Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 The Silk Road and the Silk Road Spirit; I. The origin of the term "Silk Road"; II. The background of the Silk Road; 1. Zhang Qian's diplomatic missions to the Western regions...

Part I: Safety and the industry -- Introduction -- Providing safe products and food safety -- The meat industry -- Part II: Concerns about animal production facilities -- Producing beef, dairy, and pork products -- The production of chickens -- Wild and farm-raised seafood -- The humane...

This paper reflects on the literature on courts and politics in Europe and the United States. US-American Political Science has dealt for over fifty years with the role of courts and judges as political actors, whereas this perspective has only recently emerged in Europe. The debates differ not...