Oxford University Press

Religion in University EducationDrawing on interviews with hundreds of university professors, co-curricular        educators, administrators, and students from public and private colleges and        universities across the United States, Douglas and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen        demonstrate that religion is essential for the work of higher...

A Very Short IntroductionMadness is something that frightens and fascinates us all. It is a word with which we are universally familiar, and a condition that haunts the human imagination. In this     Very Short Introduction, Andrew Scull examines the social, historical and culturally variable responses to madness over the centuries....

Using evidence in careAdult Nursing Practice: Using evidence in care enables today's students and newly        qualified nurses develop the knowledge and skills they need to deliver, and lead        care tomorrow. Reflecting the principles of evidence-based care, this textbook helps        students learn to manage patients with common conditions...

Prominent linguists, cognitive scientists, archaeologists, primatologists, anthropologists, and natural scientists examine issues and advances in understanding language evolution, ranging from the co-evolution of language and music to the evolutionary biology of language. An important and stylish contribution to a fascinating area of research....

What was it like to be Charles Dickens? His letters are the nearest we can get to        a Dickens autobiography: vivid close-up snapshots of a life lived at maximum        intensity. This is the first selection to be made from the magisterial twelve-volume        British Academy Pilgrim Edition of his letters. From over fourteen thousand,...

The Ideas of Michael PorterIn this book leading scholars from a range of disciplines, including strategic        management, economic development, economic geography and planning, assess the        contribution that Michael Porter, one of the most influential figures in strategic        management research, has made to these respective academic...