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This book offers a new interpretation of the life and legacy of the Indian reformer and intellectual, Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar (1820-91). Drawing upon autobiography, biography, secondary criticism and a range of Vidyasagar's original writings in Bengali, the book interrogates the role of history, memory and controversy, and emphasises the key challenge of pinning down the identity of an enigmatic and multi-faceted figure. By examining lesser-known works of Vidyasagar (including several pseudonymous and posthumous works) alongside the evidence of his public career, the author c.

Family is an instrumental for the development of the nation and culture. Different culture have different perception regarding the importance of the family. There are also difference in types of family, and social scientists measure the characteristics of the family in different cultures. In this paper we tried to explore the importance of family for happy life. In order to test the hypothesis, the chosen research question, data from the German General Social Survey 2014 is used. Based on statistical analysis and their results, both hypothesis are supported. These hypotheses and their results indicates that the people who spend their leisure time with family, they consider and think that family is important. On the other hand, people who are more interested in soaps and sitcoms, they may think that, all problems and issues are part of life but family is still important for them.

This article focuses on the governance of canals in England and Wales. The Canal and River Trust ("CRT"), the owner and manager of the waterways also has a statutory responsibility to grant "certificates" or licences. The licence constructs a category called "continuous cruisers" who live aboard their boat. Drawing on a sample of interviews with Continuous Cruiser Liveaboards (CCLs), we discuss how their governance by the CRT has gradually encroached on their everyday lives, leading to them questioning their lives on the canal. We illustrate this through considering how the CRT translated obscure legislation to make it legible through techniques of simplification, but which had problematic effects on CCLs; and how apparently enabling and constraining regulation operates, paradoxically, in contradictory ways, both significantly affecting CCLs' everyday lives. At heart, there is a simple story here of a nomadic way of life which is of relatively recent vintage but which is being (or felt to be) sedentarised.

"Day, director of Democrats for Life, offers the proposition that right-to-life issues are not the exclusive domain of the Republican Party, and that only through bipartisanship will we be able to protect the unborn"--Provided by publisher.

Com a tècnica suposadament nascuda al segle XVIII, la pràctica d'assegurar la vida és un tema que encara roman per investigar. En aquest article es demostra que la contractació d'assegurances de vida era ja habitual a Espanya dos segles abans. En aquest sentit, s'estudia la legislació existent, especialment les Ordenances de Contractació d'Assegurances del Consolat de Castella a Bruges del 1568, però sobretot les nombroses pòlisses conservades, i s'estudien les de l'espanyol Juan Henríquez, el corredor d'assegurances d'Anvers més important als anys 1562 i 1563, com també i, fonamentalment, les 174 pòlisses conservades en l'arxiu del Consolat de Burgos dels anys 1566-1605. La majoria van ser contractades per persones que prestaven ducats, però que exigien, com a garantia de pagament, la signatura d'una assegurança de vida per part de qui rebia els diners. De fet, un sistema que segueix predominant en la pràctica bancària actual. ; The rise of life insurance policies remains to be researched, since it is often assumed to represent a technique that emerged in the 18th century. Using existing legislation, especially the Insurance Contracting Ordinances of the Consulate of Castile in Bruges of 1568, this article demonstrates how the practice of creating life insurance policies appears habitual in Spain two centuries earlier. Particular attention is paid to the insurance policies of the Spaniard Juan Henríquez, the leading insurance broker in Antwerp in 1562 and 1563, as well as the 174 policies housed in the archive of the Consulate of Burgos between the years 1566-1605. Most of them were created by lenders of ducats who demanded, as a guarantee of payment, the signing of a life insurance policy by those who received the money––a system that continues to exist in today's banking practices. ; El tema del surgimiento de la práctica de asegurar la vida está aún por investigar, ya que se suponía que era una técnica nacida en el siglo XVIII. En este artículo se demuestra cómo la contratación de seguros de vida era ya habitual en la España dos siglos antes. Para ello se estudia la legislación existente, especialmente las Ordenanzas de Contratación de Seguros del Consulado de Castilla en Brujas de 1568, pero sobre todo las numerosas pólizas conservadas. Se estudian las del español Juan Henríquez, el mayor corredor de seguros de Amberes en 1562 y 1563, y, fundamentalmente, las 174 pólizas conservadas en el archivo del Consulado de Burgos de los años 1566-1605. La mayor parte de ellas fueron contratadas por personas que prestaban ducados, pero que exigían, como garantía de pago, la firma de un seguro de vida por parte del que recibía el dinero. De hecho, un sistema que sigue predominando en la práctica bancaria de la actualidad.