“…The English common law system was imposed on the colonies with little regard for the social regulation and belief systems of the colonised, and in most instances, was retained and developed post-Independence, regardless of the infringements of human rights involved This book is an exceptional contribution to our knowledge of the nexus between the criminal law and negative attitudes of society, and what effects criminalization has on the social lives of prostitutes and males who have sex with males, and whether these effects might provide evidence to support the argument for law reform…”

“…Using the pairing of two living medieval monuments in Southern Rajasthan--the Ambika Temple in Jagat, Rajasthan, and the Ékalingji Temple Complex in Kailaspuri--the author underscores many aspects of practice and avoids focusing simply on their divergent sectarian affiliations or patronage structures. …”

“…‘More cosmopolitan, more lively, more global’ is how the China Daily summed up the year 2016 in China. …”

“…Physicists have good models for describing the evolution of the universe since the Big Bang, but can we apply the same concepts to the evolution of aggregated matter –living matter included? The Amazing Journey analyzes the latest results in chemistry, biology, neuroscience, anthropology and sociology under the light of the evolution of intelligence, seen as the ability of processing information. …”

“…The Havasupai Indians have lived for centuries in Cataract Canyon, and even came to be confined there by treaty. …”

“…Turning to the long-run effects, within a second step, convergence of living standards is assessed…”

“…More than secret social clubs, fraternities and sororities profoundly shaped the lives of members long after they left college0́4often dictating choices in marriage as well as business alliances. …”

“…Titled Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Areas in Southeast Asia, or the Uplands Program, the project aims to contribute through agricultural research to the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of living conditions of the rural population in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. …”

“…We intend to show here how the experience of contemporary literature, in a democratic gesture that plays with infinite forms, is a sharing ( living together )the remains, the borders, the liminal areas, the continuities and discontinuities with the different spheres of culture and with their own tradition; but also how that experience is a becoming asymmetry, a revolt against the identical, a language that is still inaudible waiting for a listener to decipher it and bring it up to date…”

“…The emergence of Jewish student associations in 1881 provided a forum for Jews to openly proclaim their religious heritage. By examining the lives and social dynamics of Jewish university students, Keith Pickus shows how German Jews rearranged their self-images and redefined what it meant to be Jewish. …”

“…One of the most significant dimensions of globalisation has been the rapid development of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Our lives have been changed by ICTs in numerous ways and the implications for education are enormous. …”

“…This soldier is back from Iraq and is living off-base. Her boyfriend told her that she may be suffering from PTSD. …”

“…She is confronted about living in her garage without adequate heat and tells of being overwhelmed by her husband’s death…”

“…Christina McPhee's images move from within a matrix of abstraction, shadowing figures and contingent effects. The tactics of living are in subterfuge, like the dazzle ships of camouflage in war. …”

“…Co-housing is often lauded as a more sustainable way of living. The primary aim of this book is to critically explore co-housing in the context of wider social, economic, political and environmental developments. …”

“…The volume grapples with apartheid as a global phenomenon that extends beyond the borders of South Africa between 1948 and 1994 and foregrounds the tension between the weight of lived experience that was and is apartheid, the structures that condition that experience and a desire for a 'post-apartheid social' (think unity through difference). …”

“…Recent studies suggest that a large percentage of people living in urban areas close to harbors and a number of marine species, at different evolutionary levels (in particular mammals and cephalopods), suffer from ship N&V emissions in air and in water. …”

“…After reading this text, students are well equipped to apply these financial models, terms, and equations to decisions that affect both their personal and professional lives.--…”

“…From her ancestral village, in a region notorious for its gangsters, to the mega-city where she now lives, Zaidi provides a nuanced perspective on forging a sense of belonging as a minority and a migrant in places where other communities consider you an outsider, and of the fragility of home left behind and changed beyond recognition. …”

“…Over recent decades, the responsibility for the past actions of the European colonial powers in relation to their former colonies has been subject to a lively debate. In this book, the question of the responsibility under international law of former colonial States is addressed. …”