Oxford University Press

Smartness is often associated with living beings, as they can adapt themselves to changing situations. Artificial smart structures are designed to mimic biological structures to a small or large extent. This book gives a comprehensive account of how this can be done. It will be of interest to students and professionals in science and engineering....

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Why America Fights explores how the U.S. government has sold war aims designed to rally public support throughout the 20th century....

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The Oxford Handbook of Banking provides an overview and analysis of state-of-the-art research in banking written by leading researchers in the field. It strikes a balance between abstract theory, empirical analysis, and practitioner and policy-related material....

In Engines of Change, which is part the Oxford Studies in Postwar American        Political Development series, Daniel DiSalvo provides the first full account of the        role of these national intra-party "e;factions"e; in American politics. A faction, as        defined here, is a party sub-unit that has enough ideological...