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Textual Production and Reproduction from Beowulf to MausOxford Textual Perspectives is a new series of informative and provocative studies focused upon literary texts (conceived of in the broadest sense of that term) and the technologies, cultures and communities that produce, inform, and receive them. It provides fresh interpretations of...

Community and Justice&'Community&' and &'justice&' recur in anthropological, historical, and legal scholarship, yet as concepts they are notoriously slippery. Historians and lawyers look to anthropologists as &'community specialists&', but anthropologists often avoid the concept through circumlocution: although much used (and abused) by historians,...

Adrian Briggs&' invaluable introduction to the study of the conflict of laws provides a survey and analysis of the rules of private international law as they apply in England. The volume covers general principles, jurisdiction, and the effect of foreign judgments; choice of law for contractual and non-contractual obligations, the private...

If you&'re feeling overwhelmed by a sea of revision, let OUP&'s Questions and Answers series keep you afloat! Written by experienced examiners, the Q&As offer advice on what to expect in exams and how best to prepare, so you can approach your exams with confidence.  Q&As will help you succeed by: identifying typical law exam questions demonstrating...

Stories of Strength and MeaningNarrative psychiatry empowers patients to shape their lives through story. Rather than focusing only on finding the source of the problem, in this collaborative clinical approach psychiatrists also help patients diagnose and develop their sources of strength. By encouraging the patient to explore their personal...

A Very Short IntroductionThe ancient Near East is known as the "e;cradle of civilization"e;--and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy,...