Oxford University Press

Berlin, Cuba, Laos, and VietnamIn his thousand-day presidency, John F. Kennedy led America through one of its most difficult and potentially explosive eras. With the Cold War at its height and the threat of communist advances in Europe and the Third World, Kennedy had the unenviable task of maintaining U.S. solidarity without leading the western...

How much do animals matter--morally? Can we keep considering them as second class beings, to be used merely for our benefit? Or, should we offer them some form of moral egalitarianism? Inserting itself into the passionate debate over animal rights, this fascinating, provocative work by renowned scholar Paola Cavalieri advances a radical proposal:...

This major new work provides a comprehensive treatment of recent attempts at international governance of war-torn territories. Drawing on extensive interviews with international officials, independent analysts, and journalists, Richard Caplan examines the nature of international administration operations since the mid-1990s....

Therapist Guide A cognitive-behavioral therapy approach for adherence and depressionThe treatment outlined is based on standard interventions used in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for depression, but adapted for persons with chronic illness, with the specific emphasis on self-care behaviours and medical adherence. It targets both depression and...

9/11 almost instantaneously remade American politics and foreign policy. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Patriot Act, water boarding and Guantanamo are examples of its profound and far-reaching effects. But despite its monumental impact--and a deluge of books about al-Qaeda and Islamist terrorism--no one has written a serious assessment of...

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