Oxford University Press

This third volume of the    Baseball series, is the first book to be devoted entirely to the game outside of the professional league. Harold Seymour looks at the bond between baseball and boys through the decades, the game's place in institutions from colleges to prisons to the armed forces, the rise of women's baseball, and the struggles of black...

International law separates international from non-international conflicts. This        book discusses how this categorization operates, identifying the legal questions        raised. Case studies from Colombia to Iraq show how this classification impacts on        issues like detention in armed conflict and the relationship between human...

A. W. Price explores the varying ways in which context is relevant to our reasoning about what to do. He investigates the role of context in practical inferences, practical judgements, and the ascription of reasons for action. This original, wide-ranging book will reward the attention of philosophers working in ethical theory and related areas....

Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the SelfDepersonalization Disorder, a chronic condition and the third most common psychiatric symptom, can turn life into a nightmare of unreality and detachment from the normal sense of self. Millions of sufferers now ask: What is it? How did I get it? How can I make it go away? Feeling Unreal addresses...

In   Meeting Jimmie Rodgers, Barry Mazor traces our ever-evolving response to the performing songwriter who has influenced country, rock, and blues for 80 years, as transformed by artists from Ernest Tubb to Bill Monroe, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bob Dylan. This is a provocative, colorful 21st century re-examination of the roots music hero's impact....

The last 2 decades have seen enormous strides in our understanding of the        biological, genetic and clinical basis of the peripheral nerve disorders. This        remains a difficult area for most practitioners. This text combines a thorough        review of the neurologic literature with clinical experience in presenting a        comprehensive...