The frontier or marcher societies flourished in the Middle Ages and their influence has lasted well into modern times. In this study of Anglo-Scottish relations and of border society, the contributors examine the infrastructure beneath societies which were permanently organized for war. They draw on Anglo-Scottish archival material to argue that the issues which feature in other frontier societies - acculturation and the creation of special institutions - appeared also on the Anglo-Scottish frontier. The book uses the celebrated Battle of Otterburn as a starting-point for a major reassessment...

A Single-Source Digest of Updated Quantum This work is the first attempt to provide a readily searchable single source digest of all reported awards of general damages since 1985 in non-personal injury claims, or, as appropriate, over a shorter period where there has been Court of Appeal intervention to lay down guidelines for cases where damages are "at large," such as Thompson & Hsu v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis in connection with the award of damages in claims against the police. The breadth of the subject matter to be included is huge, but for the purpose of attempting a...

A state of the art overview of theoretical and empirical aspects of housing market research.

This volume contains a series of essays which evaluate the impact of humanism on the various countries of Western Europe, including Italy, France, Germany and England. Contributors also examine the relationship between humanism and political thought, magic and science.