Oxford University Press

This book explores how governmental elites understand the Westminster systems of        Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. It concludes that        Westminster is a flexible family of ideas that is useful for many purposes and        survives and, even thrives, because of its varied uses to elite actors....

An international children's classic, The Wind in the Willows grew from the        author's letters to his young son, yet it is concerned almost exclusively with adult        themes. This new edition explores a profoundly English book with a world following;        a book for adults adopted by children; a timeless masterpiece and a vital...

A Very Short IntroductionHow, when, and why did the Cold War begin? Why did it last so long? What impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, what difference did it make to the broader history of the second half of the twentieth century? This clear and stimulating interpretive overview of the...

Reasons of Identity examines several key approaches used by courts and legislatures to assess the claims made by minorities for protection of some aspect of their identities such as a cultural or religious practice....

A Very Short IntroductionThis book provides a fascinating introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research. It describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought,...

A Very Short IntroductionChina today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. This   Very Short Introduction provides an accessible guide to why China looks the way it does today, and how it got there....