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* The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Japanese and English Dictionary identifies over 28,000 objects, using numbered illustrations to guide the user to the exact term required.

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Roots of the Classical identifies and traces to their source the patterns that make Western classical music unique, setting out the fundamental laws of melody and harmony, and sketching the developmen...

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Known principally as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold Mozart was a distinguished musician in his own right. An excellent violinist and composer, his greatest contribution to music was his Treat...

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A powerful and relatively new method for extracting detailed crystal structural information from X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data, the Rietveld method attracts a great deal of interest from r...

Whitman is today regarded as America´s Homer or Dante, and his work the touchstone for literary originality in the New World. In Leaves of Grass, he abandoned the rules of traditional poetry - breakin...

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The latest word from a senior philosopher of mathematics Provides solutions to some vexing philosophical problems Essential reading for anyone working in this field Investigates how philosophy of math...

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Entrepreneurship and innovation are two of the most pervasive concepts of our times, yet there are still gaps in our understanding of the interactions between entrepreneurship and innovation, particul...

The authors are the recipients (with Peter Diamond) of the Nobel memorial Prize in Economics 2010 Brings together key papers from top labour economists The authors´ research on labor market search and...

A notable contribution to the understanding of Wittgenstein. Draws extensively upon little-known manuscripts. No special expertise in mathematics needed.

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Climate Physics is a modern subject based on a space-era understanding of the physical properties of the atmosphere and ocean, their planetary-scale history and evolution, new global measurement syste...

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This new edition of Cassese´s International Law provides a stimulating and authoritative account of international law for undergraduates and postgraduates. It has been fully revised and updated to inc...

Truly global in both approach and coverage, this second edition of Textbook on International Human Rights provides an ideal introduction to a complex subject.

The second Oxford edition of Shakespeare´s Complete Works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. The nature and authority of the early documents ar...

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Offers more than 5,500 entries defining biology terms, including information on important figures and covering such areas as biophysics, biochemistry, and bioinformatics.

Continued advances in biotechnology have driven forward the harnessing of micro-organisms and plants to help protect our fragile environment from the impact of human activity in increasingly targeted ...

Throughout history, humankind has pursued means to improve the yield of crop plants through selective plant breeding and hybridization. Today, genetic manipulation provides a powerful tool for directi...

The focus on modelling in practice encourages the reader to think like a researcher, and consider how modelling can be used to probe questions of interest Clear, articulate writing style gives clarity...

Mathematics is the essential language of science. It enables us to describe abstract physical concepts, and to apply these concepts in practical ways. Yet mathematical skills and concepts are an aspec...

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Viruses are the smallest of organisms, yet given that they account for at least a third of presentations in the doctors clinic, they must be well understood by medical students and practitioners alike...

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Psychiatry: An Oxford Core Text introduces the subject to the medical student in a concise, innovative and memorable way. Praised by lecturers and students alike for making even the most esoteric aspe...

This book, authored by a well-known researcher and expositor in meteorology, focuses on the direct link between molecular dynamics and atmospheric variation. Uniting molecular dynamics, turbulence the...

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A Virtue Epistemology presents a new approach to some of the oldest and most gripping problems of philosophy, those of knowledge and scepticism. Ernest Sosa argues for two levels of knowledge, the ani...

There are certain kinds of information that can be conveyed more readily and clearly by pictures than by description and explanations. The Oxford-Duden Pictorial French and English Dictionary identifi...

Revised and fully up-to-date using language data from the Oxford English Corpus, this invaluable dictionary will answer your most frequently asked questions about language use. Henry Fowler (1858-1933...

An easy-to-read, beautifully illustrated undergraduate-level introduction to fresh- and running-water biology. Each chapter includes practical information on simple experiments. The text begins with t...

This is the first full-length presentation of a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years. The latest addition to the ac...

In these words Gulliver represents himself as a reliable reporter of the fantastic adventures he has just set down; but how far can we rely on a narrator whose identity is elusive and whoses inventive...

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Here is an authoritative new edition of A Dictionary of Weather containing almost 2000 definitions of weather, forecasting, and climate terms with clear explanations and illustrative examples. This fu...

This book offers a comprehensive survey of basic elements of nuclear dynamics at low energies and discusses similarities to mesoscopic systems. It addresses systems with finite excitations of their in...

Quantum optics, i.e. the interaction of individual photons with matter, began with the discoveries of Planck and Einstein, but in recent years it has expanded beyond pure physics to become an importan...

The ability to reason and think in a logical manner forms the basis of learning for most mathematics, computer science, philosophy and logic students. Based on the author´s teaching notes at the Unive...

The authors have correlated many experimental observations and theoretical discussions from the scientific literature on water. Topics covered include the water molecule and forces between water molec...

This book is a revised and updated English edition of a textbook that has grown out of several years of teaching. The term "inorganic" is used in a broad sense as the book covers the structural chemis...

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Speaking is one of the most complex skills that humans perform. In our everyday communication, we transfer sentences, concepts, thoughts, and ideas. How though, is the speaker able to convert these in...

International trade and investment in services are an increasingly important part of global commerce. Advances in information and telecommunication technologies have expanded the scope of services tha...

In Carbon Trading Law and Practice, author Scott D. Deatherage provides practitioners with a comprehensive practical guide to the US and international practice of carbon emissions trading. The book in...

Heun´s equation is a second-order differential equation which crops up in a variety of forms in a wide range of problems in applied mathematics. These include integral equations of potential theory, w...

In this book, the author analyses the law and practice relating to the classification, drafting, validity and enforcement of contracts relating to jurisdiction and choice of law. The focus is on Engli...

This fifth edition of the ever-popular Oxford Handbook of Public Health has been thoroughly updated, and remains the ultimate resource on the subject of public health and epidemiology. Two new editors...

This important book covers essential material not in standard textbooks and usually made too complicated in advanced texts. It is up-to-date and includes examples from current literature, taking a non...

The art of solving a structure from powder diffraction data has developed rapidly over the last ten years to the point where numerous crystal structures, both organic and inorganic, have been solved d...

The years 1930 to 1955 marked a high point in the fortunes of the English short story. Reflecting some of the best writing of the period, this volume includes stories by such well-known authors as Vir...

Temporary waters are found throughout the world, and include intermittent streams and ponds, episodic rain puddles, seasonal limestone lakes, the water-retaining structures of plants, such as bromelia...

Wilkie Collin´s intriguing story about a blind girl, Lucilla Finch, and the identical twins who both fall in love with her, has the exciting complications of his better-known novels, but it also overt...

The Credit Scoring Toolkit provides an all-encompassing view of the use of statistical models to assess retail credit risk and provide automated decisions. In eight modules, the book provides framewor...

This book is unique in the detailed, self-contained, and comprehensive treatment that it gives to the ideas and formulas that are used and tested in modern cosmological research. It divides into two p...

Animal phylogeny is undergoing a major revolution due to the availability of an exponentially increasing amount of molecular data and the application of novel methods of phylogenetic reconstruction, a...

Molecular Plant Biology is an all-new replacement for the original Practical Approach book Plant Molecular Biology that was first published in 1988. The rapid advances made in plant sciences during th...

The field of molecular evolution has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, continuous improvements to computer hardware and software, and...

Water is fundamental to life and all metabolic reactions are influenced by the aqueous environment in which they occur. Osmoregulation and water balance are therefore absolutely essential topics in an...

How can we explore gene expression in time and space? How do we know what role a particular gene has? How do some genes control the expression of others? How do genes interact to form gene networks? A...

Half of all insect species are dependent on living plant tissues, consuming about 10% of plant annual production in natural habitats and an even greater percentage in agricultural systems, despite sop...

How does the chemical description of a protein relate to its three-dimensional structure? How does the three-dimensional structure relate to the machinery that brings about a chemical reaction? How do...

Macromolecular Crystallography is the study of macromolecules (proteins and nucleic acids) using X-ray crystallographic techniques in order to determine their molecular structure. The knowledge of acc...

We are all familiar with sugar as a vital source of energy. Yet the biological importance of the sugars extends way beyond their value as a cellular fuel. Introduction to Glycobiology reveals the true...

Crystal Structure Refinement is a mixture of textbook and tutorial. As A Crystallographers Guide to SHELXL it covers advanced aspects of practical crystal structure refinement, which have not been muc...

This book provides a modern, synthetic overview of interactions between insects and their environments from a physiological perspective that integrates information across a range of approaches and sca...

Between 1935 and 1944 the field of microbiology, and by implication medicine as a whole, underwent dramatic advancement. The discovery of the extraordinary antibacterial properties of sulphonamides, p...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is the perfect resource for any student without previous experience in the subject who needs to know its key principles and concepts - whether they are studying biol...

First published in 1983, this book is one of the great modern classics of relativity theory. It details one of the most beautiful areas of ... Part of the reissued Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical...

The second edition of this successful textbook has been completely revised and updated in light of 9/11. In the aftermath of the attacks, there has been an increased need to address issues of war and ...

Comprehensive overview of innovation which serves as both an introduction and point of reference to the subject Collects in a single volume contributions covering different aspects of innovation, writ...

There has been an explosion of knowledge and enormous progress in the fundamental understanding of the biology of cancer in recent years. This has included the realisation that cancer occurs when norm...

Analog to digital and digital to analog converters are essential interfaces between computers and the outside world. They interface most signal processing devices and are embedded in an ever larger nu...

The state is the most powerful and contested of political ideas, loved for its promise of order but hated for its threat of coercion. In this broad-ranging new study, Alan Harding challenges the ortho...

This book examines the relationship between the idea of legitimacy of law in a democratic system and equality, conceived in a tripartite sense: political, legal, and social. Exploring the constituent ...

Human rights have traditionally been understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. In this book, Sandra Fredman argues that this understanding requires radical revision. ...

The current economic crisis reveals just how central finance has become to American life. Problems with obscure securities created on Wall Street radiated outward to threaten the retirement security o...

This book provides an essential historical framework for understanding global business. The author shows how entrepreneurs built a global economy in the nineteenth century by creating firms that pursu...

This book presents our current knowledge of the early vertebrates, which were mainly fish, but included some land vertebrates, and lived 470 to 250 million years ago. It centres on anatomical and phyl...

The strengthening of metals by a variety of means has been of interest over much of history. However, the elucidation of the actual mechanisms involved in the processes of alloying and work hardening,...

This respected high-level text is aimed at students and professionals working on random processes in various areas, including physics and finance. The first author, Melvin Lax (1922-2002) was a distin...

This book introduces the reader to the power of observation before, and sometimes instead of, experimental manipulation in the study of animal behaviour. It starts with simple and easily accessible me...

In the last few years, courses on parallel computation have been developed and offered in many institutions in the UK, Europe and US as a recognition of the growing significance of this topic in mathe...

With the launch of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, its Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) emerged as a symbol of coercion in international economic ...

This book is the most comprehensive guide to Chaucer´s work and the history of its reception available. It comprises 37 specially commissioned chapters by an outstanding team of contemporary Chaucer s...

Organizations are a defining feature of the modern world, and the study of organizations (Organization Studies) has become well established in both sociology departments and professional schools, most...

This book provides a forum for leading scholars in organization theory to engage in meta-theoretical reflection on the historical development, present state, and future prospects of organization theor...

Part of a language programme that teaches young children to read, this book is one of a series of six at Stage 4 which uses the Afro-Caribbean characters Wilf and Wilma to convey language and reading ...

An excellent method with new thoughts on early piano education.

This new book builds on Whittall´s Music since the First World War. It updates and reshapes the original text and places it in the wider context of twentieth-century serious music before 1918 and afte...

This book scrutinizes recent work in phonological theory from the perspective of Chomskyan generative linguistics and argues that progress in the field depends on taking seriously the idea that phonol...

This book deals with neutrino physics and astrophysics- a field in which some of the most exciting recent developments in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology took place. The book is the most ...

Methods in theoretical quantum optics is aimed at those readers who already have some knowledge of mathematical methods and have also been introduced to the basic ideas of quantum optics. This book is...

Solutions manual available on request from the OUP website Modern text on quantum optics for advanced undergraduate students Explanations based primarily on intuitive physical understanding rather tha...

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This concise, readable introduction to limnology (the science of investigating the structure and function of inland waters), places the subject in the context of modern ecology. Unlike most ecological...

This introductory text describes and explains the chemistry involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. The book emphasizes the pharmacological and toxicological significance of the compoun...

Most comprehensive reappraisal since Lack´s Ecological Adaptations for Breeding Birds Identifies and tests crucial questions in evolutionary ecology Incorporates cutting-edge theoretical and experimen...

Foundations of Language puts linguistics back at the centre of the search to understand human consciousness. Ray Jackendoff begins by surveying the developments in linguistics over the years since Noa...

A fundamental reappraisal of syntactic theory by two of the world´s leading linguists Includes a critical history of four decades of syntactic theory and analysis Reformulates the syntax/semantics int...

The primary purpose of this book has not been to recount all that past scholars have said about the science, but rather to record the first appearances of those ideas which seem most important in the ...

Balanced between data and theory, description and explanation Contains data from a wide range of languages Addresses central topic in current historical syntax.

Human rights are invoked on many occasions. But are they more than lofty values and abstract principles? In providing a concise but comprehensive overview of international human rights protection at ...

This new edition offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to rocky shore ecology and has been completely revised and updated throughout. It describes the diverse biota (invertebrates, vertebrat...

Mathematics as a Science of Patterns is the definitive exposition of a system of ideas about the nature of mathematics which Michael Resnik has been elaborating for a number of years. In calling mathe...

"Containing exercises, illustrations, hints and solutions, this text provides a range of skills required in competitions such as the Mathematical Olympiad. With more than fifty problems in Euclidean g...

A comprehensive yet concise guide to the treatment of all patients with primary glomerular diseases Throroughly updated from the previous edition to include new sections on the evaluation of clinical ...

Brings together the twin fields of particle physics and astrophysics (traditionally taught as separate subjects). Written at a level suitable for average physics undergraduates. Avoids complex theoret...

Following publication of the first edition in 1993, the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine rapidly established itself as the definitive textbook on the subject. Each edition has received widesprea...

Offers new thematic approach to the subject, without sacrificing historical depth Relevant to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate studies. David Boucher uses the ideas of western philosophy´s most...

Marie McGinn provides a clear, comprehensive, and original interpretation of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus and of its relation to Wittgenstein’s later work. The Tractatus is one of the most famous works of...

This book presents a thorough and self-contained introduction to modern optics, covering in full the three components--ray optics, wave optics, and quantum optics. The text covers all that would be ne...

Accessible introduction, with interesting applications described before difficult mathematics. Designed to allow readers with physics background to learn the subject alone. Up to date in latest cosmol...

Nanoscience is not just physics, chemistry, engineering, or biology, but rather an integration of all of these disciplines. The first comprehensive and interdisciplinary text of its kind, Introduction...

Clear and informative explanation of twistor theory for mathematicians and physicists An unique and seminal text in an upcoming and popular area Based on class-tested notes and contains problems and e...

Up to date with state-of-the-art topics and experiments Comprehensive presentation of the subject, starting at the basics Thorough presentation with discussion of experiments and related theory Many e...

Contemporary and comprehensive textbook - covering a number of subjects not covered in other textbooks. Based on state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical understanding of quantum mechanics. Wide ...

First textbook to present recent developments in condensed matter physics Based on graduate courses at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Written in very pedagogical and systematic manner Discusses...

Solutions manual available on request from the OUP website Concise, modern treatment of fundamental quantum mechanics Suitable as a supplementary text, a primary text in a short course, or a reference...

Describes principles and phenomena at a down-to-earth level Fundamental principles are subjected to unusual searching scrutiny, which will enhance both the reader´s understanding and critical faculty ...

Strong theoretical emphasis gives the reader a thorough understanding of the subject Unified approach to the different branches of spectroscopy Assumes minimal mathematical knowledge, with practical e...

Chemistry³ establishes the fundamental principles of all three strands of chemistry: organic, inorganic and physical. By building on what students have learned at school, using carefully-worded explan...

Presents in one compact volume the latest clinical research and practice which impacts on a clinician´s day-to-day life. Content is clearly laid out enabling the reader to find what they need quickly ...

This book provides an introduction to the use of Monte Carlo computer simulation methods suitable for beginning graduate students and beyond.

This work tries to provide an elementary introduction to the notions of continuum limit and universality in statistical systems with a large number of degrees of freedom. The existence of a continuum ...

Broad coverage of nearly every topic in crystal physics. Up-to-date discussion of materials and their applications. Class tested, suitable as a teaching or reference book. Covers structure-property re...

This text presents a concise and thorough introduction to the main concepts and practical applications of thermodynamics and kinetics in materials science. It is designed with two types of uses in min...

This book discusses the computational approach in modern statistical physics in a clear and accessible way and demonstrates its close relation to other approaches in theoretical physics. Individual ch...

Statistical mechanics is the science of predicting the observable properties of a multiple bodied system by studying the statistics of the behaviour of its individual constituents, whether they are at...

Quantum field thory is a fundamental branch of theoretical physics, which in the last 20 years, has led to spectacular progress in our ...

Broad coverage Physically intuitive arguments No advanced formal methods New perspectives on well-worn results Incorporates exciting recent topics (e.g."supersolids", the BEC- BCS crossover).

Offers a thorough and modern introduction to the physical concepts, mathematical techniques, and visualization methods of quantum mechanics. Extensive use of modern visualization methods to illustrate...

A thorough and pedagogical introduction to phase transitions and exactly solved models in statistical physics and quantum field theory. This book provides a thorough introduction to the fascinating wo...

The book covers a range of renormalization methods with a physical interpretation (and motivation), including mean-field theories and high-temperature and low-density expansions. It then proceeds by e...

Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Emphasis on physical principles. Unified treatment of polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and amphiphiles. Applications of soft con...

"This introductory text on classical thermodynamics develops the subject systematically in stages. It is accessible both to the complete novice and the advanced undergraduate. The progress of the stud...

This text on atomic structure is intermediate in level between purely introductory general texts on ´modern physics´ and advanced specialized treatises.

Up-to-date presentation of the developments in the theory of solutions since the 1950s. Based on the Kirkwood-Buff theory of solutions - the most general, useful and powerful theoretical tool for stud...

The main goal of this book is to familiarize the reader with a tool, the path integral, that not only offers an alternative point of view on quantum mechanics, but more importantly, under a generalize...

The Oxford Handbook of Strategy is a two-volume set on the key subject areas and issues currently under discussion in the field of strategy. It unites a team of contributors who are all authorities on...

This is a definitive and unprecedented survey of China´s foreign relations since 1949. The contributors include leading historians, economists.

In this book, translated from the German by the author, Joachim Schulte uses the discussions of psychological concepts in Wittgenstein´s late ...

Valuable reissue of a classic biography Considered by many experts to be the best book on Wittgenstein´s life and thought Examines the early life of a philosopher surrounded by controversy.

The Modern American Novel is an indispensable handbook for all those interested in the novel and American culture. This new, completely revised and updated edition of Malcolm Bradbury´s examination of...

Enzymes are biological catalysts that have a number of remarkable properties. ´Fundamentals of Enzymology´, 3rd ed builds on the strengths of the previous two editions to show how we can understand th...

One of the ways in which topology has influenced other branches of mathematics in the past few decades is by putting the study of continuity and convergence into a general setting. This new edition of...

The first edition in 1997 of A Life Course Approach to Chronic Disease Epidemiology became a classic text for epidemiological and public health researchers interested in the childhood origins of adult...

A treatment of the theory of statistical modelling in R with an emphasis on applications to practical problems and an expanded discussion of statistical theory.

Recognizing and discriminating between fungal populations and the genetical processes that accompany them, including speciation is now a rapidly developing field that is heavily dependent upon the use...

Winner of The Marsh Ecology Book of the Year Award 2005 An up-to-date, comprehensive overview of the causes and consequences of biodiversity in soil, providing an accessible and authoritative summary ...

This comprehensive examination of eighteenth and nineteenth-century architecture explores its extreme diversity within the context of tremendous social, economic and political upheaval. Never before h...

The laws of thermodynamics establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. C.P. Snow once remarked ´not knowing the seco...

Writing with wit and elegance, Simon Blackburn tackles the basic questions of ethics in this book, highlighting the complications and troubling issues that spring from the very simple question of how ...

Includes new editorial material specially written for the first-year student The Enquiry is one of the most famous and widely-studied of all works of philosophy New in the Oxford Philosophical Texts s...

Metapopulation Ecology presents a comprehensive synthesis of current research in this rapidly expanding area of population biology, from an ...

In this short, lucid, rich book Michael Dummett sets out his views about some of the deepest questions in philosophy. The fundamental question of metaphysics is: what does reality consist of? To answe...

Proceeds in a logical fashion to show how, when thinking morally, a man can be both free and rational.

Foot stands out among contemporary ethical theorists because of her conviction that virtues and vices are more central ethical notions than rights, duties, justice, or consequences--the primary focus ...

Readership: An advanced textbook suitable for graduate level students taking courses in plant ecology, evolution, systematics, biodiversity and conservation. It will also be of interest and use to a b...

Leading scholars in the field examine the highly topical issue of the future the welfare state in Europe. They argue that welfare states need to adjust, and examine which kind of welfare architecture ...

A systematic overview of modern metaphysics, covering all of the most important topics in the subject likely to be encountered on a metaphysics course. The emphasis is on contemporary views and issues...

The hottest topic in philosophy The only comprehensive volume on the recent debate about relativism Contains contributions by leading philosophers and some of the key figures in the debate on this par...

This radical approach to complex analysis replaces the standard calculational arguments with new geometric arguments. With several hundred ...

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the theory of groups and covering all topics likely to be encountered in undergraduate courses. Introductory chapters explain the concepts ...

Statistics lectures have been a source of much bewilderment and frustration for generations of students. This book attempts to remedy the situation by expounding a logical and unified approach to the ...

´The Oxford User´s Guide to Mathematics in Science and Engineering´ represents a comprehensive handbook on mathematics. It covers a broad spectrum of mathematics including analysis, algebra, geometry,...

Bruno Latour´s contention is that the word ´social´, as used by Social Scientists, has become laden with assumptions to the point where it has become misnomer. When the adjective is applied to a pheno...

Governments and regional authorities often express the belief that the key to prosperity and economic expansion is related to the ability of countries to sustain regional clusters of competitiveness a...

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