Oxford University Press

This book explains the idea of energy by tracking the story of its discovery, from Galileo through to Einstein. It explains the physics using the minimum of mathematics, presenting both a gripping historical narrative and a fascinating introduction to an elusive physical concept....

Exploring the phenomenon of mass conversion to Christianity amongst oppressed rural peoples in late colonial India, Religious Transformation in South Asia looks at what lay behind the social and religious aspirations of converts and mission personnel....

This book is about geology, soils, and plant communitiesin serpentine landscapes of western North America. Aspects of the interactionof geology and soils reveal a fascinating symbiosis relating the structure, composition, and distribution of plant communities....

How Luck Undermines Free Will and Moral ResponsibilityThe concept of luck plays an important role in debates concerning free will and        moral responsibility. It may seem that if our actions are not determined, they are        too luck-based to be free. Neil Levy presents an original account of luck and argues        that it undermines our...

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Military and defence related procurement has been an important source of technology development across a broad spectrum of industries that account for an important share of United States industrial production. Changes in the structure of the defence industries and of the U.S. industrial economy make it unlikely that military and defence related...