Oxford University Press

A Very Short IntroductionThis concise volume fills a long-standing need for a sophisticated, brief primer on American national politics. A major theme of the book is the interplay between constitutional and extra-constitutional institutions and political processes. It provides engaging and exceptionally instructive treatments of the nuts-and-bolts...

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What Everyone Needs to KnowToday all would agree that Mexico and the United States have never been closer--that the fates of the two republics are inextricably intertwined. It has become an intimate part of life in almost every community in the United States, through immigration, imported produce, business ties, or illegal drugs. It is less a...

Bodies, books, fortune, fameThe Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of one of the most iconic        scientific books ever published: a textbook of anatomy that is still a household        name 150 years since its first edition. It is the story of the remarkable and        dedicated characters who created it, of poverty, class, and science...

There is growing interest in trying to understand and rethink the goals of labour        law in light of changing realities in the labour market and regulation. Responding        to such fundamental questions as: What is labour law for? How can it be justified?        And on what should reforms be based? this book challenges the way we think...