Oxford University Press

The decades since the 1980s have witnessed an unprecedented surge in research about Latin American history. This much-needed volume brings together original essays by renowned scholars to provide the first comprehensive assessment of this burgeoning literature.  The seventeen original essays in The Oxford Handbook of Latin American History...

Blackstone's Emergency Planning, Crisis, and Disaster Management is a practical guide for those involved in all aspects of emergency preparedness, resilience, and response. Primarily focused on the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, it has been developed from the highly regarded Emergency Planning Officers' Handbook. ...

Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st CenturySubstantial progress in the fight against extreme poverty was made in the last two decades. But the slowdown in global economic growth and significant increases in income inequality in many developed and developing countries raise serious concerns about the continuation of this trend...

This dynamic set includes a collection of economics titles from Oxfordas Very Short Introductions series including A Very Short Introduction to Choice Theory, Economics, Environmental Economics, Keynes, Global Economic History, and Malthus. Highlighting key concepts and fundamental ideas, these books will heighten your understanding of how...

The Longest Battle of the Great WarAt seven o'clock in the morning on February 21, 1916, the ground in northern France began to shake. For the next ten hours, twelve hundred German guns showered shells on a salient in French lines. The massive weight of explosives collapsed dugouts, obliterated trenches, severed communication wires, and drove...

Law and PracticeCovert Policing: Law & Practice offers a comprehensive review of the law governing covert policing activities, undertaken by law enforcement and other public authorities. It sets out the framework within which covert policing operations should be planned and managed to enable practitioners working for either the defence or...