Oxford University Press

Leading Irish poet Derek Mahon has written some of the key poems of our age. In this landmark study, Hugh Haughton opens up Mahon's work before our eyes, balancing critical overview with illuminating close readings. This work is one of the critical cornerstones for the understanding of Northern Irish poetry....

Volume I of The Oxford History of the British Empire explores the origins of        empire. It shows how and whyEngland, and later Britain, became involved with        transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement duringthe sixteenth and seventeenth        centuries. As late as 1630 involvement with regions beyond the traditional...

What Everyone Needs to KnowOver the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the sustainability of world fish production, and the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Many have voiced their concerns about marine conservation, as well as the sustainable and ethical consumption of fish....

Over three decades, Paul Griffiths&'s survey has remained the definitive study of music since the Second World War; this fully revised and updated edition re-establishes Modern Music and After as the preeminent introduction to the music of our time. The disruptions of the war, and the struggles of the ensuing peace, were reflected in the music of...

Do copyright laws directly cause people to create works they otherwise wouldn&'t create? Do those laws directly put substantial amounts of money into authors&' pockets? Does culture depend on copyright? Are copyright laws a key driver of competitiveness and of the knowledge economy? These are the key questions William Patry addresses in How to Fix...

Solvent Effects on Acid-Base StrengthThis book seeks to enhance our understanding of acids and bases by reviewing and analysing their behaviour in non-aqueous solvents. The behaviour is related where possible to that in water, but correlations and contrasts between solvents are also presented....