Oxford University Press

The book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to provide the definitive analysis of the legal, historical, and political context in which the Security Council operates. They explore the different functions that the Council has acquired over the last 60 years, partly in response to the changing nature of war....

Gender, Citizenship, and the International Regulation of Precarious        EmploymentThis book probes national and international regulatory responses to the        much-discussed shift from full-time permanent jobs towards part-time, temporary and        self-employment. It analyzes their implications for workers most often...

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The earth is continuously changing and evolving yet it is unclear how environmental changes will affect us in years to come. What changes are inevitable? What changes, if any, are beneficial? And what can we do as citizens of this planet to protect it and our future generations? Larry Slobodkin, one of the leading pioneers of modern ecology, offers...

Children's literature takes many forms - works adapted for children in antiquity,        picture books and pop-ups - and now includes the latest online games and eBooks.          This vast and amorphous subject is both intimately related to other areas of        literary and cultural investigation but also has its own set of concerns, issues...