Oxford University Press

Why is the number seven lucky--even holy--in almost every culture? Why do we speak of the four corners of the earth? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran, where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to private superstitions, numbers play a conspicuous role in our daily lives. But in this fascinating book, Annemarie Schimmel shows...

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Understanding Western Radical Islamism and What Should be DonePariah Politics breaks new ground in examining the issue of western Islamist        extremism from the perspective of government. It links underlying causes to the        capacity of governments to respond directly and to influence others....

ReissueA stylish reissue of Roger Lonsdale's widely praised anthology of 18th-century poetry: no previous anthology has succeeded in illustrating so thoroughly the kinds of verse actually written in the eighteenth century....

A study of the thought and works of Alexis de Tocqueville written by one of the premier political scientists of our time. Exploring his observations of contemporary democratic politics and his predictions for the triumph and pitfalls of democracy in the future, the volume features the new liberalism of Tocqueville's masterpiece,    Democracy in...

David A. Palmer, Glenn Shive, and Philip L. Wickeri offer an introduction to        religion in contemporary China. The essays in this volume consider religion in        urban, rural, and ethnic minority settings; the religious dimensions of body,        gender, environment, and civil society; and the historical, sociological, economic,        and...