The first volume in a series of comparative studies within the ESRC's Whitehall Programme focuses on core executives in five parliamentary democracies comparing the Westminster model as in Australia,
An anthology of short fiction includes "All the World's a Stage," "Nocturne," "The Blank Child," "Lesser-Included Offenses," "Together," "The Widow of Pinecreek," "Gone Fishing," and "The Kneeling Sol
This pioneering, interdisciplinary work shows how rituals allow us to live in a perennially imperfect world. Drawing on a variety of cultural settings, the authors utilize psychoanalytic and anthropo
Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology series, the Oxford Textbook of Neuro-Oncology covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, classification, and management of tumours of the nervous system.
The expression “the New South” was introduced by Henry Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, to a New York audience in 1886; every generation of writers since has used the term. The southern popu
UK and European contributors in digital media, creative industries, intellectual property law, social learning, and information science share their research into Twitter from a range of different disc
This book has won the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award 2014. Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has evolved from a niche service to a mass phenomenon; it has become instrumental for everyday c
A new edition of a popular classic offers a fully illustrated exploration of America's most spectacular private estate gardens and their famous owners and includes period photographs and hand-colored
The protection of civilians is a highly topical issue at the forefront of international discourse, and has taken a prominent role in many international deployments. It has been at the center of debate
This volume contains four major contributions dealing with the pathology of head injury. The special feature of the book is its relevance to neurologists, neurosurgeons and to general physicians and s
