Oxford University Press

Stroke is the fourth volume in the "e;What Do I Do Now?"e; series and provides the clinician with the necessary tools to evaluate and treat the stroke patient. Strokes are unique since rapid evaluation and treatment responses are needed in order to prevent irreversible loss of brain function. Ideally, physicians should read the cases,...

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Medea and Other PlaysThis volume collects for the first time four plays of Euripides in the acclaimed Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, each previously published individually:    Alcestis,   Medea,     Helen, and   Cyclops....

Revolution and Rebellion on a Virginia PlantationLandon Carter, a Virginia planter, left behind one of the most revealing of all        American diaries. In this astonishingly rich biography, Isaac mines this remarkable        document--and many other sources--to reconstruct Carter's interior world at the        onset of the American Revolution....

'Communities of practice', like 'social capital' and 'networks', is an idea that has been widely adopted in the social sciences, particularly in discussion of innovation and creativity. This book evaluates the concept and its uses, and will be an essential guide for students and researchers....

The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as a classic narrative of one man's exploration of the American Wilderness....