Oxford University Press

Governments are increasingly involved in financing and regulating the growing demand to preserve historical treasures of the past, raising important issues about the scope, content, and relevance of heritage policies. This authoritative book focuses on the impact of economic analysis in the formulation and implementation of heritage policy....

Dorothy Wrinch and the Cultures of ScienceA biography of the complex and fascinating Dorothy Wrinch, her much publicized scientific feud with Linus Pauling, and her contributions to science...

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Who did the Romans think they were? They were a people scattered round the ancient Mediterranean world, yet they imagined a common identity for themselves, particularly through shared myths and history. This book shows how ancient means of constructing identity compare with modern means, especially that of `race'....

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