Oxford University Press

Peace by Design seeks to understand whether a particular type of political institution, namely decentralization or federalism, reduces intrastate conflict and under what conditions....

You've discovered that you or someone you care about is pregnant. After that        initial rush of excitement, you start to have a lot of questions. Is the baby        healthy? Is he or she growing well? From the moment a woman suspects that she is        pregnant, the testing begins, and so do the questions. Can she trust the...

Sex and Law in Early VirginiaIn 1663, an indentured servant, Anne Orthwood, was impregnated with twins in a tavern in Northampton County, Virginia. Orthwood died soon after giving birth; one of the twins, Jasper, survived. Orthwood&'s illegitimate pregnancy sparked four related cases that came before the Northampton magistrates -- who...

A Very British Mission to Mao's ChinaThis delightfully eclectic book, part comedy, part travelogue, and part cultural        history, uncovers the story of the British delegations that were invited to China in        1954 - a full eighteen years before President Nixon's more famous 1972        mission....

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Epilepsy: The Facts is written specifically for sufferers of epilepsy and their        friends and families. This easy-to-understand, evidence-based guide to epilepsy        explains everything about the causes and effects of the disease, clearly and        simply.The book addresses all aspects of epilepsy, at all ages. It begins with...