Oxford University Press

Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) is considered one of the most influential ideologues of radical Islamism. This biography rescues Qutb from the label of 'terrorist' by offering a sophisticated analysis of his thought. It offers a view into the world of British colonialism, the birth of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and the growth of radical Islam....

The Evolution of Medical Imaging and Its Human SignificanceThe discovery of the x-ray in 1895 proved to be one of the most transformative breakthroughs in the history of science. It ushered in a new era in medicine, allowing physicians and patients to peer inside the living human body, without the use of a scalpel, to assess health and diagnose...

Imagination, Virtue, and Platonism in EthicsTimothy Chappell develops a picture of what philosophical ethics can be like, once set aside from the idealising and reductive pressures of conventional moral theory. His question is 'How are we to know what to do?', and the answer he defends is 'By developing our moral imaginations'....

In The Idaho State Constitution, Donald W. Crowley and Florence A. Heffron provide a history of Idaho&'s constitution and a concise article-by-article analysis of the entire text. The authors recount the development of the constitution over the last century and explain how it has been shaped by concerns of powerful economic, social, and political...

How Loyalty and Responsiveness Shape Party Identification and DemocracyParty identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars continue to disagree whether this is good or bad for democracy. Some argue that party identification functions as a highly efficient information shortcut, guiding voters to candidates...

The New Mexico State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state&'s governing charter. It begins with an overview of New Mexico&'s constitutional history, and then provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important changes that have been made since its...