Oxford University Press

This volume helps initiate a new science of memory. Currently, scientists study memory from many different perspectives - neurobiological, ethological, animal conditioning, cognitive, behavioural neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and social and cultural. This book brings together leading practitioners from all these approaches to come together...

Language in an Online and Mobile WorldOnline and mobile technologies are profoundly influencing how we read and write,        speak and listen, but not in the ways you might suppose. Always On draws upon a        decade of research to reveal how instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking,        Facebook, blogs, and internet search functions are...

When the People Speak describes a new method of consulting the public that has been tried successfully around the world. The book combines the theory of democracy with actual practice. Fishkin lays out a theory of "e;deliberative democracy"e; and shows with practical examples, how it can be realized....

Ten years after its original publication,   Roman Homosexuality remains the definitive statement of this interesting but often misunderstood aspect of Roman culture. Learned yet accessible, the book has reached both students and general readers with an interest in ancient sexuality. This second edition features a new foreword by Martha Nussbaum, a...

In Exit Strategies and State Building, fifteen of the world's best scholars and        practitioners of peace building focus on relevant historical and contemporary cases        to provide a comprehensive overview of this issue....

The history of northern Renaissance art, from the late 14th to the early 16th century, drawing on a rich range of sources to show how northern European art dominated the visual culture of Europe in this formative period...