Oxford University Press

The Water-Babies is an extraordinary children's book that combines fantasy, satire, social comment, and evolutionary theory to create a fairy tale like no other. This attractive new edition reprints the original complete text and illustrations with a lively introduction and notes that reveal the full richness of Kingsley's exuberant story....

The Salvation QuestionCan non-Muslims be saved? And can those who are damned to Hell ever be redeemed? Mohammad Hassan Khalil examines the writings of influential medieval and modern Muslim scholars on the controversial question of non-Muslim salvation....

The Practice of Queer Oral HistoryBodies of Evidence: The Practice of Queer Oral History is the first book to        provide serious scholarly insight into the methodological practices that shape        lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer oral histories. Each of the fourteen        chapters pairs an oral history excerpt with an original...

Abandoned by their uncle and aunt, Kevin and Sandra run away to Gumble's Yard, a deserted row of cottages on the canal bank. But the cottages are not as empty as they thought. Strange people come and go, mysterious boxes keep arriving, and the children soon find themselves caught up in a dangerous chain of events....

A judicious and cogent vindication of Eisenhower's prudent and moderate conduct of statecraft during his two terms....

A Very Short IntroductionHieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods. In this exciting new study,...