Oxford University Press

The Fate of Civilians in America's WarsAmericans are greatly concerned about the number of our troops killed in battle--100,000 dead in World War I; 300,000 in World War II; 33,000 in the Korean War; 58,000 in Vietnam; 4,500 in Iraq; over 1,000 in Afghanistan--and rightly so. But why are we so indifferent, often oblivious, to the far greater number...

This book provides a reference source for authors and investigators in the plant sciences, especially in plant physiology. The chapters give a thorough discussion of the International System of Units, plant names, statistics, plant biophysics, plant biochemistry and molecular biology, and plant growth and development. Numerous terms are defined....

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Roy Sorensen here defends the causal theory of perception by treating absences as causes. He draws heavily on common sense and psychology to vindicate the assumption that we directly perceive absences....

This book provides the first overview of the international law of jurisdiction for        twenty years. Analysing developments across antitrust, criminal and human rights        law, it explains how the principles of sovereignty and territoriality have been        undermined, and develops a new theory of international jurisdiction based on...

J. Phillip Thompson III, an insider in the Dinkins administration, provides the first in-depth look at how the black mayors of America's major cities achieve social change. Black constituents naturally look to Black mayors to effect great change for the poor, but the reality of the situation is complicated. Thompson argues that African-American...