Oxford University Press

A reflective discussion of information in the contemporary organization. Current descriptions of the design, implementation, management, and use of information technology in organizations are largely founded on notions of rationality, science, and method. In this volume the author focuses on an alternative centre of gravity: human existence in...

Social work researchers, educators, and doctoral students who are interested in systematic reviews will find the step-by-step format of this book invaluable for conducting their reviews, both in the form of rapid evidence assessments and in high-quality critical reviews....

For over a hundred years 'the avant-garde' has been the most influential concept in modern art; its impact on the history of modern culture has been profound. In this Very Short Introduction, David Cottington explores why the avant-garde carries so much authority, and places it within the context of western modernity and capitalist culture....

Richard IIDeftly combining history and tragedy, Shakespeare's tale of bad government and        usurpation had great political immediacy for its first audiences. This version of        the text is based on the early quartos and first Folio of 1623. It is complemented        by an introduction that places the play in its own time, thorough textual...

A Writer's LifePhilip Davis presents the first full-scale biography of Bernard Malamud        (1914-1986), the self-made son of poor Jewish immigrants who went on to become one        of the foremost novelists and short-story writers of the post-war period. The time        is ripe for a revival of interest in a man who at the peak of his success...

The volume is organized into three main sections preceeded by a one-chapter orientation to the area that provides a general overview of the current debates in the area. The first section, Nonverbal Behavior in Regulatory and Clinical Processes, presents the nonverbal processes involved in emotion regulation and in social skills in everyday life and...