Oxford University Press

A cutting edge look at the state of the death penalty in America, from the point of view of a judge, a district sttorney, two defense lawyers and the two philosophers....

The last five decades have seen a sea-change in management studies. The world of business has been transformed by powerful forces: globalization, IT, outsourcing and all manner of organizational reshaping. This book, written by specialist experts, analyses these developments in Management Studies, giving a concise guide to specific areas....

The dispute over genetically modified organisms has brought the US and the EU into conflict. This book examines the dynamic interactions of domestic law and politics, transnational networks, international regimes, and global markets, through a theoretically grounded and empirically comprehensive analysis of the governance of GM foods and crops....

In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the        hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not        by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary        philosophers.Galileo's own beautifully lucid arguments are used to show how his        scientific...

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Choices and ChancesMuch has been said about the re-emergence of China to its historical position of        eminence in the world economy, yet little is understood about the kind of economic        system China is evolving. What are the rules of the game of business in today's        China, and how are they likely to change over the next decades?...