Oxford University Press

This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity,and gender are considered within a cultural and...

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After the Madisonian RepublicEver since Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. used "e;imperial presidency"e; as a book title, the term has become central to the debate about the balance of power in the U.S. government. Since the presidency of George W. Bush, when advocates of executive power such as Dick Cheney gained ascendancy, the argument has...

This book gives a clear chronological account of the campaigns on the Western and Eastern Fronts and then moves on to investigate areas that many studies ignore - the war poets, the diplomacy of war-aims and peace moves, logistics, and 'the experience of the war'....

Parents-to-be are faced with important and very difficult decisions to make about prenatal testing. This book provides all the information that they need - in clear, accessible language - in order to make informed choices....

An IntroductionThis volume examines the relationship between religion and human rights in seven        major religious traditions, as well as key legal concepts, contemporary issues, and        relationships among religion, state, and society in the areas of human rights and        religious freedom....