Oxford University Press

In Computing for Ordinary Mortals, cognitive scientist and AI expert Robert St. Amant explains what he calls, "e;the really interesting part"e; of computing, which are the ideas behind the technology. They're powerful ideas, and the foundations for everything that computers do, but they are little discussed. This book will not tell you how...

This engaging book maps out the 'stage or process' argument of emerging adulthood in detail, with vigorous disagreements, conflicting alternatives, and some leavening humor, ultimately even finding some common ground.    Debating Emerging Adulthood is an absolute must-read for developmental psychologists as well as anyone interested in this...

Bonnie Steinbock presents the authoritative, state-of-the-art guide to current issues in bioethics, covering 30 topics in original essays by some of the world's leading figures in the field. Anyone who wants to know how the central debates in bioethics have developed in recent years, and where the debates are going, will want to consult this book....

Studies of religion among our nation's newest immigrants largely focus on how religion serves the immigrant community -- for example by creating job networks and helping retain ethnic identity in the second generation. In this book Ecklund widens the inquiry to look at how Korean Americans use religion to negotiate civic responsibility, as well as...

Quinn traces the Western image of Islam from its earliest days to recent times. It establishes four basic themes around which the image of Islam gravitates throughout history in this portrayal of Islam in literature, art, music, and popular culture....

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