https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32053 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:15:57 GMT 2026-04-05T20:15:57Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20457 Title: Il-poezija Maltija : dak li jinbidel u dak li jibqa' : il-polemika bejn it-Tradizzjonalisti u l-Modernisti Abstract: II-pubblikazzjoni ta' 'Linji Godda' ,fl-1973, ħamsa u għoxrin sena, wara I-ewwel ħarġa ta "II-Muza" tat spinta' għall-polemika, li għadha sejra, dwar il-valuri intrinsiċi, is-siwi letterarju, artistiku u ,filosofiku tal-Poeżija Moderna vis-a-vis dawk tal-Poeżija Tradizzjonali. Dawn li gejjin huma ftit riflessjonijiet fuq din il-polemika u I-effetti Ii qed tħalli fuq I-istudenti. Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20457 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20456 Title: 'Macbeth' and the concept of multiple futures Abstract: "Time and the hour runs through the roughest day" says the Thane of Glamis: in Act I Sc. 3; time, and ,the nature of time, is of vital importance in any attempted comprehension of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. The central dilemma of the play is intimately bound with, time" and the relationship between the Present and the Future may be regarded as the mainspring of the plot. Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20456 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20455 Title: Return migration to the Maltese Islands in the postwar years Abstract: It is commonly held in Malta that return migration in the postwar period! ha's been practically negligible. This impression seems to have prevailed also in government circles and is implicit in the reports of foreign economic advisers to the Malta Government. Policies on migration have been consequently reduced to strategies on attracting and encouraging emigration; policies on return migration are conspicuous by their absence although some constraints on the economic activity of migrant returnees were introduced in 1977. The ,question of return migration is critically relevant for the formulation of demographic and economic policies ,in the Maltese islands. An unpredicted high return migration would disorientate projected government plans for social and productive investment and render unattainable the desired rate of growth, of employment. Yet, despite t'he obvious importance of this factor, no attempt has been made to estimate the flow of return migration since the War. Indeed official statistics tended to under-estimate grossly the number of migrant returnees until 1974, when a change in the definition of a 'return migrant' was introduced.. This paper assesses the extent of the return migration to Malta and Gozo up to 1974, that is, during the years when official data register a very low incidence of Maltese migrant returnees. It comments on Maltese migration statistics and derives an estimate of the net return flow. Some implications for economic planning of the results obtained conclude the paper, Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20455 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20454 Title: Seasonal variations on some Mediterranean themes Abstract: Many writers have attempted to link climate to social behaviour. "The French, perhaps because their country embraces: such diverse climates - but perhaps also because they have a penchant for grand theories - have given t'his: interesting subject considerable attention. The ideas of Mauss, and Braudel have been particularly significant. Mauss (1904) examined the impact of seasonal variation on the social life of the Eskimo. He showed how the starkly contrasting summer and winter seasons are accompanied by equally distinct patterns of social behaviour. While the details of this difference need not concern us here, the seasonal variation of social behaviour he demonstrated does. Braudel (1949) reworked this theme in a specifically Mediterranean context. In his classic study of the Mediterranean world in the age of Philip II he demonstrated that the economic, social and political life of Mediterranean societies in the 16th century was strongly influenced by the seasons. Winter was a time of hardship and rest. In contrast, summer was a period of hyperactivity. Four centuries have passed since Philip II reigned. During this period man has become more independent of seasonal constraints. In what measure has this independence affected the relation between seasons and social behaviour in the societies on the North shore of the Mediterranean? Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20454 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z