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This book provides a comprehensive guide to Spain's major political and economic institutions, analysing their role, structure and functions, as well as their relationship to each other. Set against the background of Spain's consolidation as a young democratic nation and increasingly important contribution to EU affairs, the book examines the 1978 Constitution; the monarchy of Juan Carlos I; the Parliament; central, regional and local government; political parties; trade unions; public sector enterprises; business and professional organisations; financial institutions; and the judiciary. While most chapters reflect Spain's now well-advanced adaptation to life within the European Union, Chapter 15 also looks in detail at the country's representation in EU institutions, as well as the activities of EU-oriented institutions within Spain itself. This is a new expanded, revised and updated edition of the authors' Spain: a Guide to Political and Economic Institutions, first published in 1987

"This book addresses maritime piracy by focusing on the unique and fascinating issues arising in the course of domestic piracy prosecutions, from the pursuit and apprehension of pirates to their trial and imprisonment. It examines novel matters not addressed in other published works, such as the challenges in preserving and presenting evidence in piracy trials, the rights of pirate defendants, and contending with alleged pirates who are juveniles. A more thorough understanding of modern piracy trials and the precedent they have established is critical to scholars, practitioners, and the broader community interested in counter-piracy efforts, as these prosecutions are likely to be the primary judicial mechanism to contend with pirate activity going forward"--

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Introduction TARTAN, TARTANRY AND HYBRIDITY -- 1 GHEIBHTE BREACAIN CHARNAID ('SCARLET TARTANS WOULD BE GOT . . .'): THE RE-INVENTION OF TRADITION -- 2 PLAIDING THE INVENTION OF SCOTLAND -- 3 FROM DAVID STEWART TO ANDY STEWART: THE INVENTION AND RE-INVENTION OF THE SCOTTISH SOLDIER -- 4 PAYING FOR THE PLAID: SCOTTISH GAELIC IDENTITY POLITICS IN NINETEENTHCENTURY NORTH AMERICA -- 5 TARTANRY INTO TARTAN: HERITAGE, TOURISM AND MATERIAL CULTURE -- 6 MYTH, POLITICAL CARICATURE AND MONSTERING THE TARTAN -- 7 TARTANRY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: THE IDEA OF POPULAR SCOTTISHNESS -- 8 'WHA'S LIKE US?': ETHNIC REPRESENTATION IN MUSIC HALL AND POPULAR THEATRE AND THE REMAKING OF URBAN SCOTTISH SOCIETY -- 9 LITERARY TARTANRY AS TRANSLATION -- 10 LOOKING AT TARTAN IN FILM: HISTORY, IDENTITY AND SPECTACLE -- 11 TARTAN COMICS AND COMIC TARTANRY -- 12 ROCK, POP AND TARTAN -- 13 CLASS WARRIORS OR GENEROUS MEN IN SKIRTS? THE TARTAN ARMY IN THE SCOTTISH AND FOREIGN PRESS -- 14 DON'T TAKE THE HIGH ROAD: TARTANRY AND ITS CRITICS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction: The Scottish Diaspora -- 2. Scottish Emigration and the Creation of the Diaspora -- 3. The Scottish Diaspora and the Empire -- 4. Scots by Association: Clubs and Societies in the Scottish Diaspora -- 5. Doing Business with the Scottish Diaspora -- 6. Scottish Politics and the Diaspora -- 7. Invisible and Inaudible? England's Scottish Diaspora and the Politics of the Union -- 8. Scottish Diasporic Identity in Europe -- 9. The Gaelic Diaspora in North America -- 10. Ancestral 'Scottishness' and Heritage Tourism -- 11. Mass Market Romance Fiction and the Representation of Scotland in the United States -- 12. Who's Depicting Who? Media Influences and the Scottish Diaspora -- 13. Sport and the Scottish Diaspora -- 14. Conclusions: The Nature and State of the Contemporary Scottish Diaspora -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index