Oxford University Press

Using primary data from India and Nepal, this volume is the first major study to comprehensively address the issue of gender and the role of women in relation to environmental collective action and green governance. It traces women's history of exclusion from public institutions and looks at how constraints can be overcome....

The Internet and the Geography of OpportunityFederal broadband policy has largely ignored urban areas, where most Americans live. Using an original and unprecedented multi-level analysis of access and use in low-income neighborhoods, Digital Cities tells the story of information technology use and inequality in American cities and metropolitan...

Alistair Lax takes a fascinating look at these most devious molecules, explaining the many ingenious mechanisms they use to penetrate our cell's defences, and the deadly pandemics that result. A story not only of disease but also of human rivalry and persistence in our struggle to understand, combat, and harness these powerful toxins....

The Beloved Self is about the holy grail of moral philosophy: an argument against egoism that proves that we all have reasons to be moral. Hills suggests that egoism is not epistemically rational, offers a new theory of moral understanding, and examines the nature of moral action and the connection between what we should believe and how we act....

Metaphysics Theta Translated with an introduction and commentaryStephen Makin presents a clear and accurate new translation of an influential and much-discussed part of Aristotle's philosophical system, accompanied by an analytical and critical commentary focusing on philosophical issues. In Book Theta of the  Metaphysics Aristotle introduces the...

The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli CounterterrorismIn the sixty-plus years of the Jewish state&'s existence, Israeli governments have exhausted almost every option in defending their country against terror attacks. Israel has survived and even thrived--but both its citizens and its Arab neighbors have paid dearly.   In A High Price , Daniel Byman...