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This book is a story of friendship between three remarkable individuals drawn from their lifelong work for India's freedom

Showcases recent work on the history of medicine in colonial and postcolonial South Asia~Explores how the medical was defined and put to use in specific historical contexts~Engages histories of archives, governance, law, religion, substances, sexuality, and technology, with histories health, disease and viscera~Includes perspectives on various parts of South Asia including Andaman, Burma, and Ladakh

Explains how India and China view each other, as major powers in the Indo-Pacific~Analyses Indian and Chinese naval strategies in the Indian Ocean - and explains how each might seek to use their advantages and overcome disadvantages~Clarifies how China's One Belt One Road initiative affects the regional balance of power

Substantially incorporates US and Latin American literary texts of the past twenty years~Articulates a paradigm for studying and teaching the literatures of the Americas in a contemporary context~Advocates a shift from the common grounds approach to the literatures of the Americas to a comparative approach to literary fields in the Americas

As well as providing an in-depth survey and assessment of the current cross-border insolvency regime, this book suggests a definitive guideline for reform~Draws on Irit Mevorach's extensive work and involvement in standard setting and policy work, including as a participant at UNCITRAL Working Group V deliberations and advisor to the World Bank~Evaluates the efficacy of policies enacted in response to the 2008 global financial crisis~Draws upo...

Fully revised and updated, with over 5,500 entries - 150 new to this edition, including cockroach theory, Pac-Man defence, social entrepreneurship, and unicorn~Up-to-date coverage of the vocabulary used in banking, money markets, foreign exchange, derivatives trading, commodity markets, and takeovers and mergers, as well as generous coverage of public finance~Expanded international coverage to take into account the rise of emerging markets and...

Offers a uniquely broad survey of theoretical approaches to the study of gender and sexualities that are of interest to psychologists~Contributions reflect emerging issues in the study of gender and sexualities~Features a roster of renowned contributors from around the world

This work is genuinely interdisciplinary and opens up new perspectives in the discipline, defining the field of study.~The scholars who contributed are the best in the field and were drawn from countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Over 100 authors hail from outside of the U.S.~The articles sit within the broader ORE, which allows them to be updated and facilitates connection with other topics.

Features a wide range of research from such disciplines as psychology and sociology~Ties together normally disparate approaches to better understand human behavior~Offers a novel use of established data from the affect control theory tradition to help demonstrate empirical support for the authors' theory

Focuses on the multidimensionality of gender in conflict~Provides a substantial set of case studies from across the globe on conflict and gender~Assesses the role of gender in violent conflicts, with an emphasis on women's experiences

Abundant illustrations help readers to visualise the key elements ~Written in a pedagogical manner~Covers a wide range of dynamical processes~Graduated level of complexity, bulding systematically on the fundamentals

Highly original work on one of the deepest philosophical questions: why is there anything?~Rigorously argued but accessibly presented

The most important and comprehensive theoretical argument about world politics of the 21st century~Develops a new and systematic conceptual framework for thinking about global governance~An ambitious and unprecedented combination of normative and empirical approaches~Shows exceptional conceptual depth, drawing on an extraordinary grasp of the literature and a set of intriguing empirical studies~Rich with propositions, insights, and evidence~In...

The most important and comprehensive theoretical argument about world politics of the 21st century~Develops a new and systematic conceptual framework for thinking about global governance~An ambitious and unprecedented combination of normative and empirical approaches~Shows exceptional conceptual depth, drawing on an extraordinary grasp of the literature and a set of intriguing empirical studies~Rich with propositions, insights, and evidence~In...

Explores how the Lithuanian state was created and shaped by the Great War and its aftermath~Approaches the Lithuanian conflict through the lens of real people, such as refugees, veterans, volunteers, peasant conscripts, POWs, and paramilitary fighters~Shows the impact the war had on the Lithuanian nation, not simply during the war, but for decades after the conflict subsided~Addresses a crucial formative period in the history of the Baltic reg...

Offers a clear introduction to the core ideas in Marx's philosophy and thinking~Includes a new chapter showing how these theories can be applied to twenty first century politics and society, and considers whether they still hold true~Provides a history of Marx's life, and considers his lasting impact on political, economic, and social thinking~Authored by one of the best known philosophers of the twentieth century, famous for his pioneering an...

Explores various meanings attributed to Protestantism by examining past Reformation commemorations~Argues that Reformation and Protestant identity has functioned as a crucial ritual of memory, a prophylactic against group forgetfulness and the dissipation of identity~Draws on interdisciplinary literature on the social and cultural memory to distinguish between the actual and the remembered past, focusing on the latter

The first book on the ethics of inheritance in nearly 100 years~A powerful attack on the right to pass wealth from generation to generation, as a driver of inequality and economic segregation~Defends the controversial measure of increasing inheritance tax~Accessible to a broad readership in philosophy, social sciences, and public policy~The first volume in New Topics in Applied Philosophy, a major new series for OUP

An original theory of criminal responsibility from a leading figure at the intersection of philosophy and law~Suggests a new approach to child criminality~Gives political rather than psychological grounding for leniency~Draws out implications for criminal justice policy

Provides a detailed exploration of Christology, from the beginnings of Christianity to present day~Examines the best biblical and historical scholarship and offers dynamic new perspectives~Brings together the latest research in Biblical, Patristic, Medieval, Reformation, and Systematic Christology~Concludes with sections concerning Christology and the arts and Christological norms