Oxford University Press

The Cultural Politics of le hip hopHip hop is known as a global phenomenon, but something different happened in France, where it has received public support in the form of funding from national and local governments. This book shows how le hip hop reflects a republic of culture rather than a culture industry; a minority identity politics that takes...

This is a first undergraduate textbook in Solid State Physics or Condensed Matter Physics. While most textbooks on the subject are extremely dry, this book is written to be much more exciting, inspiring, and entertaining....

A Musical Life in Three ActsThe last of the Spanish Romantics, composer, conductor, and impresario Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) left his mark on virtually every aspect of Spanish musical culture during a career which spanned six decades, and saw tremendous political and cultural upheavals. Federico Moreno Torroba: A Musical Life in Three...

For the last twenty years John Corvino has traversed the country responding to moral and religious arguments against same-sex relationships. In this timely book, he shares that experience-both by addressing the standard objections and by offering insight into the culture wars more generally. In the process, he makes a fresh case for moral...

Law, Principles, and PolicyStates' human rights obligations under international treaties often extend beyond their borders and cases are increasingly being brought for violations which took place outside of a state's territory. This book makes sense of the often confusing case law on this issue and proposes a new way of interpreting...

This pocket guide introduces readers to linear regression analysis, analysis of variance and covariance, and path analysis with an emphasis on the basic statistics. It prepares entry-level doctoral students and early career social work researchers with limited statistics exposure in the use of multivariate methods by providing an easy-to-understand...