Oxford University Press

This book analyses the conventional and customary framework of the Fair and        Equitable Treatment clauses commonly found in bilateral investment treaties (BITs)        and charts how these clauses have become norms of customary international        law....

Frederick Harris wades into a perenially contentious debate: the degree to which religious experience is central to African-American political involvement and success. For the first time applying the techniques of a cultural resource model to this question, Harris makes a strong case for the formative influence of religion, both as a source of...

There is often more than meets the eye where politics and money are concerned. Faith-Based Initiatives are no exception. Despite the good intentions of some, faith-based policies did not create new significant programs to help those in need. Instead these initiatives were powerful political symbols used to reshape church/state relationships and...

The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology seeks to reappraise the place of        archaeology in the contemporary world by providing a series of essays that        critically engage with both old and current debates in the field of public        archaeology.Divided into four distinct sections and drawing across disciplines in        this dynamic...

Newspapers and journalism began in the Middle East in the nineteenth century and evolved during a period of accelerated change which shaped their unique political, social and cultural role. Drawing on a wealth of sources, this study for the first time explores the press as a Middle Eastern institution. It focuses on the circumstances that...

This book explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives:   Moses in Red, by Lincoln Steffens;   Moses, Man of the Mountain, by Zora Neale Hurston; and Cecil B. DeMille's film,  The Ten Commandments. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels:...