Oxford University Press

The origins of psychopathologyIn the past couple of decades studies investigating the genetic background of psychiatric disorders have mushroomed. Research into brain mechanisms and the regions of the brain involved in certain dysfunctions have greatly improved our knowledge of the relationship between brain pathology and psychopathology. By...

What Everyone Needs to KnowThere is much discussion about global poverty and the billions of people living with almost nothing. Why is it that governments, development banks, think-tanks, academics, NGOs and many others can&'t just fix the problem? Why is it that seemingly obvious reforms never happen? Why are prosperity and equity so elusive? ...

The Role of Independent Fiscal InstitutionsA comprehensive survey of a new generation of independent fiscal institutions, established to promote transparency in public finances. The chapters, written by heads of the institutions, as well as distinguished policy analysts and academics, explore the rationale and experience of these fiscal watchdogs....

Alice's Adventures in WonderlandWhat's at the bottom of the rabbit hole? Wonder! Adventure! Confusion! Cake! Join Alice as she tumbles into a strange world where curious things are normal, and normal things are . . . curiouser! Oxford Children's Classics present not only the original and unabridged stories of Alice in Wonderland and...

A Very Short IntroductionDiaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history....

Emerging Adults In, Out of, and Gone from the ChurchStudies of young American Catholics over the last three decades suggest a growing crisis in the Catholic Church: compared to their elders, young Catholics are looking to the Church less as they form their identities, and fewer of them can even explain what it means to be Catholic and why that...