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Acknowledgements T his boo k i s a revise d doctora l thesis . I would lik e t o than k my supervisor Dr Douglas Kerr for his guidance and continuous support. I would also like to thank D r Staci Ford, Professor Gerald Home , Professor Shirle y Lim, Veronica Needa, Dr Elizabeth Sinn, and Reveren d Carl Smith for their advice and encouragement. In particular, I would like to extend my special thanks t o Anne Ozori o for al l the suggestions an d ideas that she has given me on my manuscript. Every effor t ha s bee n mad e t o contac t copyrigh t holder s o f th e photographs in this book before publication. However, i n some cases, this has been impossible. If contacted, the author and the publisher will ensure that full credit is given at the earliest opportunity . ...

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