Oxford University Press

A Global HistoryA concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in on affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history. Including 21 thematic studies on topics such as writing systems, the ancient and...

Selection, Phylogeny, and ConstraintEvolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. Its unique advantage is the precision with which physical constraints and performance can be predicted from first principles. Instead of reviewing the entire breadth of the biomechanical literature, a few key...

Aspects of Law and Legality in the BibleWhat is the real meaning of &'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth&'? Where did the idea for the &'Jubilee 2000&' and &'Drop the Debt&' campaigns come from? And what, really, are the &'Ten Commandments&'? In God, Justice, and Society, Jonathan Burnside looks at aspects of law and legality in the Bible,...

The Biology of Life on the MoveMigration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that can contribute to the fundamental structuring of ecosystems. In recent years, our understanding of migration has advanced radically...

Law and Religion in the European Constitutional LandscapeHow to accommodate diverse religious practices and laws within a secular framework is one of the most pressing and controversial problems facing contemporary European public order. In this provocative contribution to the subject, Lorenzo Zucca argues that traditional models of secularism,...

Symbiosis and the evolution of complex lifeWe are in the midst of a revolution. It is a scientific revolution built upon the tools of molecular biology, with which we probe and prod the living world in ways unimaginable a few decades ago. Need to track a bacterium at the root of a hospital outbreak? No problem: the offending germ&'s complete...