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Manilius and his Augustan ContemporariesIn light of modern scepticism towards the practice, it is easy to overlook just how important a role astrology played in the career of Rome's first Emperor, Augustus. Augustus' enthusiasm for employing astrological predictions and symbols to cement his own position of power was matched by an equally...

Anti-Feminism in a Post-Feminist EraPundits and politicians often opine on the irrelevance of feminism and the women&'s movement today. Some commentators describe the state of feminism as "e;post-feminist,"e; alongside equally questionable claims of Barack Obama&'s election as signaling a "e;post-racial"e; America. Modern Misogyny...

The first work to draw together the law on shams across the broad range of fields in which it occurs including tax, trusts, company, contract, tenancy, and employment law. The book features contributions from first class scholars and practitioners, as well as incisive comparative analysis by the editors....

The legal position in international law of heads of states and other senior state representatives is at the heart of the conflict thrown up by recent changes in the international legal order. The establishment of the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc criminal tribunals reflects a growing belief that heads of states and other senior state...

Past Achievement, Current Understanding, and Future ProgressHealth Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process which helps decision making by predicting the consequences for health of choosing different options in terms of policies, plans, and projects. There is growing interest among health professionals, planners and politicians in using HIA to help...

Heart failure is an important and ever expanding sub-speciality of cardiology. Many health care professional bodies are now developing specialist expertise in heart failure. This is true for cardiologists in training, consultant cardiologists, care of the elderly and general physicians, cardiothoracic surgeons, primary care doctors, pharmacists and...