Safe as Houses?

Safe as Houses?There can be few everyday financial issues more important than the price of houses. Whether we own one and worry about its value or aspire to own one and are frustrated by their high prices, nobody can avoid the issue. In the UK, while prices have fluctuated during our lifetimes, overall they have risen steadily and sometimes spectacularly. The accepted wisdom is that houses are a safe and excellent investment for the long term. But are they really as

closely linked to notions of beauty

This text examines the various media through which nationalist ideas were conveyed in late-Victorian and Edwardian times - in the theatre

it then uses examples of specific diseases in apple and pear to illustrate the role of both orchard monitoring and disease warning systems in integrated disease management

What does it mean to approach disability-focused cultural production and consumption as generative sites of meaning-making

Includes 211 b&w illustrations

Otto Meinardus examines the popular traditions and beliefs of the Copts

in this nail-biting Moroccan noir

Maize genotypes that are cultivated in cooler climates need to have a short vegetation period and the ability to adapt to low temperatures

Some of the leading breakthroughs include classical biological control

The chapter also examines manure storage

and Old Kingdom materials

This chapter reviews the economic impact of red rot