As Juan Linz, a professor of political science at Yale, pointed out in a 1989 paper, "The only presidential democracy with a long history of constitutional continuity is the United States".
Having already established himself as one of the pre-eminent scholars of Islamic law with such books as A History of Islamic Legal Theories and Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law, Wael B. Hallaq now provides a substantive introduction to the origins and evolution of Islamic [End Page 343] law.
"It would mean the loss of history, of our continuity with history". Amy Guthrie, preservationist from the City of Aspen, has another perspective.
It is a history of both continuities (quests for health, justice, environmental amenity) and discontinuities (in response to global technological, economic, and political change).
Image was a gateway for millions of new fans to get into comics, and it also served as a jumping-on point for people too intimidated by the four or five decades of history and continuity of Marvel and DC comics".
In the central sections of U.S. cities, there is little sense of history or continuity; instead, one finds evidence of the dominance of the engineering mentality and of the credo that the business of the city is business.
"They resonate with history, with a sense of continuity.
Featuring more than 180 color photographs and reproductions, Japanese Gardens and Landscapes, 1650-1950 illustrates a history of changes and continuities across a span of three centuries and makes an eloquent case for the lessons to be learned from the Japanese tradition as we face the challenges of a rapidly changing human habitat.
The method gave useful information about the landscape history and continuity of grazing.
His long association with the Royal Ballet, 56 years in all, provided a strong sense of history and continuity.
