Oxford University Press

The astonishing role of the placentaHow does the foetus - a foreign body - survive inside the mother? The placenta is the extraordinary organ that allows this to happen; but this remarkable feat of evolution is only just being fully appreciated by science. Y.W. Loke explores the fascinating nature of the placenta and what it can tell us about...

Great Commanders From the Classical Age to the Napoleonic EraIn Masters of the Battlefield, Paul K. Davis offers vivid portraits of fifteen legendary military leaders. In analyzing these remarkable leaders, Davis offers a picture of warfare throughout history, and shows this history to be directed--and oftentimes wholly decided--by the abilities of...

Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor DataAs governments across the world look to entrepreneurship as a way to increase the wealth and well-being of their countries, this volume brings together leading scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of entrepreneurial activity based on empirical data....

A timeless tale of human strength and weakness set in one of the most vibrant periods of American musical history, MacDowell traces the composer's rise from humble beginnings in lower Manhattan to the pinnacle of musical fame, and the precipitous fall from grace that followed....

The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryA polemical study about the most powerful divine woman in the history of the world....

Property, Race, and Literature in the Nineteenth CenturyCombining nuanced literary interpretations with significant legal cases, Family Money reveals a shared preoccupation with the financial quandaries emerging from interracial sexuality in nineteenth-century America. At stake, Clymer shows, were the very notions of family and the long-term...