Oxford University Press

Jan Morris has given us a brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable exploration the history, architecture, geography, and culture of one of England's most historic, beautiful, enigmatic and visited cities -- Oxford. This is the perfect guide for local historians, visitors to the city, and prospective students of the famous university....

Macromolecular crystallography is the study of macromolecules using X-ray crystallographic techniques to determine their molecular structure. This title synthesises contributions from a team of internationally recognized leaders, offering chapters on conventional and high-throughput methods....

Despite all the hype surrounding the "e;New Atheism,"e; the United States remains one        of the most religious nations on Earth. In fact, 95% of Americans believe in God--a        level of agreement rarely seen in American life. The greatest divisions in America        are not between atheists and believers, or even between people of...

With unprecedented historical range, this book examines the use of mercenaries from the courts of medieval Europe through to private security companies in modern-day Iraq, and explores the key ethical questions surrounding the mechanics of private military action....

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Environmental Histories of the Middle East and North AfricaMaking environmental history accessible to scholars of the Middle East and the history of the region accessible to environmental historians, Water on Sand opens up new fields of scholarly inquiry....