Oxford University Press

Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his        importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Professor Singer eliminates        any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel'sphilosophy by providing        a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works....

Jon Butler begins by describing the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of colonization--and traces the progress of religion in the colonies through the time of the American Revolution. It covers all the religious groups in the colonies: Protestants, Jews, Catholics, as well as the unique religious experiences of...

Tragedy, Evolution, and the BrainHuman beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We even create music, fiction, film, and theatre - 'Tragedy' - to encourage crying. Michael Trimble looks at the physiology and evolution of this unique human behaviour, exploring its links with language, consciousness, empathy, and...

This book examines what people are paid and how pay differences have changed over time. The author presents new theories that challenge current thinking on the impact of education, technology, globalization and the rigidity of labour markets. Beginning with an accessible introduction, it then provides a model and new empirical data for 20 countries...

Oral histories and secretly recorded telephone conversations dramatically reveal how Lyndon Johnson's administration waged an unprecedented war against poverty in the 1960s....

With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American        kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an        unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They        changed the course of history, but the myth they established was even stranger...