the division of possession into a trustful and liable one is a mechanism from the legislator to define the responsibility of a person possesses the other's property. the possessor of the other's property is held responsible for the property itself and its benefits regardless of whether he has used it or not. although a trust possessor is not responsible for damages caused to the trust...

zār is the term used to describe a form of spirit possession common in northern african, eastern african, and some middle-eastern societies. although these regions share some cultural similarities arising from their history of slavery, in these places, zār varies in prevalence, clinical characteristics, and social context. based on a selective review of the literature, this paper looks at the p...

Sick children were ubiquitous in early modern England, and yet they have received very little attention from historians. Taking the elusive perspective of the child, this article explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of illness in England between approximately 1580 and 1720. What was it like being ill and suffering pain? How did the young respond emotionally to the anticipa...

A principal concern articulated in strategic management research is to understand reasons for performance differences among firms (Nelson, 1991). The resource-based view of the firm offers an explanation for this phenomenon: the possession of unique organizational resources implies that some firms outperform others and, therefore, represent the main source of sustainable competitive advantage. ...