Oxford University Press

All long-term illnesses, whatever their diagnosis, have much in common. The difficulties and challenges that come with illness, and the strategies to overcome them, are shared by most patients. Managing an illness effectively and tackling the difficulties it causes can greatly improve how you feel and your quality of life.  This book identifies the...

Communicating Music through GesturesBaton Basics offers a unique approach to teaching conducting based upon the concept of conveying weight, resistance, and energy in order to communicate a better concept of musical sound to the musicians. Featuring many detailed drawings and access to over 60 video examples on the companion website, Baton Basics...

History, Medicine, and Brain DeathBrain death-the condition of a non-functioning brain, has been widely adopted around the world as a definition of death since it was detailed in a Report by an Ad Hoc Committee of Harvard Medical School faculty in 1968. It also remains a focus of controversy and debate, an early source of criticism and scrutiny of...

British Intelligence and CounterinsurgencyAn original exploration of how the intelligence community became aware of the growing insurgent threat in the twilight of Empire, the challenges this posed, and its impact upon how Whitehall saw the world....

Ending the Growing Crisis Confronting Children and Working Parents in the Global EconomyIn the last half-century, radical changes have rippled through the workplace and the home from Boston to Bombay. In the face of rapid globalization, these changes affect us all, and we can no longer confine ourselves to addressing working and social conditions...

Law and InstitutionsThis accessible work provides critical analysis and context to international capital markets, their regulation and their institutions. It is written from a comparative and international  perspective and analyses regulatory approaches in the US, UK and EU as well as smaller markets engaging in successful innovation.  Divided into...