Oxford University Press

The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot is a thorough examination of the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, discussing how the document came to light, what the account contains, how it relates to other early Christian texts, and why it is so important for our understanding of Christianity....

In   Rest in Peace, Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, from the evolution of embalming techniques during and after the Civil War and the shift from home funerals to funeral homes at the turn of the century, to the increasing subordination of priests, ministers, and other religious figures to the funeral director...

Apartheid and the Unmaking of the Liberal World OrderGordian Knot explores how African decolonization remade the international order of the mid-twentieth century. In looking closely at the apartheid debate, the book shows the way South Africa's policies shaped the global conversation about rights and race and eroded Washington's influence at the...

In the past ten years, there has been growing interest in applying our knowledge        of the functioning of the human brain to the field of education-including reading,        learning, language and mathematics. This has resulted in the development of a number        of new practices in education-some good, some bad and some just crazy.The 'good'...

A Practical Guide to Doing It BetterOver the last twenty or so years, it has become standard to require policy makers        to base their recommendations on evidence. That is now uncontroversial to the point        of triviality--of course, policy should be based on the facts. But are the methods        that policy makers rely on to gather and...

Communication, Innovation, and GovernanceThis book brings together and reviews different disciplinary approaches to digital        information and communication systems across the social sciences. It synthesises the        developments of the Internet Age, and the micro and macro consequences of these        developments....