understanding the historical events and developments of iran during seljuq era sustains some major limitations and deficiencies comparing with other historical periods of iran after the advent of islam, due to certain circumstances of historiography and historical resources of that time. lack of formal policy of seljuq rulers in supporting historians and avoidance of the majority of historians ...

This article explores the impact of transnational migration on the cultural identities of Puerto Ricans on the Island and in the US mainland. The author argues that, although Puerto Ricans are US citizens, they cross significant geographic, cultural, and linguistic borders when they migrate between the Island and the mainland, and this displacement helps to reconfigure their national identities...

India is one of the first countries to introduce salt iodisation, but the national programme has experienced major setbacks. The purpose of this paper is to review the national efforts towards universal salt iodisation (USI) in India and highlight key challenges in programme implementation. A brief historical overview of the salt iodisation programme is provided and the current status of the ho...

In March 2004, the National Assembly of South Korea impeached President Roh Moo-hyun and brought about an immediate suspension of Roh's presidency. Two months later, the Constitutional Court of Korea restored the status quo by dismissing the impeachment and reinstating the President. This episode marks the first time in the history of modern constitutionalism that a president impeached by a leg...

Decisions over whether to accord a New York City building or site landmark status are frequently controversial.2 Such decisions implicate divergent and often diametrically opposed views of the role the city’s government should play in economic development and in protecting cultural sites, as well as the role the democratic process should play in these decisions. Different views on the aesthetic...

This article is written as a contribution to the parenting debate and as a response to Hoghughi and Speight. Our starting point is simple; parenting cannot be understood, and neither can interventions to support eVective parenting and successful childrearing be planned, unless it is placed within its economic, social, historical, and political context. Our paper is based around three interconne...