Oxford University Press

Essays in Memory of John A. UsherGathering leading figures in European law, this collection focuses on the evolution and regulation of the EU as an economic union, in tribute to the scholarship of the late Professor John Usher, one of the pioneers of the field....

Scientists often talk about the search for meaning, and about explanations that can make sense of the universe. But what do we mean by this, and what information do thse explanations give us? In Explanations, eminent philosophers and scientists from a wide variety of backgrounds address this problem, to provoke and inspire reflection on how and why...

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Paul Bew sheds new light on the changing ideological passions of the modern Irish question. Examining the influence and legacies of many key figures, from Tone to Parnell to Haughey and from Peel to Churchill to Blair, he takes the reader all the way from the society of the United Irishman to the crisis of the Good Friday Agreement....

The Untold History of Europe's Twentieth CenturyA completely new look at the history of Europe over the last one hundred years, showing how the fabric of everyday life and the major political upheavals of the twentieth century were fundamentally shaped by the culture and environment of the city....

American Strategy after the Bush DoctrineIn To Lead the World, Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro bring together some        of America's most esteemed writers and thinkers to offer concrete, historically        grounded suggestions for how America can regain its standing in the world and use        its power more wisely than it has during the...