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This collection of essays, from leading economic experts on the UK labour market,        provides an overview of the key issues concerning the performance of the labour        market, and the policy issues surrounding it, with a focus on the recent recession        and its aftermath. The book contains assessments of the effects of many...

How the world evolved to its present dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels, the problems that ensued including the threat of disruptive global climate change and hazards associated with our increasing dependence on unreliable but currently indispensable sources of energy such as oil, and the opportunities for a more sustainable energy future....

The first book to explore and analyse the experience of illness in German society under National Socialism...

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most influential documents in modern        history-the inspiration for what would become the most powerful democracy in the        world. Indeed, at every stage of American history, the Declaration has been a        touchstone for evaluating the legitimacy of legal, social, and political...

The first comprehensive reference resource on comparative constitutional law, the        Oxford Handbook provides a road map to the field. Leading experts examine the        history and development of the discipline, its core concepts, institutions, rights,        and emerging trends....

Syntactically speaking, it has long been known that noun phrases are parallel to clauses in many respects. While most syntactic theories incorporate this principle, nouns have generally been regarded as inferior to verbs in terms of their licensing abilities, and nominal projections have been regarded as less complex than verbal projections in...