Oxford University Press

How the passport developed as a document speaks to migration studies, diplomatic and legal history, and, more generally, to those interested in the history and development of surveillance technologies. Craig Robertson explains how Americans learned to document an identity, who can establish such an identity, and to what purpose such an identity can...

At the movies, catholicism is the American religion. Eleven prominent scholars explore how catholic characteres, spaces and rituals are represented in film. With chapters on movies ranging from    Going My Way to    Dogma, contributors provide close readings that illuminate critical themes and images as they set the films their historical context....

Principles and PracticeThis is a concise guide for lawyers, valuation experts, academics, and students of        the remedies that foreign investors may seek in international investment disputes.          It provides an overview of the legal rules applicable in such circumstances and        numerous case studies to show how they are used....

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Throughout the history of the African American people there has been no stronger resource for overcoming adversity than the black church. From their role in leading a group of free Blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s to helping ex-slaves after the Civil War, and from playing major roles in the Civil Rights Movement to offering...

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