Oxford University Press

This book focuses on language, culture, and identity in nineteen countries in Africa. Leading specialists, mainly from Africa, describe national linguistic and political histories, assess the status of majority and minority languages, and consider the role of language in ethnic conflict....

The first major study of the philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe (1919-2001), not        only a friend and student of Wittgenstein's but also in her own right one of the        most important philosophers of recent times.Teichmann presents a unified overview of        her substantial oeuvre, in particular bringing out the interconnections among...

Fiftieth Anniversary edition, with a new Introduction and Afterword by Chris StringerThe Piltdown Forgery is the classic account of one of the greatest hoaxes of our times, written by one of the experts who first revealed it to the public. Discovered in the early 1900s, the 'Piltdown Man' was believed to be a 'missing link' between humans and apes,...

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The Monogamy Gap is a groundbreaking volume that explains why men cheat. Drawing on a range of theories across academic disciplines, the book highlights the biological compulsion of the sexual urge, the social construction of the monogamous ideal, and the devastating chasm that lies between them....

Wycherley&'s four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humour, vivid characterization, and social criticism.Love in a Wood, a lively comedy of intrigue, established him as a brilliant new dramatist.The Gentleman Dancing-Master, in contrast, disappointed contemporary audiences, but the central relationship between Hippolyta and...