Oxford University Press

The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment by leading scholars. Volume II examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. This is the age of General Wolfe, Clive of India, and Captain...

In this important new book, Christopher Pollitt, one of the leading researchers in public policy and management, argues that we are guilty of neglecting a fundamental dimension of both the practice and study of contemporary public management: that of time. Pollitt traces the character of, and the reasons for, this neglect in his wide-ranging study....

A Very Short Introduction 2/eGlobal warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. Fully updated for 2008, this  Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the key topics in the climate change debate - from the political controversies to the many proposed...

This new edition of Defoe's masterpiece includes a lively introduction by Tom Keymer, full notes and useful appendices, including a chronology of the action of the story and Defoe's most sustained commentary on it....

Upton Sinclair's crusading novel of social protest led to changes in legislation        in the US. It tells the story of Lilthuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus, and his        appalling treatment employed in the stockyards of turn-of-the-century Chicago, and        the filthy practices involved in processing meat for the nation....

This reader collects some of the best and most useful work in practical lexicography, focusing on the central issues and hottest topics in the field. An essential resource for all students and scholars of lexicography and lexicology as well as professional lexicographers....