/library/oar/handle/123456789/47414 2025-12-25T05:06:59Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/47542 Title: Emigration Authors: Atttard, Lawrence E. Abstract: On June 9, 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte appeared on Malta's horizon, ostensibly to ask for water for his fleet, and eventually received from Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch the capitulation of the island. Napoleon brought to an end an era that had endured for 268 years. In spite of the ease with which the French took Malta from the Knights of Saint John, their presence on the island lasted only two years and they spent much of that time behind the massive fortifications till General Vaubois capitulated to the British and to the Maltese on September 5, 1800. The defeat of the French heralded the beginning of Malta's incorporation within the British Empire. On May 30, 1814, Europe's leaders met at Paris to formally sign a treaty. The Treaty of Paris aimed at bringing peace to a continent shattered by long years of wars. According to article seven of the Treaty, Malta was to pass formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch. Description: This document includes notes on contributors. 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/47531 Title: The economy Authors: Briguglio, Lino Abstract: The Maltese economy is one of the smallest in the world. In 1991, the Maltese GNP was approximately US$25,000 million and the Maltese population was just under 360,000, occupying a land area of around 320 square kilometres. In terms of GNP per capita, however, Malta is not on the low side by international comparisons. Although usually classified as a developing country, its average 1991 per capita GNP, amounted to approximately US$7 ,000, which is higher than most third world countries. The World Bank, in its 1991 World Development Report classified the Maltese economy as an upper middle income one. 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/47528 Title: Medicine Authors: Cassar, Paul Abstract: The story of disease and healing in the Maltese Islands begins with the earliest inhabitants of Malta and Gozo about 3600 to 2500 B.C. The most ancient remains of medico-cultural interest have been found in the Stone Age temples of Mnajdra, Ħagar Qim and Tarxien. The sick resorted to these shrines to implore the deity to restore them to health. By way of thanksgiving for recovery from their illness they were in the habit of depositing in these temples small "ex-votos" of pottery in the shape of the diseased parts of their body: there are examples of a swollen face and foot, and a torso with a prominent abdomen. 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/47520 Title: Law Authors: Harding, Hugh W. Abstract: The geographical position of Malta - in the centre of the Mediterranean - with its excellent harbour has given it an importance which is out of proportion to its size. As a result it has through the centuries been the coveted possession of many major powers and indeed its fate has been inevitably interwoven with the fate of the principal Mediterranean power of the time. Most of these powers - especially since the Middle Ages - have left in some way or other a mark on the evolution of the Maltese legal system. Indeed it can.be said that the present legal system has been the result of a slow and gradual evolution throughout the centuries and that several factors have contributed to this evolution as each and every successive domination left its imprint on the Maltese legal system. 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z