Oxford University Press

Communication and language disorders are often considered from one particular point of view - either psychological or neurological. Danon-Boileau argues that this is a serious mistake. He emphasizes that a child's trouble can stem from a variety of causes: neurological problems similar to those of aphasia, cognitive impairments, and psychological...

Monika Baar examines the work of five prominent East-Central European historians in the nineteenth century, analyzing and contrasting their body of work, their promotion of a national culture, and the contributions they made to European historiography....

Women writers are turning to Virgil and alluding to his poetry in a bid to explore modern preoccupations and concerns. Through an analysis of Virgil's presence in the work of contemporary women writers, this book identifies a new Virgil: one who speaks in female tones of the anxieties, pleasures, and threats of the contemporary world....

John Dupre explores recent revolutionary developments in biology and considers their relevance for our understanding of human nature and society. He reveals how the advance of genetic science is changing our view of the constituents of life, and shows how an understanding of microbiology will overturn standard assumptions about the living world....

Juvenile Justice Sourcebook examines the entire juvenile system, including juvenile law, policies, practices, and research. Innovative counseling and multi systemic programmes, restorative justice, as well as rehabilitation programmes such as aggression replacement training, wilderness programmes, family treatment, substance abuse treatment,...

Identity, Rumour, and Everyday Life under Stalin 1939-1953Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years        between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It examines how the language of Soviet identity        evolved in this period, and how ordinary citizens responded to that shift....