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This essay has been tested under the following Windows 95 browsers: Netscape Navigator 4.04, MS Internet Explorer 3.02, NCSA Mosaic 3.0 and NetManage Websurfer 5.01. These pages should however be viewable by any graphics capable browser that supports tables. Best results are obtained using Navigator, Internet Explorer or Mosaic.

All references are hypertext and when clicked on will take you to the bibliography. You can return to the main document by using the 'back' button on your browser. Once you have used this link, it will appear as a used link throughout the document. The bibliography itself is interactive and where a document is available electronically a link has been provided to a downloadable copy. If you find an invalid link, please email me as the location of these items does change from time to time.

This essay makes use of 'endnotes' for each chapter/section. These offer additional or explanatory information and can be viewed by scrolling to the end of the main text of the section. Alternatively find them quickly by getting your browser to search for the word "Endnotes" (without the quote marks).