The British Virgin Islands (BVI) markets itself to international visitors as a paradise. But just whose paradise is it? Take Me to My Paradise looks at the many players in the BVI tourism culture, including immigrants working in a tourism economy, nationalists struggling to maintain some...

The English middle class in the late nineteenth century enjoyed an increase in the availability and variety of material goods. With that, the visual markers of class membership and manly behavior underwent a radical change.

The 1970s marked the end of the years in which the United States was the guarantor of a free world trade order, while Western Europe made efforts to catch up with the economic superpower. In this book, Dr La Barca explains how the trade environment and trade policies in the United States and in...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of Statutes -- Table of Statutory Instruments -- Table of Cases -- Chapter 1 -- The contract of life assurance -- SUMMARY -- Section 1 Nature of the contract -- Section 2 Formation of the contract -- Section 3 E-commerce -- Section 4 Unfair contract terms --...

Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: The Downing Street Summit -- 1. Back to the 1980s -- 2. The Video Revolution -- 3. PolyGram Forever -- 4. The Working Title Magic -- 5. The Great British Lotto Bonanza -- 6. The Life and Death of the Film Council -- 7....

A handy guide for students seeking a scientific career in industry When choosing a career in industry, many of today's graduates with degrees in science and technology don't know exactly what they are looking for, the options they have available, how to position themselves to achieve their...

Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Football club financial reports -- 2 The balance sheet -- What is an asset? -- Types of asset -- Non-current vs current assets -- Tangible assets vs...