Oxford University Press

This is a collection of original essays on auditory perception and the nature of sounds - an emerging area of interest in the philosophy of mind, epistemology, and metaphysics. The essays discuss a wide range of issues, including the nature of sound, the spatial aspects of hearing, musical experience, and the perception of speech....

This is the paperback edition of a title that has sold 1481 copies in hardback since 2000. This unique book draws its inspiration from the belief that the role of cognition in emotion is an important yet relatively neglected aspect of cognitive neuroscience. By carefully examining underlying assumptions and the nature of the phenomena under...

The Culture of Building describes how the built world, including the vast number of buildings that are the settings for people's everyday lives, is the product of building cultures--complex systems of people, relationships, building types, techniques, and habits in which design and building are anchored. These cultures include builders,...

Rebels on the PlantationThis new, bold, precedent-setting study conclusively demonstrates that, contrary        to popular belief, significant numbers of slaves did quite frequently rebel against        their masters and struggled to attain their freedom. By surveying a wealth of        documents, such as planters' records, petitions to county...

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Based around the core curriculum for specialist trainees, Oxford Case Histories in Rheumatology contains over 40 well-structured, peer-reviewed cases from the Oxford Hospitals, giving detailed coverage of the specialty, including diagnostic and management dilemmas.  Each case comprises a brief clinical history and the relevant examination findings;...