Oxford University Press

Of immense significance to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Holy Land has        been attracting visitors since the fifth century BC.Covering all the main sites both        in the city of Jerusalem and throughout the Holy Land and including over 150 high        quality site plans, maps, diagrams, and photographs, this book provides the...

The 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is one of the most controversial        instruments in international law, provoking fierce debate as to its interpretation.          This book argues that countries with nuclear weapons misrepresent the Treaty to        prevent other states from developing peaceful nuclear energy, holding back...

Over the past few decades, awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes has increased significantly. The primary care physician is frequently the first to see patients presenting with pre-diabetes and diabetes symptoms. This highly practical volume is specifically designed for primary care physicians and internists on...

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What Speech Can Bring to WritingSince the publication of his groundbreaking books Writing Without Teachers and Writing with Power, Peter Elbow has revolutionized how people think about writing. Now, in Vernacular Eloquence, he makes a vital new contribution to both practice and theory. The core idea is simple: we can enlist virtues from the...

From Gandhi to Martin Luther King, Tiananmen Square to the Orange Revolution, non-violent action against the forces of oppression has played a key role in world history. This book tells the compelling story of each of the major campaigns of civil resistance that have shaped our world over the last century....