Oxford University Press

Why America Fights explores how the U.S. government has sold war aims designed to rally public support throughout the 20th century....

Boasting a rich, complex history in Celtic and Christian ritual, Halloween has evolved from ethnic celebration to a blend of street festival, fright night, and vast commercial enterprise. In this colorful history, Nicholas Rogers takes a lively, entertaining look at the cultural origins and development of one of the most popular holidays of the...

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Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. This Very        Short Introduction explores the theoretical and practical problems raised by        objectivity, and also deals with the way in which particular understandings of        objectivity impinge on social research, science, and art....

This is a translation of a historically important Bengali novel. Published in 1882, Chatterji's Anandamath helped create the atmosphere and the symbolism for the nationalist movement leading to Indian independence in 1947. It contains the famous hymn  Vande Mataram ('I revere the Mother'), which has become India's official National Song. Set in...

This is a quantitative reexamination of the behavior of the Founding Fathers during the creation of the United States' Constitution. It employs cliometric analysis, formal economic analysis, and modern statistical techniques, to explain the choices the founders made during the drafting and ratification of the Constitution....