Oxford University Press

A Very Short IntroductionThe tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces readers to some ancient debates to get them to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of...

The Efficient Markets Hypothesis has been the central proposition of finance for nearly thirty years. This book, by one of the foremost US economists, presents an alternative view of financial markets: behavioral finance. Shleifer demonstrates the oversimplification of EMH both in the common assumption of perfect rationality and the failure of...

Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics and ReligionEssays by experts exploring the intersection of geography, religion, foreign policy, and terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan...

On the Nature of the Universe combines a scientific and philosophical treatise        with some of the greatest poetry ever written. Based on the atomic theory of        Epicurus, Lucretius' poem explores sensation, sex, cosmology, meteorology, and        geology through acute observation of the beauties of the natural world and with        moving...

This book provides a cultural history of Spanish politics from the civil war of 1833 to the Spanish adoption of the Euro in 2002, a period dominated for the most part by violent military interventions in the political process, a succession of weak, unstable, but repressive governments, and the ever-present threat of rebellion from below, and...

This book introduces the analysis of natural language within the broader question of how language works - of how people use languages to configure words and morphemes in order to express meanings. Its step-by-step account covers every aspect of syntax and includes exercises and suggestions for further reading throughout....