Oxford University Press

...

A Very Short IntroductionRacism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society. This Very Short Introduction demystifies the subject and explores its history, science, and culture.  Shedding light on how racism has evolved since its earliest beginnings, and examining the notion of race from a modern genetic viewpoint, Ali Rattansi...

Animal Evolution is a complete analysis of the evolutionary interrelationships and myriad diversity of the animal kingdom. This new edition brings the subject fully up to date, especially in light of the latest advances in molecular techniques. It also includes new chapters as the result of new systematic understanding....

The Woman in White (1859-60) is the first and greatest `Sensation Novel&'. Walter Hartright&'s mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.  The novel is dominated by two of the finest creations in all Victorian fiction - Marion Halcombe, dark, mannish, yet...

Is the universe ''designed'' for life? Will science ever unlock the mysteries of the human mind or explain the origins of religion?  In   Atoms and Eden, Peabody Award-winning journalist Steve Paulson explores these questions in an unprecedented collection of interviews with the major figures in the science and religion debate,...

The dramatic period 1225-1360 in Britain witnessed Simon de Montfort's challenge to the crown, Edward II's deposition and death, great English victories in France, and the disaster of the Black Death. It also saw the development of the state, with the emergence of parliament a key element. Michael Prestwich provides a comprehensive study of this...