Oxford University Press

In the context of the growing politicization of migration a debate has emerged in        policy and academia on the need to develop global governance on migration to        facilitate better inter-state cooperation. This book provides an introduction to the        institutions, politics, and normative dimensions of different aspects...

This book of new work by leading international scholars considers developments in the study of historical linguistics and grammatical theory. It then tests their value and applicability by examining diachronic transmission of syntax at different times and in a wide range of languages....

America&'s 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of GovernanceIn his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "e;sanctimonious reverence,"e; but as a badly flawed document deserving revision. Now Levinson takes us deeper, asking what were the original...

Capital and Risk RequirementsNow covering Basel III, this new edition examines the complex changes to regulatory structure, banking activity and business models and gives a clear and accessible explanation of the principles of regulatory capital for non-financial experts who require a high level understanding of the relevant concepts....

Interpretative EssaysThis is the first collection of scholarly essays on the Homeric Hymns, a corpus of        33 hexameter poems celebrating gods that were probably recited at religious        festivals, among other possible performance venues, and were frequently attributed        in antiquity to Homer. After a general introduction to modern...

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