Oxford University Press

The Works of Alain Locke provides a definitive collection of writings by a towering figure in African American thought....

David Albert Jones focuses upon the writings on death of four outstanding Christian thinkers, Ambrose of Milan, St Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Karl Rahner. His study is relevant to the current euthanasia debate, but also considers broader issues, such as how we should act in the face of death's approach....

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The past 15 years have witnessed an increasing interest in the comparative study        of language and music as cognitive systems. Language and music are uniquely human        traits, so it is not surprising that this interest spans practically all branches of        cognitive science, including psychology, computer science, linguistics,...

Infants and young children are the fastest growing group entering the child welfare system; yet social service systems are typically not designed for this group and therefore cannot serve their special developmental needs. This book examines the impact of child abuse and neglect on preschool children and the handling of this population's needs by...