Oxford University Press

Why our brains are wired to connectBeing social is as fundamental to our survival as our ability to navigate the world through vision and reason. In this book, Matthew Lieberman draws on the latest research in the newly emerging field of social cognitive neuroscience to show that social interaction has moulded the evolution of our brains: we are...

A History of Liquid CrystalsLiquid crystals had a controversial discovery at the end of the nineteenth century but were later accepted as a 'fourth state' of matter, and finally used throughout the world in modern displays and new materials. This book explains the fascinating science in accessible terms, and puts it into social,...

From Euler's Determinism to Arnold's ChaosThis book can be used as a textbook for a graduate course on mechanics or for self-study. There are a variety of problems ranging from exercises that verify parts of the text, moderately difficult calculations, to suggested research projects. Connections to other disciplines of mathematics and...

Sexuality and Salvation in American EvangelicalismWhen it comes to evangelicals and sex, it seems, whatever the question, the answer is "e;no."e; In Saving Sex, Amy DeRogatis argues that this could not be further from the truth. Demolishing the myth of evangelicals as anti-sex, she shows that American evangelicals claim that fabulous...

&'She looked absolutely pure. Nature, in her fantastic trickery, had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess&'s countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air: "e;Tess- say it is not true! No, it is not true!"e;&'Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family&'s fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic...

The European Community has largely been considered a predominantly secular project, bringing together the economic and political realms, while failing to mobilise the public voice and imagination of churchmen and the faithful. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, this is the first study to assess the political history of religious dialogue...