Oxford University Press

New Approaches to International Environmental HistoryNation-states are failing to resolve global problems that transcend the abilities of single governments or even groups of governments to address. This book argues that this dilemma is not as new as is sometimes claimed. It offers crucial context and even lessons for present-day debates about...

100 years since EinsteinSpecial relativity provides the foundations of our understanding of space and time. Without it, our understanding of the world, and its place in the universe, would be unthinkable. This book gives a gentle and yet fully self-contained and modern introduction to the subject, and covers the most recent experimental...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian AmericaThis book tells the surprising story of how complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, entered biomedical and evangelical Christian mainstreams despite its roots in non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety....

This collection explores the complex interrelationships between the Soviet-American struggle for global preeminence and the rise of the Third World. Featuring original essays by twelve leading scholars, it examines the influence of Third World actors on the course of the Cold War. It explores as well the deep impact that the superpower...

One of the foremost American historians offers the first serious look at the events of the night of April 18, 1775--what led up to it, what really happened, and what followed--uncovering a story far more remarkable than the myths of tradition. In Paul Revere&'s Ride, David Hackett Fischer fashions an exciting narrative that offers deep insight into...

Parental StoriesA fascinating study examining the diversities and novelties of contemporary parenthood in the light of a range of literary and philosophical works ranging from Greek tragedies to contemporary psychoanalytic theory by way of diverse writers from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries....