Oxford University Press

Reading Nature's MindThis is the narrative of the Scandinavian scientist, Hans Christian orsted, the discoverer of electromagnetism. orsted was also one of the cultural leaders and organizers of the Danish Golden Age, making significant contributions to aesthetics, philosophy, pedagogy, politics, and religion....

The Dangerous Politics of Immigration ControlUs and Them? explores the distinction between migrant and citizen through using the concept of 'the community of value'. The challenges of migration go to the heart of equality, rights, freedom, and membership. These are not only matters for migrants but go to the heart of citizens'...

The book presents models for the pricing of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, and options. The models are formulated and analyzed using concepts and techniques from mathematics and probability theory. It presents important classic models and some recent 'state-of-the-art' models that outperform the classics....

Volume 1: Foundations and General PartThis is the first of three volumes of a treatise on the principles and practice of international criminal law, from its foundations to its future. Volume 1 analyses the history and sources of international criminal law, individual criminal responsibility, the requirements for criminal responsibility, and the...

Gravity Waves, Spinning Particles, and Black HolesThe book covers mainstream topics at research level involving gravitational waves, spinning particles, and black holes, suitable for graduates and early postgraduates exploring avenues into research in general relativity....

Barnett Rubin has been one of the world's leading authorities on Afghanistan for over two decades, and in this work, he offers a comprehensive portrait of that country's tumultuous recent history. The book begins by tracing how Afghanistan became the first major post-Cold War conflict, and how Islamic radicalism took hold there. The...