribution of diasporas to European expansion

Introduction : Devolution's second year. But mountains left to climb? / Alan Trench -- In search Of stability. Coalition politics in the second year of the National Assembly for Wales / John Osmond -- Scotland : maturing devolution / James Mitchell and the Scottish Monitoring Team -- Northern Ireland : endgame / Robin Wilson and Rick Wilford -- Reshaping the English regions / John Tomaney -- Finance - the Barnett Formula : nobody's Child? / David Bell and Alex Christie -- Intergovernmental relations a year on. Whitehall still rules UK? / Alan Trench -- Devolution and the centre / Roger Masterman and James Mitchell -- Devolution and Westminster / Roger Masterman and Robert Hazell -- Hopes dashed and fears assuaged? What the public makes of it so far / John Curtice -- Conclusion : The state of the nations after two years of devolution / Robert Hazell

Perhaps the most important work of philosophy written in the twentieth century, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein published during his lifetime. Written in short, carefully numbered paragraphs of extreme brilliance, it captured the imagination of a generation of philosophers. For Wittgenstein, logic was something we use to conquer a reality which is in itself both elusive and unobtainable. He famously summarized the book in the following words: 'What can be said at all can be said clearly; and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.' David Pears and Brian McGuinness received the highest praise for their meticulous translation. The work is prefaced by Bertrand Russell's original introduction to the first English edition

Recently, the investigation of word meaning in utterances has connected two different fields: lexical semantics and pragmatics. A new linguistic discipline, namely lexical pragmatics, is emerging. The eleven papers of the present book constitute a unit in the sense that they have a common aim: to explore the interaction between lexical semantics and pragmatics. The authors examine phenomena such as productive sense extension, regular polysemy, multifunctionality, implicit arguments and predicates, and non-typical anaphoric pronouns, on the basis of linguistic data, for instance, from English, Norwegian, Russian, and Hungarian, as well as using a great variety of frameworks (optimality framework, two-level semantics, the theory of generative lexicon, cognitive grammar, Gricean theory, and relevance theory

Based on years of research in Saudi Arabia, this volume investigates the legal system of Saudi Arabia both for its own sake and as a case-study of an Islamic legal system. As a study of Saudi Arabia, it is the first extensive treatment in English of the constitution and Islamic court system of Saudi Arabia. As a study of an existing legal system in continuity with past Islamic law and practice, it sheds new light on Islamic legal doctrine, practice, and institutions, correcting for past scholarly neglect of Islamic law's application. The book develops a framework of concepts, rooted in both Islamic and western legal theory, useful for the comparative description and analysis of Islamic legal systems and applications, past and present

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface to the English Edition -- Preface to the First Swedish Edition -- 1 Evaluation: A Semantic Magnet -- 2 Evaluation Between Intervention and Feedback -- 3 Evaluation, Rationality, and Theories of Public Management -- 4 Models of Evaluation -- 5 The Eight Problems Approach to Evaluation -- 6 Evaluation Purposes -- 7 Internal or External Evaluation -- 8 Characterizing the Public Intervention -- 9 Monitoring -- 10 Pre-Evaluation -- 11 Impact Assessment as Try out and Social Experimentation -- 12 Generic, Reflexive, Statistical, and Shadow Controls -- 13 Process Evaluation and Implementation Theory -- 14 Merit Criteria and Performance Standards -- 15 Uses and Utility of Evaluation -- Glossary of Key Concepts in Evaluation -- References -- Index

Cover -- ORDERS AND HIERARCHIESIN LATE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE EUROPE -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Editor's Preface -- Notes on the Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Approaches to Pre-Industrial Social Structure -- 2 European and Middle Eastern Views of Hierarchy and Order in the Middle Ages: A Comparison -- 3 Dante: Order, Justice and the society of orders -- 4 Froissardian Perspectives on Late-Fourteenth-Century Society -- 5 Hierarchies and Orders in English Royal Images of Power -- 6 Heraldry and Hierarchy: Esquires and Gentlemen -- 7 The Risings of the Commons in England, 1381-1549 -- 8 Tidy Structures and Messy practice: ideologies of order and the practicalities of office-holding in ragusa -- 9 'Three Orders of inhabitants': social Hierarchies in the Republic of Venice -- Notes and References -- Bibliographical Guides -- Index.

Boasting more than 970 alphabetically-arranged entries, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture surveys British cultural practices and icons in the latter half of the twentieth century. It examines high and popular culture and encompasses both institutional and alternative aspects of British culture. It provides insight into the whole spectrum of British contemporary life. Topics covered include: architecture, pubs, film, internet and current takes on the monarchy. Cross-referencing and a thematic contents list enable readers to identify related articles. The entries range from short biographical synopses to longer overview essays on key issues. This Encyclopedia is essential reading for anyone interested in British culture. It also provides a cultural context for students of English, Modern History and Comparative European Studies.

From Generation to Generation explores what we know about the development of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian children and youth from numerous countries of origin. Describing the status of immigrant children and youth as "severely understudied," this work both draws on and supplements existing research to characterize the current status and outlook for immigrant children. The book discusses the many factors - acculturation, conditions in their receiving communities, parent employment and income, fluency in English, delivery of health and social services, and public policies - that shape the lives of these children and youth. The committee makes recommendations for improved research and data collection designed to advance knowledge about these children and, as a result, their visibility in current policy debates

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Contributors -- 1 Childhood and Textuality: Culture, History, Literature -- 2 Face to Face with Terror: Children in Film -- 3 The Pedagogics of Post/Modernity: the Address to the Child as Political Subject and Object -- 4 Between Atavism and Altruism: the Child on the Threshold in Victorian Psychology and Edwardian Children's Fiction -- 5 The Vanity of Childhood: Constructing, Deconstructing, and Destroying the Child in the Novel of the 1840s -- 6 Too Soon: Representations of Childhood Death in Literature for Children -- 7 Word Children -- 8 The Season of Play: Constructions of the Child in the English Novel -- 9 Children in Cyberspace: A New Frontier -- 10 Substitute Communities, Authentic Voices: the Organic Writing of the Child -- Index.