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HISTORY
LITERATURE
REFERENCE
LANGUAGE
PHILOSOPHY
CLASSICS
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CURRENT AFFAIRS
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VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS
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DICTIONARIES
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HISTORYThe Oxford Illustrated History of the ReformationEdited by PETER MARSHALL
New thinking about a revolution that still affects us today
‘Whether we like it or not, we are all children of the Reformation’, writes Peter Marshall.
In this brand new Illustrated History a team of experts explores the Reformation from its
immediate, explosive beginnings almost 500 years ago through to its profound, longer-
term consequences.
The book brings together scholars at the very forefront of current research – Bruce Gordon,
Lyndal Roper, Brad S. Gregory, Simon Ditchfield, Alexandra Walsham – who reveal how the
latest scholarship is changing some of our views about the Reformation.
The account they give is not one of an inevitable triumph of liberty over oppression,
enlightenment over ignorance. Rather, it shows how a multitude of rival groups and
individuals, with or without the support of political power, strove after visions of ‘reform’.
The stories of Luther and Calvin (and the ‘isms’ that followed them) are set in a much wider
landscape: Catholic reformation, the radical expression of Anabaptists, and the birth of
global Christianity as Europeans colonized South East Asia, and South and North America.
And the Reformation was about much more than just theology. Events triggered by Martin
Luther came to reshape politics and international relations; social, cultural, and artistic life;
relations between the sexes; and the patterns and performances of everyday life. Longer
term, its consequences – and unintended consequences – shaped the modern world.
‘A fine panorama of current thinking on this formative era for the modern West.’
Advance praise from Diarmaid MacCulloch, University of Oxford
PR: Chloe Foster
About the EditorPETER MARSHALL is Professor of History at the University of Warwick. He is
a specialist in the history of the Reformation, particularly its impact in the
British Isles, and has written six books and nearly fifty articles around these
themes. He is a co-editor of English Historical Review.
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See also Charles I and the People ofEngland, page 12.
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HISTORYElizabeth I and Her CircleSUSAN DORAN
Meet the people who truly knew the Virgin Queen
Robert Dudley was her ‘eyes’, Christopher Hatton her ‘lids’, Francis Walsingham her ‘moor’,
and Robert Cecil her ‘pygmy’. Elizabeth I relied on the close friendship, support, and even
love of an inner circle of courtiers, but she also had a network of relationships that
encompassed parents, siblings, cousins – the ‘Boleyn girls’ and Mary Queen of Scots, her
successor James VI, and her serving women. She lived at a time when individual
personalities and human interactions mattered more than bureaucratic institutions and
structures, so it is to the Virgin Queen’s dearest and closest that this book turns to discover
what lay at the heart of the high politics and culture of her reign.
Susan Doran uses private letters to family and courtiers, portraits, verse, drama, and state
papers to reveal the true nature of her inner circle, and how her relationships were viewed
by contemporaries. Was she sexually jealous of her maids of honour? What do her
extraordinarily close, but almost certainly sexless, relationships with attractive male
courtiers reveal about her? A vivid and often dramatic account of political life in Elizabethan
England emerges that offers a deeper insight into Elizabeth’s emotional and political
conduct than has ever been revealed before – one that takes us to the heart of the woman
who held the crown.
‘A brilliant new approach, achieving fresh insights into Elizabeth through her relationships
with the people who mattered most to her. Doran’s shrewd analysis brings the Queen, her
court, and her government into sharp focus.’
Helen Hackett, author of Shakespeare and Elizabeth: The Meeting of Two Myths
PR: Chloe Foster
About the AuthorSUSAN DORAN is a lecturer at St Benet’s Hall, Oxford and a Senior Research
Fellow at Jesus College. She has written many books on Tudor history
including: England and Europe 1485-1603, The Tudor Chronicles, and
Monarchy and Matrimony: The Courtships of Elizabeth I.
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HISTORYThe first in the GREAT BATTLES series edited by Sir Hew Strachan
WaterlooALAN FORREST
How the events of 18 June 1815 changed the face of Europe
Waterloo was the last battle fought by Napoleon and the one which finally ended his
imperial dreams. It involved huge armies and heavy losses on both sides. For those who
fought in it – Dutch and Belgians, Prussians and Hanoverians as well as British and French
troops – it was a murderous struggle.
For all its ferocity, it was a battle that would be remembered very differently across Europe.
In Britain it would be seen as an iconic battle whose memory would be enmeshed in British
national identity across the following century. It failed to achieve this iconic status
elsewhere. In Prussia it was overshadowed by the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig, while in
Holland it was a simple appendage to the prestige of the House of Orange. And in France it
was the epitome of a heroic defeat that served to sustain the romantic legend of the
Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the growing cult of Napoleon himself.
Whereas most works on the battle of Waterloo are only military in nature, Alan Forrest’s
outstanding work – the first in the Great Battles series – describes every aspect of how the
battle was fought but deals equally with the aftermath: how it has been commemorated,
and its legacy.
‘It was the most desperate business I ever was in; I never took so much trouble about any
Battle; and never was so near being Beat.’ Duke of Wellington
PR: Anna Silva
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About the AuthorALAN FORREST is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of
York. He has published widely on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic
history in France and Europe, on the history of armies and war, and on the
cultural history of modern France, most recently a biography of Napoleon.
The GREAT BATTLES series
Certain battles acquire iconic status inhistory. Each book in this new serieswill examine both the battle itself, andalso its legacy in the imaginations ofthe victors and the vanquished. Titlesin preparation: Agincourt, El Alamein,Gallipoli, Gettysburg.
The series editor Sir Hew Strachan isChichele Professorof the History ofWar, University of Oxford.
COMMEMORATING THEBICENTENARY
May 2015Hardback
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HISTORY
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Napoleon: On WarEdited by BRUNO COLSON
Napoleon’s great work on strategy, ghost-written for the 21st century
Napoleon fought as many battles as Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Frederick II of Prussia
combined, and won almost all of them. Although he mused about a great treatise on the art
of war, in the end he changed his mind and ordered the destruction of the materials he had
collected for the volume. Thus was lost what would have been one of the most interesting
and important books on war ever written by one of the greatest military leaders of all time.
However, Napoleon’s correpondence and writings contain an abundance of reflection on the
subject, and Bruno Colson now gives us the first ever systematic and authoritative
compilation of Napoleon’s thinking on war and strategy, including a Napoleonic definition
of strategy which is published here for the first time.
The wealth of material brought together for this ground-breaking volume has been carefully
organized to follow the framework of Carl von Clausewitz’s classic On War, allowing a
fascinating comparison between Napoleon’s ideas and those of his great Prussian
interpreter and adversary, and highlighting the intriguing similarities between these two
founders of modern strategic thinking.
Almost 200 years after his death, this is as close as we will ever get to the great book on
war that Napoleon contemplated but never had the time or the will to complete.
‘A major achievement, both in conception and in scale.’
Advance praise from Sir Hew Strachan
PR: Anna Silva
About the EditorBRUNO COLSON is Professor at the Université de Namur, Belgium. He has
published numerous books on strategy and military history and is currently
writing a biography of Clausewitz.
February 2015Hardback560 pp, 20 black and white halftones,234x153 mm, TA978-0-19-873219-8£20.00Available as an Ebook
See also Catholicism and Picturingthe Apocalypse, pages 33-34.
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The Nuns of Sant’AmbrogioThe True Story of a Convent in ScandalHUBERT WOLF
Power, sex, scandal, and cover-up
Discovered in a secret Vatican archive, this is the true, never-before-told story of poison,
murder, and lesbian initiation rites in a nineteenth-century convent. In 1858,
Katherina von Hohenzollern, a German princess recently inducted into the convent of
Sant’Ambrogio in Rome, wrote a frantic letter to her cousin, the Bishop of Edessa, a
confidant of the Pope, claiming that she was being abused and feared for her life. Her
cousin managed to extricate her and encouraged her to write a denunciation of the nuns
who had tried to take her life. The subsequent investigation by the Church’s Inquisition
uncovered the extraordinary secrets of Sant’Ambrogio, and, in particular, the illicit
behaviour of the convent’s beautiful young mistress, Maria Luisa.
What emerges is a sex scandal of extraordinary proportions. The events are skilfully
brought to light and vividly reconstructed in scholarly detail by one of the world’s leading
papal historians. Offering a broad historical background on female mystics and the cult of
the Virgin Mary, and drawing upon written testimony and original documents, Hubert Wolf
tells an incredible story of deception, heresy, seduction, and murder. Its ending, too, is
shocking: for those on trial, including Maria Luisa, were able to get away with these
dreadful crimes in the very heart of the Catholic Church.
PR: Chloe Foster
HISTORY
About the AuthorHUBERT WOLF is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of
Muenster in Germany. He has been awarded a number of prizes, including
the Leibniz Prize of the German Science Society (DFG), the Communicator
Prize, and the Gutenberg Prize. An internationally renowned scholar of the
history of the papacy, his books include Pope and Devil: The Vatican’s
Archives and the Third Reich.
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About the EditorRICHARD OVERY is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is the
author of more than twenty-five books on the history of twentieth-century
war and dictatorship, including the highly acclaimed Why the Allies Won and
the prize-winning The Dictators: Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s Russia. His
most recent book, The Bombing War: Europe 1939-1945, was shortlisted for
the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in military history.
HISTORYThe Oxford IllustratedHistory of World War TwoEdited by RICHARD OVERY
World War Two for a new generation
World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history, and it has cast
a long, dark shadow across the 70 years since it ended. This growing distance in time has
allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course,
and what subjects to focus on when considering the wartime experience.
In The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two a team of leading historians re-assesses
the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of
the Allied response but also from the viewpoint of the Axis aggressor states. Under
Richard Overy’s expert editorial guidance, the contributions take a new look at many
aspects of the war – for example, chapters on ‘Unnatural Deaths’ or on the social history of
the armed forces – encouraging readers to look at the period afresh.
This outstanding work also brings the war to life visually. World War Two was fought at a
time when photo-journalism was at its zenith and colour film just coming into its own,
propaganda was produced in profusion, and official artists provided portraits of wartime
life. Illustrations greatly enrich this stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation
of one of the most terrible and fascinating episodes in world history.
PR: Anna Silva
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PUBLI SHED TO MARK THE 70TH ANNI VERSARY OF VE DAY
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February 2015Paperback320 pp, 8 pp black andwhite plates, 216x138 mm, TA978-0-19-871545-0£14.99Available as an Ebook
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The Roar ofthe LionThe Untold Story of Churchill’sWorld War II SpeechesRICHARD TOYE, University of Exeter
‘Thoughtful and thought-provoking.’
Richard Overy, Times Literary Supplement
‘My aunt, listening to the Prime Minister’s
speech, remarked of “our greatest orator”,
“He’s no speaker, is he?”’. This comment
from 1942 is just one of many that show how
reactions to Churchill’s speeches at the time
were often very different from what their
legendary status would have us believe.
Richard Toye uses survey evidence and the
diaries of ordinary people alongside
extensive analysis of Churchill’s oratory and
its effect on audiences in Britain and abroad
in a ground-breaking work that will change
the way we think about the man who many
believe is the greatest Briton ever.
PR: Katie Stileman
The HopkinsTouchHarry Hopkins and theForging of the Alliance toDefeat HitlerDAVID L. ROLL, Founder of LexMundi Pro Bono Foundation
‘A truly magisterial biography.’
The Washington Times
This is the first portrait in over two decades
of the most powerful man in Roosevelt’s
administration. Beloved by some – such as
Churchill, who believed that Hopkins
‘always went to the root of the matter’ –
and trusted by most – including the
paranoid Stalin – there were nevertheless
those who resented the influence of ‘the
White House Rasputin’. Based on newly
available sources, The Hopkins Touch
offers a fresh perspective on the World War
II era and the Allied leaders through the life
of a highly complex man who kept them on
point until the war was won.
PR: Anna Silva
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Mastering the WestRome and Carthage at WarDEXTER HOYOS, University of Sydney
A complete narrative of all three Punic Wars
To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning point in world history is a vast
understatement. This bloody and protracted conflict pitted two flourishing Mediterranean
powers, Rome and Carthage, against one another, leaving one an unrivalled giant and the
other a literal pile of ash. Mastering the West offers a thoroughly engrossing narrative of
this century of battle in the western Mediterranean. It treats the two great powers equally,
without neglecting the important roles played by Syracuse, Macedon, and especially
Numidia. Written with verve in a clear, accessible style, with a range of illustrations and
newly commissioned maps, it will be the most reliable and engaging narrative of this pivotal
era in ancient history.
PR: Anna Silva
In God’s PathThe Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic EmpireROBERT G. HOYLAND, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University
Rewriting the history of the Arab conquests that shook the world
How was a collection of Arabian tribes able to overun territory larger than the Roman Empire
at its greatest, in a mere century after the death of Muhammad? The question has perplexed
historians for centuries. This ground-breaking new history provides the first accurate account
by assimilating not only the rich biographical and geographical information of the early
Muslim sources but also the many non-Arabic sources contemporaneous or near-
contemporaneous with the conquests. It reveals how a distinct Arab identity emerged in the
land of western (Saudi) Arabia, and how non-Arabs, such as the Khazars, Bulgars, Avars, and
Turks, also helped remake the old world order. In God’s Path presents a pioneering new
narrative of one the great transformational periods in all of history.
PR:Anna Silva
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Charles I and the People of EnglandDAVID CRESSY, Ohio State University
The story of the reign of Charles I – through the lives of his ordinary subjects
Ballads, sermons, speeches, letters, diaries, petitions, proclamations, the proceedings of
secular and ecclesiastical courts – these and more help David Cressy to properly connect for
the first time the political, constitutional, and religious history of King Charles’s England
with the experience and aspirations of the rest of the population. From the king and his
ministers to the everyday dealings and opinions of parishioners, petitioners, and taxpayers,
Cressy re-creates the broadest possible panorama of early Stuart England, as it slipped
from complacency to revolution.
‘A brilliantly evocative account ... Cressy is able to recreate the concerns and reactions of
those usually hidden from history .’
Advance praise from Tim Harris, author of Rebellion: Britain’s First Stuart Kings
PR: Chloe Foster
I Hope I Don’t IntrudePrivacy and its Dilemmas in Nineteenth-Century BritainDAVID VINCENT, The Open University
What a single theatrical character tells us about a whole era’s approach to privacy
‘I Hope I Don’t Intrude’ was the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul
Pry by John Poole, which was an immense success in London, New York, and the English-
speaking world. David Vincent shows how the play resonated through Victorian society and
revealed its concerns over personal and state secrecy, celebrity, gossip and scandal, postal
espionage, virtual privacy, the idea of intimacy, and the evolution of public and private
spheres. But the book is far more than just an account of a play, it is a vivid, entertaining,
and extensively illustrated history of privacy in a period of major transformations in the role
of the home, mass communication (particularly the new letter post, which delivered private
messages through a public service), and the state.
PR: Chloe Foster
May 2015Hardback400 pp, 36 black and white figuresand illustrations, 234x153 mm, TA978-0-19-872503-9£25.00Available as an Ebook
See also Privacy: A Very ShortIntroduction, page 61.
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See also Lincoln’s Last Speech, page 16.
HISTORYFortune’s FoolThe Life of John Wilkes BoothTERRY ALFORD, Northern Virginia Community College
The first full biography of Lincoln’s assassin commemorates the 150th anniversary
With a single shot John Wilkes Booth catapulted into history on the night of April 14, 1865.
His target was President Abraham Lincoln, but Booth was remarkably different from other
presidential assassins. Admired as an actor, the handsome and likeable twenty-six-year-old
was billed as ‘the youngest star in the world’. So how did someone so gifted and admired –
someone with so much to lose – commit a crime that stunned and infuriated a nation? The
first biography of Booth ever written, Fortune’s Fool answers that question. The result of a
quarter century of research into government archives, historical libraries, and family
records, it brings to life the exceptionally talented and troubling individual who committed
probably the most famous murder in American history.
PR: Chloe Foster
Deng XiaopingA Revolutionary LifeALEXANDER V. PANTSOV, Capital University, with STEVEN I. LEVINE, University of Montana
The first biography of Mao’s successor to cover his entire life
This fair-minded and unprecedentedly rich biography will change our understanding of one
of the most important figures in modern history: Deng Xiaoping. Alexander Pantsov and
Steven Levine have done what no other biographers have done; based on newly discovered
documents they cover his entire life, from his childhood and student years to the post-
Tiananmen era. They have uncovered a wealth of new material on Deng dating back to the
1920s, and Alexander Pantsov has interviewed many Chinese people with personal
knowledge of him. The book tells Deng’s long and extraordinarily human story including his
relationships with women – a story that encompasses almost all of the twentieth century.
PR: Chloe Foster
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Great CatastropheArmenians and Turks in the Shadow of GenocideTHOMAS DE WAAL, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Marking the centenary of the Armenian Genocide
The destruction of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-16 was a brutal crime that
prefigured other genocides in the twentieth century. More than a million were killed and the
survivors were scattered across the world. Although a century has passed, the event is still
a divisive and contested political issue. Drawing on archival sources, reportage, and moving
personal stories, de Waal tells the full story of Armenian-Turkish relations since the
Genocide. He strips away the propaganda to look both at the realities of a terrible historical
crime, and also at the divisive ‘politics of genocide’ it produced. The book throws light not
only on our understanding of Armenian-Turkish relations but also on how mass atrocities
and historical tragedies shape contemporary politics.
PR: Anna Silva
Gateway to FreedomThe hidden history of America’s fugitive slavesERIC FONER, Columbia University
Three men who helped thousands of slaves to freedom
When slavery was a routine part of life in America’s South, a secret network of activists and
escape routes enabled slaves to make their way to freedom in what is now Canada. The
‘underground railroad’ has become part of folklore, but one part of the story is only now
coming to light. In New York, a city deeply enmeshed in the slave economy, three men
played a remarkable part, at huge personal risk. Using previously unexamined records,
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner tells the story of Sydney Howard Gay, an
abolitionist newspaper editor; Louis Napoleon, furniture polisher; and Charles B. Ray,
a black minister. Between 1830 and 1860, with the secret help of black dockworkers, the
network led by these three helped no fewer than 3,000 fugitives to liberty.
PR: Chloe Foster
February 2015Hardback320 pp, 50 illustrations, 235x156 mm, TA978-0-19-873790-2£16.99Available as an Ebook
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June 2015Paperback264 pp, 210x140 mm, TA978-0-19-022791-3£10.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback:978-0-19-934770-4
The People’sRepublic of AmnesiaTiananmen RevisitedLOUISA LIM
‘As well as being a scrupulously
researched book, this is an unusually
brave one ... [Lim] has done a terrific
job.’ John Preston, Daily Mail
Louisa Lim has spent a decade covering
China for National Public Radio and the
BBC. Here, she offers a much-needed
response to the silence surrounding
the events of June 4th 1989, charting
how deeply they affected China at the
time and in the 25 years since. This
wholly original work will change how
the world understands the events in
Tiananmen Square.
PR: Kirsty Doole
TheEnlightenmentAnd Why it Still MattersANTHONY PAGDEN, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles
‘Learned, eloquent, and at times
passionate.’
Sir Keith Thomas,New York Review of Books
Anthony Pagden tells us nothing less
than the story of how the modern,
Western view of the world was born. He
explains how, and why, the ideal of a
universal, global, and cosmopolitan
society became such a central part of the
Western imagination in the ferment of
the Enlightenment – and how these ideas
have done battle with an inward-looking,
tradition-oriented view of the world ever
since. As Pagden argues passionately
and persuasively, it is a legacy well worth
preserving – and one that might yet
come to inherit the earth.
PR: Katie Stileman
The SilkRoadA New HistoryVALERIE HANSEN
‘An engaging, illuminating book.’
Stephen Roulac, New York Journal of Books
Remarkable recent archaeological finds
have revolutionized what we know about
this most famous ancient trade route
that ran from Rome to China. Records
that had been deliberately buried by
bureaucrats for safe keeping have been
discovered in the sands of the
Taklamakan Desert. With this new
evidence, Hansen describes seven oases
along the road, from northwest China to
Samarkand, where merchants, envoys,
pilgrims, and travellers mixed in
cosmopolitan communities, tolerant of
religions from Buddhism to
Zoroastrianism.
PR: Katie Stileman
February 2015Paperback456 pp, 8 pp black andwhite plates, 234x153 mm, TA978-0-19-870088-3£14.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-966093-3
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April 2015Hardback224 pp, 235x156 mm, AE978-0-19-021839-3£16.99Available as an Ebook
See also Fortune’s Fool,page 13.
January 2015Hardback288 pp, 38 black andwhite illustrations,234x156 mm, AJ978-0-19-966833-5£35.00Available as an Ebook
HISTORYHorse NationsThe Worldwide Impact ofthe Horse on IndigenousSocieties Post–1492PETER MITCHELL, University ofOxford
How the horse changed life for earlysocieties
Horse Nations is the first wide-ranging
and up-to-date study of the impact of the
horse on the Indigenous societies of
North and South America, southern
Africa, and Australasia following its
introduction as a result of European
contact after 1492. Drawing on sources in
a variety of languages and on the
evidence of archaeology, anthropology,
and history, and with the help of many
splendid illustrations, Peter Mitchell
outlines the transformations that the
acquisition of the horse wrought in such
areas as subsistence, technology, and
belief systems.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
Lincoln’s Last SpeechThe Civil War and theOrigins of ReconstructionLOUIS P. MASUR, Rutgers University
Commemorates the 150thanniversary of Lincoln’s finaladdress
On April 11, 1865, Abraham Lincoln gave
his final speech in Washington, D.C. The
crowd expected a victory oration. Instead,
they heard the President’s ideas about
how best to return the seceded states to
‘proper practical relation’ with the national
government and how to treat freedmen in
a nation soon to be without slavery. Three
days later he was dead. Filling an
important gap, Lincoln’s Last Speech
illuminates the disputed question of
reconstruction, and allows us to retrace
the path that brought Lincoln and the
nation to reunion.
PR: Lorna Richerby
The History of EmotionAn IntroductionJAN PLAMPER, University of LondonTranslated by KEITH TRIBE
The first book-length introduction toan important new historical discipline
The history of emotions is one of the
fastest growing fields in current historical
debate. This is the first book-length
introduction to it, synthesizing current
research, and offering direction for future
study. It explores the debate between
social constructivist and universalist
theories that have shaped most emotions
research over the last century, but also
maps a vast terrain of thought about
feelings in anthropology, philosophy,
sociology, linguistics, art history, political
science, the life sciences and history, from
ancient times to the present day.
PR: Chloe Foster
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March 2015Hardback496 pp, 16 colour plates,97 black and whiteillustrations, 216x138 mm, AE978-0-19-870383-9£30.00Available as an Ebook
Lincoln’s LastSpeech
LOUIS P. MASUR
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March 2015Hardback
496 pp, 24 black and whiteillustrations, 216x138 mm, TA
978-0-19-960195-0£16.99
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See also Science in Wonderland: TheScientific Fairy-Tales of Victorian
Britain, page 35.
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L ITERATUREVictorian Fairy TalesEdited by MICHAEL NEWTON
Exuberant, humorous, magical, and mysterious
Fairyland is a beguiling place. It held a particular fascination for the Victorians, and for
writers it provided a setting for striking explorations of suffering, love, gender, family,
and identity. The genre attracted major literary figures such as Thackeray, Oscar Wilde,
John Ruskin, and Ford Madox Ford; and other writers – George MacDonald, Juliana Ewing,
Mary De Morgan, and Andrew Lang – won renown for their mastery of the form. Their
stories offer a mirror-world of Victorian England – a reflection of its dreams, desires,
and wishes.
Michael Newton’s anthology brings together fourteen of the finest Victorian fairytales, in a
collection that ranges from pure whimsy and romance to witty satire and darker, uncanny
mystery. Several of the tales in the collection are not available in print elsewhere, and the
edition features a selection of original illustrations by artists such as Richard Doyle,
Arthur Hughes, and Walter Crane.
In his Introduction, Newton explores the impulses behind the stories, and their role in
contemporary debates over national identity, scepticism, and belief.
‘He believed in fairies and fairy gifts, and understood that his cap was the cap of
darkness, and his shoes the seven-league boots...’ From ‘Prince Prigio’ by Andrew Lang
‘‘‘How dare you?” cried the fairy in the bonnet, and the snakes in it quivered as she tossed
her head.’ From ‘Melisande’ by E. Nesbit
PR: Kirsty Doole
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About the EditorMICHAEL NEWTON teaches at Leiden University. He is the author of Savage
Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children, Age of Assassins: A History
of Conspiracy and Political Violence, 1865-1981, a book on the classic film
Kind Hearts and Coronets, and an edition of Edmund Gosse’s Father and
Son for Oxford World’s Classics.
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L ITERATUREGreat Shakespeare ActorsBurbage to BranaghSTANLEY WELLS
The best players to tread the boards
What does it take to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of all time?
Stanley Wells is our Shakespeare scholar par excellence and also one who has witnessed
many of the greatest performances of the last half century. Great Shakespeare Actors offers
Wells’ choice of lead actors famed for bringing their characters to life from Elizabethan
times to our own. He includes English and American performers, and examples from each
century, including David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Laurence Olivier,
John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Kenneth
Branagh, and Mark Rylance. He also brings such little-known names as Charlotte Cushman,
Ira Aldridge, and Tomasso Salvini into the spotlight.
A concise sketch of each actor’s career in Shakespearean roles is given with contemporary
reviews, biographies, anecdotes, and, for some of the more recent actors, the author’s
personal memories of their most notable performances. Wells attempts to isolate the
elusive factor that makes a great Shakespearean: that degree of special illumination,
originality, and communicative power that distinguishes the great from the good. The whole
will combine to provide a succinct, actor-centred history of Shakespearian theatrical
performance by a master critic.
PR: Kirsty Doole
About the AuthorSTANLEY WELLS is Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust,
Professor Emeritus at the University of Birmingham, and the author of a
number of books about Shakespeare, including Shakespeare, Sex, and
Love. He is general editor of the acclaimed Oxford Shakespeare series.
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L ITERATUREByron’s Letters and JournalsA New SelectionEdited by RICHARD LANSDOWN, James Cook University
The only available selection of Byron’s prose
Although Byron is chiefly known as a poet, his letters and journals are one of the glories of
English prose. They also form one of the greatest literary autobiographies, standing
comparison with Pepys’ Diary and Boswell’s Journal. This new selection, taken from the
authoritative and unbowdlerized edition prepared by Leslie Marchand in the 1970s, not only
provides the cream of his informal prose, it also amounts to a biography in Byron’s own words.
No other English writer lived so remarkable an existence, from European fame to English
infamy, notorious Italian exile, and a glorious death in the Greek War of Independence. The
letters and journals are selected, introduced, and annotated to provide a running narrative of
the life and career of this remarkable man in his own unmistakable words.
PR: Kirsty Doole
The New Oxford Book of War PoetryEdited by JON STALLWORTHY, Wolfson College, Oxford
‘Exemplary...poetry is celebrated in its ability to explore the subject of war in all its ramifications.
[It] is certainly the best of its kind.’ Ian Gregson, History Today
There can be no area of human experience that has generated a wider range of powerful
feelings than war. Jon Stallworthy’s classic and celebrated anthology spans centuries of
human experience of war, from Homer’s Iliad, through the First and Second World Wars, the
Vietnam War, and the conflicts since. This new edition, published to mark the centenary of
the First World War, includes a new introduction, and 42 additonal poems from such writers
as David Harsent and Peter Wyton. It also provides improved coverage of the two World
Wars and the Vietnam War, and new coverage of the wars of the late twentieth and early
twenty-first centuries.
PR: Katie Stileman
June 2015Paperback
390 pp, 196x129 mm, TA978-0-19-870448-5
£10.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-870447-8
April 2015Hardback
512 pp, 234x156 mm, TA978-0-19-872255-7
£30.00Available as an Ebook
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May 2015Hardback240 pp, illustratedthroughout, 246x171 mm, AE978-0-19-965967-8£30.00Available as an Ebook
April 2015Paperback496 pp, 234x156 mm, TA978-0-19-968683-4£12.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-959141-1
L ITERATURE
May 2015 Hardback380 pp, numerous blackand white illustrations,216x138 mm, AE978-0-19-871661-7£18.99Available as an Ebook
Edmund Blunden’sUndertones of WarEdited by JOHN GREENING
A new edition of one of the greatmemoirs of World War One
Edmund Blunden was one of the
youngest of the war poets. By turns
horrifying and hilarious and full of
anecdote and human interest, his prose
memoir Undertones of War is a
masterpiece. This new edition not only
offers the original, unrevised version, but
provides a great deal of supplementary
material gathered together for the first
time. John Greening has provided an
introduction, and brings his poet’s eye to
a much expanded (and more
representative) selection of Blunden’s
war poetry. Blunden had always hoped
for a properly illustrated edition of the
work. He kept a folder full of possible
pictures, a selection of which has been
included in this new edition.
PR: Kirsty Doole
TheSelected Letters ofCharles DickensEdited by JENNY HARTLEY,Roehampton University
‘Glorious … a detailed and constantly
astonishing portrait of one of the most
interesting men who ever lived.’
Simon Callow
‘We are all in Professor Hartley’s debt
for her magnificent edition.’
Dickens Quarterly
The nearest we can get to a Dickens
autobiography, these letters give us
unique insights into his life, and are
essential reading for fans everywhere.
Whether you dip in or read straight
through, this selection of his letters
creates afresh the brilliance of being
Dickens, and the sheer pleasure of being
in his company.
PR: Katie Stileman
William Empson’sThe Face of theBuddhaEdited by RUPERT ARROWSMITH,University College London
The first publication of one of thegreat lost books
William Empson considered The Face of
the Buddha to be one of his finest works,
and he was heartbroken when he lost the
only copy in the wake of World War Two.
Its recent rediscovery means the book
can now be offered for the first time. It is
an engaging record of his reactions to
the great Eastern cultures and artworks
he encountered during travels
throughout the East, as well as in the
museums of the West. This edition
comes with a comprehensive
introduction, and it is illustrated with
Empson’s original photographs.
PR: Kirsty Doole
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Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English UsageEdited by JEREMY BUTTERFIELD
‘To consult Fowler is to consult the oracle.’ Lynne Truss, The Guardian
‘Some care about getting English right; others don’t. For those who do, there is a higher
authority, a sacred book, that offers guidance through our grammatical vale of tears.’
The New York Times
There are some books that are so famous that you just need one word for most people to
recognize it. Now approaching its 90th year in print, Fowler’s is one of them. It is the world-
famous guide to English usage, loved and used by writers, editors, and anyone who values
correct English. It is 18 years since it was last fully updated, and this major new edition
provides a crystal-clear, authoritative picture of the English we use in the 21st century,
while illuminating scores of usage questions old and new.
International in scope, it has in-depth coverage of both British and American English usage,
with reference also to the English of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and South
Africa. The book includes thousands of examples of usage, running the gamut of
contemporary writers, public figures, and celebrities from Chinua Achebe and Peter Ackroyd
to Prince Harry and Wayne Rooney. The radically revised fourth edition includes hundreds
of new entries such as ageism, angsty, at this moment in time, blog, double whammy, and
many more.
Based on the evidence and research of the Oxford Dictionaries Programme which relies on
the Oxford English Corpus, the unique database of modern, international English, Fowler’s
remains the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to usage available.
PR: Nicola Burton
About the editor of the fourth edition:JEREMY BUTTERFIELD is a language expert, writer, and lexicographer. He is
author of Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare, as well as the
Oxford A–Z of English Usage.
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January 2015Hardback
928 pp, 216x135 mm, TA978-0-19-966135-0
£25.00Available as an Ebook
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The Oxford Companion to Children’sLiteratureDANIEL HAHN, HUMPHREY CARPENTER, and MARI PRICHARD
A treasure trove of stories behind the great tales of childhood
The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of
children’s books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter
phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle
extraordinarily difficult subjects. The Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature provides an
indispensable and fascinating reference guide to the world of children’s literature. Its 3,500
entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction;
comics to children’s hymns.
Originally published in 1983, the Companion has been comprehensively revised and
updated by Daniel Hahn. Over 900 new entries bring the book right up to date. A whole
generation of new authors and illustrators are showcased, with books like Dogger, The
Hunger Games, and Twilight making their first appearance. There are articles on
developments such as manga, fan fiction, and non-print publishing, and there is additional
information on prizes and prizewinners.
This accessible A to Z is the first place to look for information about the authors,
illustrators, printers, publishers, educationalists, and others who have influenced the
development of children's literature. Written both to entertain and to instruct, the highly
acclaimed Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature is a reference work that no one
interested in the world of children’s books should be without.
‘A treasure chest which everyone seriously interested in children’s literature will want to own.’
Praise for the First Edition from Children’s Literature Association Quarterly
PR: Kirsty Doole
About the author of the second edition:DANIEL HAHN is a freelance author and editor. He has worked as editor on
the following: The Oxford Companion to English Literature, The Good Fiction
Guide, The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland, and The Concise
Oxford Companion to English Literature.
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March 2015Hardback704 pp, 234x156 mm, TA978-0-19-969514-0£30.00Available as an Ebook
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The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweet ThingsEditor-in-chief DARRA GOLDSTEIN
Sugar and spice and all things nice
There are countless recipe books for those with a sweet tooth. But there is almost nothing
that paints a complete picture of the delicious but wicked human experience of enjoying
sweet things – until now.
The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweet Things is the most ambitious and eclectic
reference work of its kind; a sweeping collection of nearly 600 A–Z entries by 265 expert
contributors on all things sweet. From Ambrosia to Zabaglione, it covers everything you want
to know about cakes, pastries, puddings, confectionery, ices, and sweet preserves. But this
Companion is much more than just a compendium of sweet foods. Traveling through many
thousands of years across the globe, it also explores sweet things in language and culture;
for example, sweets in cinema, museums dedicated to sweets, and sweet language in music.
Discussing the darker aspects of our passion for sugar, the Companion also explores links
between sugar and slavery, addiction, and dental caries.
In what other book can the reader find Catherine de Médici and marshmallows, Paris and
Pop Tarts, bubble tea and bûche de noel, Escoffier and Eton mess, honey and haribos? This
delicious Companion will be an absolute delight for anyone who wants to explore the history
of sugar and the vast array of foods that have been sweetened for human enjoyment.
PR: Chloe Foster
About the EditorEditor-in-chief, DARRA GOLDSTEIN is the Willcox and Harriet Adsit Professor
of Russian at Williams College. She founded Gastronomica: The Journal of
Food and Culture, and is also a prolific author who has written or edited
thirteen books, including four award-winning cookbooks. Her The Georgian
Feast won the IACP Julia Child Award for cookbook of the year, and The
Gastronomica Reader was named the Best Food Literature Book at the 2010
Gourmand Awards.
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June 2015 Hardback
960 pp, 32 pp colour illustrations, 100 black and white illustrations,
254x178 mm, TA978-0-19-931339-6
£40.00Available as an Ebook
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The OxfordDictionary ofArchitectureJAMES STEVENS CURL, University ofUlster, and SUSAN WILSON,Landscape Institute
‘Anyone seeking a single volume
dictionary of architecture ... has in fact
only one choice ... Once you have Curl’s
dictionary on your shelf, it rapidly
becomes indispensable.’
C20 The Magazine of the Twentieth
Century Society
With over 6,000 entries – 900 new to this
edition – this is the most authoritative
dictionary of architecture and landscape
architecture available. Beautifully
illustrated and including an extensive,
fully up-to-date bibliography, it is an
invaluable work of reference for students,
professional architects, and art historians.
PR: Lorna Richerby
The OxfordGuide to LibraryResearchHow to Find ReliableInformation Online andOfflineTHOMAS MANN, Library of Congress
Print is not dead
The fourth edition of this classic reference
work details the vast array of resources
available in research libraries that cannot
be found on the Internet, including tens of
millions of books, journals and other post-
1923 printed sources that cannot be
digitized because of copyright restrictions,
and subscription databases in all subject
areas that are not accessible on the open
Web, but are freely searchable via research
libraries. The work provides scores of
concrete examples drawn from the
experience of a veteran reference librarian
who has helped tens of thousands of
researchers over three decades.
PR: Katharine HellierFebruary 2015 Paperback352 pp, 25 black andwhite halftones, 210x140 mm, AE 978-0-19-993106-4£16.99Available as an Ebook
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REFERENCEBE S T S E LL I NG O X FO R D C O M P A NI O NS
The Oxford Companion to English LiteratureSeventh EditionEdited by DINAH BIRCH978-0-19-280687-1, hb, £40.00
The Oxford Companion to Classical CivilizationSecond EditionEdited by SIMON HORNBLOWER,ANTONY SPAWFORTH, and ESTHER EIDINOW978-0-19-870677-9, hb, £40.00
The Oxford Companion to World MythologyEdited by DAVID LEEMING978-0-19-515669-0, hb, £43.00
The Oxford Companion to FoodThird EditionEdited by ALAN DAVIDSON and TOM JAINE978-0-19-967733-7, hb, £40.00
The Oxford Companion to Italian FoodEdited by GILLIAN RILEY978-0-19-538710-0, pb, £11.99
The Oxford Companion to BeerEdited by GARRETT OLIVER and TOM COLICCHIO978-0-19-536713-3, hb, £40.00
March 2015 Hardback
272 pp, 8 black and white halftones,235x156 mm, AE
978-0-19-931576-5£16.99
Available as an Ebook
Wordsmiths and WarriorsThe English-Language Tourist’s Guide to Britain
DAVID CRYSTAL and HILARY CRYSTAL
‘A splendiferous, beautiful, colourful book that every language, history, archaeology and
literature lover should have.’ Annie Martirosyan, Huffington Post
Who created the English language? David and Hilary Crystal drove thousands of miles throughout
Britain to discover the answer. They have produced the first tourist guide to the English language
to help readers explore for themselves its heritage through the places in Britain that shaped it.
To create this fascinating combination of English-language history and travelogue, David
provided the descriptions and linguistic associations, while Hilary took the fabulous full-
colour photographs. They travelled to dozens of locations big and small in pursuit of the
warriors whose invasions transformed the language, and the poets, scholars, reformers,
and others who helped create its character.
PR: Nicola Burton
Words OnscreenThe Fate of Reading in a Digital World
NAOMI S. BARON, American University Washington DC
How technology is affecting the way we read
eReaders, Kindle, the iPad – technology is reshaping our understanding of what it means to
read. In her tour through the new world of eReading, Naomi Baron probes how the internet
is shifting reading from being a solitary experience to a social one, and explores why
eReading has failed to take off in countries like France and Japan. Reaching past the hype,
she draws on her own cross-cultural studies to offer balanced analysis of the ways in which
technology is affecting the ways we read today – and what the future might bring.
PR: Nicola Burton
March 2015 Paperback
440 pp, 160 full colour photographs,figures, 246x171mm, TA
978-0-19-872913-6£12.99
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Hardback: 978-0-19-966812-0
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TetralogueI’m Right, You’re WrongTIMOTHY WILLIAMSON
Truth, belief, and a curious conversation on a train
The use of fictional dialogues to explore the great philosophical questions is a tradition
that goes back to Plato. Timothy Williamson, one of Britain’s leading philosophers, uses
this fertile form to explore questions about truth and falsity, and knowledge and belief. He
imagines four people with radically different outlooks on the world who meet on a train and
start talking about what they believe. Their conversation varies from cool logical reasoning
to heated personal confrontation. Each starts off convinced that he or she is right, but then
doubts creep in…
Most people have had an experience of meeting others whose beliefs and outlook differ
radically from their own. Neither side will accept the other’s arguments. Both sides think
they are right. But is one side really right and the other wrong? Is truth always relative to a
point of view? Is every opinion fallible? Tetralogue presents the arguments presupposing no
prior knowledge of philosophy and in a wholly accessible and sometimes light-hearted way.
So is one point of view really right and the other really wrong? That is for the reader to decide.
Sarah: ‘Modern science has put men on the moon. What has witchcraft done remotely
comparable to that?’
Bob: ‘For all we know, that alleged film of men on the moon was done in a studio on earth.
The money saved was spent on the military. Anyway, who says witchcraft hasn’t put
women on the moon?’
PR: Katie Stileman
About the AuthorTIMOTHY WILLIAMSON is Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of
Oxford. His books include Identity and Discrimination, Vagueness,
Knowledge and its Limits, The Philosophy of Philosophy, and Modal Logic
as Metaphysics. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, Foreign Honorary
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Member of
the Academia Europaea.
PHILOSOPHY
February 2015Hardback160 pp, 196x129 mm, TA978-0-19-872888-7£10.99Available as an Ebook
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360 pp, 234x156 mm, TA978-0-19-872802-3
£20.00Available as an Ebook
Already available Classical Philosophy: A History of
Philosophy without any Gaps,Volume 1
978-0-19-967453-4 £20.00
Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds A History of Philosophy without any Gaps, Volume 2PETER ADAMSON
Cynics, sceptics, and saints: 800 years of philosophical thought
Peter Adamson’s History of Philosophy without any Gaps series of podcasts is one of the
most ambitious educational works on the web. It aims to do nothing less than take
listeners through the entire history of philosophy ‘without any gaps’. It assumes no prior
knowledge making it ideal for beginners. This is the second volume to make these witty,
and highly accessible, podcasts available in book form.
Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds offers a tour through a period of eight
hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed.
From the counter-cultural witticisms of Diogenes the Cynic to the subtle skepticism of
Sextus Empiricus, from the irreverent atheism of the Epicureans to the ambitious
metaphysical speculation of Neoplatonism, from the ethical teachings of Marcus Aurelius
to the political philosophy of Augustine, the book gathers together all aspects of later
ancient thought in a way that is a pleasure to read.
‘Aristotle thought that the world is, as it were, “full”. Every time something moves, something
else has to get out of the way. Epicurus disagrees. He thinks that if the world were really full
nothing would be able to move, like a tin packed full of sardines where no sardine has any
wiggle room.’
PR: Katie Stileman
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About the AuthorPETER ADAMSON is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at the
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. His History of Philosophy
podcasts enable him to share his passion for the subject with as many
people as possible, and he has received comments on them from all corners
of the globe.
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Philosophers of Our TimesEdited by TED HONDERICH, University College London
Our greatest philosophers tackle the great questions
Every year the world’s most eminent philosophers tackle central questions of philosophy in
prestigious public lectures given at the Royal Institute of Philosophy in London. In this
anthology, some of the stars of the world of ideas – Simon Blackburn, Ned Block, Tyler Burge,
David Chalmers, Noam Chomsky, Jerry Fodor, Jürgen Habermas, Anthony Kenny, Christine
Korsgaard, John McDowell, Alasdair MacIntyre, Thomas Nagel, Derek Parfit, T. M. Scanlon,
John Searle, Peter Strawson, Bernard Williams, and Mary Warnock – give their views on such
topics as mind, perception, and action; reason and morality; freedom, identity, religion, and
politics; and philosophy itself and how it works. The best way to learn about philosophy is to
read philosophy at its best: this is just what this splendid anthology offers.
PR: Katie Stileman
Aha!The Moments of Insight that Shape Our WorldWILLIAM B. IRVINE, Wright State University
The first work to look at those lightning discovery moments
Sometimes an insight hits like a bolt from the blue. For Archimedes, clarity allegedly struck
while he was taking a bath. For Gustav Mahler, it came as the blades of his oars touched the
water. And for Albert Einstein, it emerged while he was talking to a friend. Why do these
moments of insight strike and where do they come from? Philosopher William B. Irvine,
author of A Guide to the Good Life and Desire, explores these epiphanies, from the minor
insights that strike us all daily to the major realizations that alter the course of history. His
unique work on ‘Aha moments’ uses psychology, neurology, and evolutionary psychology to
help us understand how they have made their mark in a variety of areas including science,
music, and religion.
PR: Katie Stileman
February 2015 Hardback376 pp, 178x127 mm, TA978-0-19-933887-0£16.99Available as an Ebook
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PHILOSOPHY
June 2015Hardback256 pp, 234x156 mm, AJ978-0-19-957754-5£25.00Available as an Ebook
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Seeing Things as They AreA Theory of PerceptionJOHN SEARLE, University of California
Do I see colour the same way you do?
The question of perception – how what
happens in my mind relates to what is
objectively ‘out there’ – is amongst the
most interesting and hotly debated
topics in philosophy. John Searle is a
leading figures in the discussion, and in
Seeing Things As They Are he crystallizes
his arguments, making them accessible
to a broader readership than ever. His
case is fascinating in its scope, and
takes into account the experience of
conscious animals, as well as language-
possessing humans.
PR: Katie Stileman
British Philosophy in theSeventeenth CenturySARAH HUTTON, AberystwythUniversity
Rediscover a great era of Britishphilosophy
It was in the seventeenth century that
Britain first burst onto the philosophical
scene. Sarah Hutton’s exciting new study
in the Oxford History of Philosophy allows
many lesser-known voices, and those
who have been completely overlooked,
notably female philosophers, to be heard
alongside the giants of the period,
Hobbes and Locke. Instead of
emphasizing the break between
seventeenth-century philosophy and its
past, Hutton traces continuities between
the Renaissance and later centuries while
at the same time acknowledging the
major changes which occurred.
PR: Katharine Hellier
American Philosophybefore PragmatismRUSSELL GOODMAN, University ofNew Mexico
New insights into a formative era ofAmerican philosophy
Russell Goodman tells the story of the
development of philosophy in America from
the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth
centuries. The key figures in this story –
Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin,
Thomas Jefferson, the writers of The
Federalist, and the romantics (or
‘transcendentalists’) Emerson and Thoreau
– were not professors but men of the world,
whose deep formative influence on
American thought brought philosophy
together with religion, politics, and
literature. Offering fresh perspectives on
major thinkers and key texts, this volume in
the Oxford History of Philosophy, is an
outstanding new interpretation of the
development of American philosophy.
PR: Katharine Hellier
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January 2015 Hardback288 pp, 210x140 mm, AJ978-0-19-992726-5£19.99Available as an Ebook
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The BestThings in LifeA Guide to What Really MattersTHOMAS HURKA, University of Toronto
‘That rare thing: a philosophical work
written with such simplicity and verve
that it will engage students, and reward
specialists.’
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
This delightfully accessible book offers
timely guidance on answering the most
important questions any of us will ever ask:
Should we value family over career? How
do we balance self-interest and serving
others? What activities bring us the most
joy? In short, how do we live a good life?
While religion, literature, popular
psychology, and everyday wisdom all
grapple with these questions, philosophy
more than anything else uses the tools of
reason to make important distinctions, cut
away irrelevancies, and distill these issues
down to their essentials.
PR: Katie Stileman
BeautyThe Fortunes of an AncientGreek IdeaDAVID KONSTAN, New York Universityand Brown University
What can the Greeks tell us aboutbeauty?
Everyone who thinks seriously about the
nature of beauty must sooner or later turn
to Plato, and via him, to the ancient Greeks
generally for inspiration. David Konstan
offers an elegant investigation of ancient
Greek notions of beauty, and in the process
sheds light on modern aesthetics and how
we ought to appreciate the artistic
achievements of the classical world itself.
Through his magisterial narrative, it is
possible to identify how the Greeks
thought of beauty, and what it was that
attracted them. Their perceptions still have
something important to tell us about art,
love, desire – and beauty.
PR: Lorna Richerby
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Classical PhilosophyA history of philosophy without any gaps,Volume 1 PETER ADAMSON978-0-19-967453-4, hb, £20.00
The PhilosophersIntroducing Great Western ThinkersTED HONDERICH978-0-19-285418-6, pb, £10.99
Philosophy BitesDAVID EDMONDS and NIGEL WARBURTON978-0-19-969466-2, pb, £7.99
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A New History of Western PhilosophyANTHONY KENNY978-0-19-965649-3, pb, £16.99
ThinkA Compelling Introduction to PhilosophySIMON BLACKBURN978-0-19-285425-4, pb, £9.50
What Should I Do?Philosophers on the Good, the Bad, and the PuzzlingEdited by ALEXANDER GEORGE with ELISA MAI978-0-19-958612-7, pb, £14.99
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Sophocles: Four TragediesOedipus the King, Aias, Philoctetes, Oedipus at ColonusNew translation by OLIVER TAPLIN, University of Oxford
A powerful new verse translation of Sophocles’ major works
Sophocles stands as one of the greatest dramatists of all time. Disturbing, and unrelenting,
his tragedies portray what Matthew Arnold referred to as ‘the turbid ebb and flow of human
misery’, allowing the audience to stand on the verge of the abyss and confront the waste
and disorder of human existence. Now Oliver Taplin, who is both an internationally
distinguished academic and collaborator on major theatrical productions, presents a
powerful and accessible new translation which is uniquely faithful to both the spirit and the
letter of the original. This volume contains the four ‘male’ tragedies: Oedipus the King, Aias,
Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus.
PR: Kirsty Doole
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of BabylonAn Elusive World Wonder TracedSTEPHANIE DALLEY, Somerville College, University of Oxford
‘A gripping detective story, wonderfully written and illustrated, with an astonishing
conclusion. Unmissable.’ The Tablet
Recognized in ancient times as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the legendary Hanging
Garden of Babylon and its location still remains a mystery. In this remarkable book, Stephanie
Dalley gathers together everything that is known about the enigmatic garden for the first time,
unscrambling the many legends that have built up around it, and following the evolution of its
design. She shows why it deserves its place alongside the Pyramids and the Colossus of Rhodes
as one of the most astonishing technical achievements of the ancient world.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
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Love SongsThe Hidden HistoryTED GIOIA
For Valentines everywhere – the first comprehensive history of love songs
Shaped by bohemians and renegades, slaves and prostitutes, and many others on the fringes
of society: the love song is timeless. But what do we really know about the origins of these
intimate expressions of the heart? And how have our changing perceptions of sexuality and
gender changed our attitudes to them?
For thousands of years, love songs have pervaded our musical lives, but no one has told their
full story until now. Drawing on two decades of research, the award-winning popular music
historian Ted Gioia reveals their unexplored story. He traces them from the fertility rites of
ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day, uncovering the love song
that has emerged as the dominant form of musical expression in modern society.
PR: Anna Silva
We’ll Have ManhattanThe Early Work of Rodgers & HartDOMINIC SYMONDS, University of Portsmouth
The first book on Rodgers and Hart’s early years
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are one of the defining parnerships of musical theatre,
contributing dozens of classic songs to the Great American Songbook and working together on
over 40 shows before Hart’s death. With hit after hit on both Broadway and in the West End,
they produced many of the celebrated songs of the 1920s and 1930s – ‘Manhattan’, ‘The Lady
is a Tramp’, ‘Bewitched’ – that remain popular favourites with great cultural resonance today.
Yet the early years of these iconic collaborators have remained largely unexamined. We’ll Have
Manhattan in the Broadway Legacies series focuses on the first twelve years of the duo’s
collaboration (1919-1931), documenting their little-known early work and providing a critical and
analytical commentary on their developing practice and its influence on the American musical.
PR: Anna Silva
March 2015 Hardback352 pp, 30 illustrations and 27 musicexamples, 235x156 mm, AE978-0-19-992948-1£22.99Available as an Ebook
February 2015 Hardback320 pp, 235x156 mm, TA978-0-19-935757-4£18.99Available as an Ebook
See also Love: A Very ShortIntroduction, page 59.
MUSIC
June 2015 Hardback
256 pp, 32 page colour plate section,90 black and white illustrations,
234x156 mm, AC978-0-19-968901-9
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Backpacking with the SaintsWilderness Hiking as Spiritual Practice
BELDEN C. LANE, St. Louis University
Words and wilderness to feed the soul
Carrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the world’s great spiritual texts,
Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the wild landscapes of the Ozarks
and across the American Southwest. As he walks, he connects the writings of such as Rumi,
John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag Hammarskjöld, Søren Kierkegaard, and Thomas
Merton with the natural wonders he sees, demonstrating how being alone in the wild opens a
rare view onto one's interior landscape, and how the saints' writings reveal the divine in nature.
Backpacking with the Saints is an enriching exploration of how solitude, simplicity, and
mindfulness are illuminated and encouraged by the discipline of the wilderness.
PR: Katie Stileman
Picturing the ApocalypseThe Book of Revelation in the Arts over Two Millennia
NATASHA O’HEAR, Burlington Danes Academy, London, and ANTHONY O’HEAR, The Royal Institute of Philosophy
Biblical revelation that has inspired countless artists
The Book of Revelation with its Four Horsemen, the Whore of Babylon, The Lamb of God,
the New Jerusalem, Armageddon, the Seventh Seal, and Last Judgement have captured the
popular imagination, yet few people understand their basic meaning or original context.
This book fills the gap in a striking and original way by means of concise, chapter-by-
chapter explanations and copious visual examples, many in full colour, of the way these
concepts or themes have been treated by artists through the centuries. This reader-friendly
explanation of Revelation also demonstrates the continuing resonance of all the themes in
contemporary religious, political, and popular thinking.
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January 2015 Hardback
288 pp, 235x156 mm, TA978-0-19-992781-4
£16.99Available as an Ebook
See also Pilgrimage: A Very ShortIntroduction, page 61.
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Entertaining JudgmentThe Afterlife in Popular Imagination
GREG GARRETT, Baylor University
Exploring heaven and hell in popular culture
It is far more common nowadays to see references to the afterlife in cartoons than in
serious Christian theological scholarship. Speculation about death and the afterlife seems
to embarrass many theologians, yet as Greg Garrett shows, popular culture has found rich
ground for creative expression in what happens to us after death. Rock music, the storylines
of TV’s Lost and South Park, the implied theology in films such as The Corpse Bride, and the
supernatural landscape of the Harry Potter novels speak of our hopes and fears about what
comes next. His scrutiny sheds new light on what a wide array of popular culture can tell
us about the divide between what we profess to believe and what we truly hope to find
after death.
PR: Katie Stileman
CatholicismThe Story of Catholic Christianity
GERALD O’COLLINS, S. J., University College London and MARIO FARRUGIA, S. J.,both Gregorian University, Rome
‘A testament to the great central truths and themes of historic Christianity. A superb
achievement.’ Rowan Williams
This authoritative, lively, and up-to-date introduction to Catholicism for the twenty-first
century explains how the faith, and its beliefs and practices, came to be what they are, and
the major challenges it faces in the third millennium. Clear and engaging, the authors
present matters in a fresh and original way. They skilfully depict the Catholic heritage and
show that Catholicism is a dynamic and living faith. They also engage with contemporary
moral issues and explore the challenges which Catholics and other Christians must face.
PR: Andrew Allen
February 2015 Hardback440 pp, 17 black and white illustrations,216x138 mm, AE978-0-19-872818-4£16.99 Available as an Ebook
See also The Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio,page 8.
January 2015Hardback264 pp, 235x156 mm, AE978-0-19-933590-9£18.99Available as an Ebook
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SCIENCEScience in WonderlandThe Scientific Fairy Tales of Victorian BritainMELANIE KEENE
When science met fantasy
To the Victorians, the newly understood sciences were the most exciting subjects of the
century, and they were eager to know more. So it is not surprising that they wanted their
children to learn about this wonderful new world too. An array of writers began to capture the
excitement of new scientific discoveries, and enticed young readers into learning their secrets
by converting introductory explanations into quirky, charming, and imaginative fairy tales in
which scientific forces could be fairies, St George and the Dragon became St George and the
Pterodactyl, and looking closely at a drop of water revealed a soup of monsters.
Melanie Keene introduces and analyses a range of Victorian scientific fairy tales, from
nursery classics such as The Water-Babies to the little-known Wonderland of Evolution, or
the story of insect lecturer Fairy Know-a-Bit, and The Fairyland of Chemistry. In exploring
the ways in which authors and translators – from Hans Christian Andersen and Edith Nesbit
to the pseudonymous ‘A.L.O.E.’ and ‘Acheta Domestica’ – reconciled the differing demands
of factual accuracy and fantastical narratives, Keene explores why the fairies and their tales
were chosen as an appropriate form for capturing and presenting the new wonders of
science to young audiences.
‘See! – some magic power causes the trees to bend and fall – the dragon-slayer is
approaching! Gracious powers! It is not St. George, but another Dragon nearly double the
size of the first.’ John Cargill Brough, Fairy-Tales of Science (1859)
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
About the AuthorMELANIE KEENE is a historian of science at Homerton College, Cambridge.
She has published several academic and popular articles on scientific
books and objects from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, on
topics from candles, pebbles, or cups of tea, to board games, toy sets,
and model dinosaurs.
March 2015Hardback
256 pp, 8 pp colour plate section, 25 black and white illustrations,
216x138 mm, TA978-0-19-966265-4
£16.99Available as an Ebook
See also Victorian Fairy Tales,page 17.
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April 2015Hardback256 pp, 14 black and white illustrations,216x138 mm, TA978-0-19-872497-1£16.99Available as an Ebook
TestosteroneSex, Power, and the Will to WinJOE HERBERT
The molecule that ensured the survival of humankind
We inherit mechanisms for survival from our primeval past; none so obviously as those
involved in reproduction. The hormone testosterone underlies the organization of creation
of masculinity: it changes the body and brain to make a male. It is involved not only in
sexuality but in driving aggression, competitiveness, risk-taking – all elements that were
needed for successful survival and reproduction in the past. The ancient world shaped the
human brain, but the modern world is shaped by that brain. How does this world, with all
its cultural, political, and social variations, deal with and control the primeval role of
testosterone, which continues to be essential for the survival of the species? Sex,
aggression, winning, losing, gangs, war: the powerful effects of testosterone are entwined
with them all. These are the ingredients of human history, so testosterone has played a
central role in our story.
Joe Herbert explains the nature of this potent molecule, how it operates in mammals in
general and in humans in particular, what we know about its role in influencing various
aspects of behaviour in men, and what we are beginning to understand of its role in
women. From rape to gang warfare among youths, understanding the workings of
testosterone is critical in enabling us to manage its continuing powerful effects in
modern society.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
About the AuthorJOE HERBERT is Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience, University of
Cambridge and a Fellow of Gonville & Caius College. He has authored or
co-authored around 250 scientific papers, and is the author of The Minder
Brain: How your brain keeps you alive, protects you from danger, and
ensures that you reproduce.
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BiocodeThe New Age of Genomics DAWN FIELD and NEIL DAVIES
The limitless future of genomics
The living world runs on genomic software – what Dawn Field and Neil Davies call the
‘biocode’ – the sum of all DNA on Earth. In Biocode, they tell the story of a new age of
scientific discovery: the growing global effort to read and map the biocode, and what that
might mean for the future.
Since the whole human genome was mapped in 2003, the new field of genomics has
mushroomed and is now operating on an affordable, industrial scale. The genomes of large
numbers of organisms, from mammals to microbes, have been mapped. We can check our
paternity, find out where our ancestors came from, and whether we are at risk of some
diseases. A stray hair is enough to crudely reconstruct the face of the owner. And the first
steps to creating artificial life have already been taken.
The ability to read DNA has changed how we view ourselves and understand our place in
nature, and has opened up unprecedented possibilities. From the largest oceans, to the
insides of our guts, we are able to explore the biosphere as never before, from the genome
up. Already the first efforts at ‘barcoding’ entire ecological communities and creating
‘genomic observatories’ have begun. The future, the authors argue, will involve biocoding the
entire planet.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
About the AuthorsDAWN FIELD is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford eResearch Centre
at the University of Oxford, where she is also a Fellow of the NERC Centre
for Ecology and Hydrology. She is the founder of the Genomic Standards
Consortium.
NEIL DAVIES is the Executive Director of the University of California
Berkeley’s Gump South Pacific Research Station in Moorea, French
Polynesia. He is the lead principal investigator of the Moorea Biocode
Project, a $5m effort to sequence (DNA barcode) all non-microbial species
on the island.
March 2015Hardback
288 pp, 17 black and whiteillustrations, 216x138 mm, TA
978-0-19-968775-6£16.99
Available as an Ebook
See also The Deeper Genome, page 38, and Ancestors in our
Genome, page 39.
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May 2015Hardback288 pp, 234x156 mm, TA978-0-19-968873-9£18.99Available as an Ebook
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The Deeper GenomeWhy there is more to the human genome than meets the eyeJOHN PARRINGTON
The next phase of understanding how human DNA operates
When the Human Genome Project completed its mapping of the entire human genome a
decade ago, hopes ran high that the knowledge would enable us to tackle many inherited
diseases, and understand what makes us unique among animals. But things didn’t turn out
that way. Moreover, surprising questions emerged: why did human DNA contain far fewer
active genes than expected? Was 98% of the genome redundant ‘junk’?
John Parrington explains the exciting answers that are emerging ten years on – some, such as
the results of the international ENCODE programme, are still much debated and controversial
in their scope. The human genome appears to operate in a far more complex way than had
been realised. It seems clear that genes are switched on and off by layers of control
mechanisms involving various kinds of RNAs; and that the physical 3D structure of the
genome itself plays a role. Furthermore (and this explains why identical twins develop
differently), we are discovering the impact of epigenetic effects: how an individual’s genome
can be altered by life experiences or by the environment, in ways that can then be passed on
to the next generation. In its complexity, flexibility, and ability to respond to environmental
cues, the human genome is proving to be far more subtle than we ever imagined.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
About the AuthorJOHN PARRINGTON is a University Lecturer in Molecular and Cellular
Pharmacology at the University of Oxford, and a Tutorial Fellow in Medicine
at Worcester College, Oxford. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed
articles in major science journals and newspapers.
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June 2015Hardback
512 pp, 25 black and whiteillustrations, 235x156 mm, AE
978-0-19-933441-4£22.99
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Ancestors in Our GenomeThe New Science of Human Evolution
EUGENE E. HARRIS, The City University of New York
The story of the genome from the times of our ancient ancestors
In 2003, scientists were finally able to determine the full human genome sequence, and with
the discovery began a genomic voyage back in time. Since then researchers have begun to
unravel our full genetic history, comparing it with closely related species to answer age-old
questions about how and when we evolved. For the first time, we are finding our own ancestors
in our genome and are thereby gleaning new information about our evolutionary past. Written
from the perspective of population genetics, this book presents us with a complete and up-to-
date account of the evolution of the human genome, tracing human origins back to their source
among our earliest human ancestors, and explaining some of the challenging questions that
scientists are currently attempting to answer.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
Jonas SalkA LifeCHARLOTTE DECROES JACOBS, Stanford University School of Medicine
The first full biography of the man who vanquished polio
In the first complete biography of Jonas Salk, Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs reveals an
unconventional scientist and a misunderstood and vulnerable man. Despite his success in all
but eradicating polio, his pioneering work on AIDS, and his status as adored hero in the eyes of
the public, Salk was ostracized by the scientific community whose approval he craved. His
fellow scientists accused him of failing to give proper credit to other researchers, and crossing
the imaginary line of academic decorum by soliciting media attention. Jacobs’s vivid and
intimate portrait shows him to be at once far more complex and layered than his public image,
and far more sensitive and caring than the stubborn, standoffish, glory-seeking scoundrel
suggested by some scientists.
PR: Lorna Richerby
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January 2015 Hardback
248 pp, 45 black and whiteillustrations, 235x156 mm, TA
978-0-19-997803-8£18.99
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See also The Deeper Genome, andBiocode, pages 37–38.
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COMMEMOR ATING THE 60TH ANNI VER SARY OF THE FIRST POLIO VACCINE
January 2015 Paperback352 pp, 12 black andwhite illustrations,196x129mm, TA978-0-19-872751-4£10.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-954205-5
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FlickerYour Brain on MoviesJEFFREY ZACKS, WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis
When the lights go down what goes
on in your head?
What happens in your brain and sensory
organs when you sit down in the cinema
and the lights go out? Jeffrey Zacks
delves into the history of cinema and the
latest research to answer questions like:
Why do we flinch when Rocky takes a
punch in Sylvester Stallone’s movies,
duck when the jet careers towards the
tower in Airplane, and tap our toes to the
dance numbers in Chicago? This engaging
work draws on the latest research in
neuroscience to explain the neurological
experience of watching a film.
PR: Kirsty Doole
The Stressed Sex Uncovering the Truth AboutMen, Women, and MentalHealthDANIEL FREEMAN, University ofOxford, and JASON FREEMAN, writer and editor
‘Fascinating...’New York Journal of Books
Women experience higher rates of
psychological disorder than men. Why?
The Stressed Sex presents a ground-
breaking combination of epidemiological
analysis and evidence-based science to
explore the difference in rates of
psychological disorders in men and
women. It uncovers the controversial links
between gender and mental health, the
implications of which – for individuals and
society alike – are far-reaching and largely
ignored in all the debates raging about
gender. Crucially the book considers what
might be done to address the imbalance.
PR: Katie Stileman
SpittingBlood The History of TuberculosisHELEN BYNUM, freelance historian
‘A well-researched and immensely
readable history.’ BBC History Magazine
‘Beautifully written...thoroughly
accessible.’ Nature Medicine
Beginning with a famous case history –
the story of George Orwell – Helen Bynum
explores the history and development of
tuberculosis throughout the world,
focussing on the experimental approaches
of René Laennec and Robert Koch. She
also examines the place tuberculosis
holds in the popular imagination and its
role in the dramatic arts. Today, the
disease has returned with a vengeance
and in a drug-resistant form. The story of
tuberculosis is far from over.
PR: Katie Stileman
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February 2015Paperback320 pp, 196x129 mm, TA978-0-19-968156-3£9.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-966045-2
February 2015Paperback464 pp, 8 pp black andwhite plate section,234x153 mm, AC978-0-19-860728-1£16.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-860727-4
February 2015Paperback192 pp, 196x129 mm, TA978-0-19-966848-9£8.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-966847-2
AreDolphins ReallySmart?The Mammal behind the MythJUSTIN GREGG, DolphinCommunication Project
‘Very readable and convincing.’
Marian Stamp Dawkins,
University of Oxford
Are dolphins really intelligent or is it a
myth? Is their communication system as
complex as human language? And are
they as friendly and peaceful as they
appear? The Dolphin Myth considers
many of the claims made about dolphin
intelligence, including the more fanciful
claims of their ‘healing powers’ and
‘super intelligence’. By looking critically
at cutting-edge research, Gregg
challenges many of the popular ideas
about dolphins, giving us a more
nuanced understanding of their place in
the animal world.
PR: Katie Stileman
Bad MovesHow decision making goeswrong, and the ethics ofsmart drugsBARBARA SAHAKIAN, and JAMIENICOLE LABUZETTA, both University of Cambridge
‘With this accessible primer, full of medical
anecdotes and clear explanations,
Sahakian and Labuzetta prepare the public
for an informed discussion about the role
of drugs in our society.’
Nature
How do our brains make choices? How do
factors such as Alzheimer’s or depression
impair decision-making? Presenting the
latest research on ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ decision-
making, Barbara Sahakian and Jamie
Nicole LaBuzetta use striking examples
and case studies to look at the therapeutic
smart drugs now available, and raise
concerns about their unregulated use to
enhance mental performance.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
Nature’sOracleThe Life and Work of W. D. HamiltonULLICA SEGERSTRALE, The IllinoisInstitute of Technology
‘A biography truly worthy of a scientist of
Hamilton’s stature.’
J. Arvid Agren, Journal of Genetics
‘Those who loved [W. D. Hamilton], as I
did ... will treasure this book..’
Richard Dawkins
In this illuminating biography,
Ullica Segerstrale documents
W. D. Hamilton’s extraordinary life and
work, revealing a man of immense
intellectual curiosity, an uncompromising
truth-seeker, a naturalist and jungle
explorer, a risk-taker, and an
unconventional scientist with a poet’s
soul and a deep concern for life on earth
and mankind’s future.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
NEW IN PAPERBACK NEW IN PAPERBACKNEW IN PAPERBACK
January 2015Hardback288 pp, 216x135 mm, AE978-0-19-872743-9£25.00Available as an Ebook
January 2015Hardback336 pp, 78 black andwhite illustrations,216x135 mm, AE978-0-19-967475-6£25.00Available as an Ebook
Previously announced:November 2014
SCIENCE
April 2015 Paperback256 pp, 8 pp colour platesection, 20 black andwhite illustrations,maps,196x129 mm, TA978-0-19-872757-6£9.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-960649-8
IslandsBeyond the HorizonThe life of twenty of theworld's most remote placesROGER LOVEGROVE, former Directorfor Wales, RSPB
‘Lovegrove manages to capture each
island’s identity and mystery and transmits
his affection for these faraway places.’
Northern Echo
The storm-bound island of South Georgia,
ice-locked Arctic Wrangel, the wave-lashed
Mykines, and St Kilda: these are just four of
Roger Lovegrove’s favourite islands in a
selection of twenty in this book. The range
is diverse and spectacular; and whether
distant, offshore, inhabited, uninhabited,
tropical or polar, each is a unique, self-
contained habitat with a delicately balanced
ecosystem. Lovegrove explores both their
natural history and the unforgettable tales
of human endeavour, tragedy, and heroism
connected with them.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
Nature’s Third CycleA Story of SunspotsARNAB RAI CHOUDHURI, IndianInstitute of Science
‘Highly engaging and informative.’
Advance praise from Stephen Blundell,
University of Oxford
On 13 March 1989, six million people in
Canada went without electricity for many
hours due to a blackout later ascribed to a
large explosion on the sun. The number of
sunspots that are the cause of these
explosions has been found to wax and
wane over a period of 11 years – one of the
most intriguing natural cycles known to
mankind. This is the first popular account
to explain the science of plasma physics
that is revealing the mysteries behind
sunspots and their intriguing cycle.
PR: Andrew Allen
Living with the Stars How the human body isconnected to the life cyclesof the Earth, the planets,and the starsKAREL SCHRIJVER, Lockheed MartinAdvanced Technology Center,California, and IRIS SCHRIJVER,Stanford University
How our bodies are inextricablylinked to the universe
We are quite literally not who we were years,
weeks, or even days ago. Our entire body
continually rebuilds itself using elements
captured from our surroundings, connecting
us to animals and plants, to geological
processes such as continental drift and
volcanism, to the Sun, to asteroids, and
ultimately to the beginning of the universe.
Living with the Stars describes the many
fascinating connections between the universe
and the human body, giving us an
extraordinary new perspective on life.
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January 2015Hardback256 pp, 33 black andwhite illustrations,216x138 mm, AE978-0-19-968676-6£25.00Available as an Ebook
May 2015 Hardback320 pp, 234x153 mm, AE978-0-19-870305-1£24.99 Available as an Ebook
March 2015 Hardback304 pp, 234x153 mm, AE978-0-19-870259-7£24.99Available as an Ebook
The Story ofCollapsing StarsBlack Holes, NakedSingularities, and the CosmicPlay of Quantum GravityPANKAJ S. JOSHI, Tata Institute ofFundamental Research, Mumbai
The extraordinary fate of dying stars
‘This book leads the reader to the current
frontier of research in gravitation theory
without hiding the yet-unsolved problems
and differences of opinion among
specialists. In this respect it is unique,
and will be extremely valuable reading.’
Advance praise from Andrzej Krasinski,
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
Pankaj S. Joshi journeys into one of the
most fascinating intellectual adventures
of recent decades – understanding and
exploring the final fate of massive
collapsing stars in the universe, whether
they end up as black holes or intriguing,
naked singularities.
PR: Andrew Allen
A Brief History ofNumbersLEO CORRY, The Cohn Institute for theHistory and Philosophy of Science andIdeas, Tel Aviv University
From algebra to numerals, primenumbers to zero
The history of mathematics has been a
very active field of research over the last
25 years, and many basic concepts have
changed in fundamental ways. Up to
now, these revelations have been
available only to specialized historians.
This book changes all that. It traces the
development of conceptions of number
from ancient Greece to the beginning of
the twentieth century bringing the latest
research on foundational debates and
practical uses of number to readers with
no background in mathematics.
PR: Andrew Allen
Mathematicians andtheir GodsThe Role of Science inReligionEdited by MARK MCCARTNEY,University of Ulster, and SNEZANA LAWRENCE, Bath SpaUniversity
How mathematics influences beliefand belief influences mathematics
There has been a rich interaction between
religion and science throughout history,
and mathematicians have played a key
role in it. Following the story from the
Pythagoreans to Kurt Gödel’s proof of the
existence of God, a team of experts
examines the beliefs that mathematicians
have developed through their work, and
the beliefs that have influenced it. They
explore how mathematical rigour and
religious belief systems have cohabited
throughout history, and look at the key
question: can the existence of God be
proved mathematically?
PR: Andrew Allen
SCIENCE
January 2015 Hardback248 pp, 235x156 mm, AJ978-0-19-998879-2£22.99Available as an Ebook
SCIENCE
March 2015Hardback464 pp, over 700 blackand white illustrations,216x135 mm, AJ978-0-19-871907-6£25.00Available as an Ebook
Budapest ScientificA GuidebookISTVAN HARGITTAI, and MAGDOLNAHARGITTAI, both Budapest Universityof Technology and Economics
Discover the city that nurtures
science
Budapest has been the venue for numerous
scientific achievements and the cradle,
literally, of many individuals who have
become world-renowned scientists. This
unique guidebook introduces readers to the
statues, busts, plaques, buildings, and
other artefacts that commemorate and
celebrate science in this beautiful city. Full
of scientific gossip and anecdotes and
illustrated with over 700 photographs, it is
an outstanding practical guidebook to a
place that has a special respect for science.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
Flight from WonderAn Investigation of ScientificCreativityALBERT ROTHENBERG, HarvardUniversity
What makes great scientists do
great work?
There have been relatively few
investigations into the nature of scientific
creativity. In order to understand the
creative processes that yield scientific
innovation, Dr Albert Rothenberg
conducted an empirical study of 42
Nobel laureates in medicine, physiology,
physics, and chemistry from the United
States and Europe. Flight from Wonder
reveals his results which are augmented
with explorations of creative discoveries
of such outstanding scientists of the past
as Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Max
Planck, Neils Bohr, Hideki Yukawa, and
James Watson.
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Neutrino978-0-19-969599-7, £7.99
The Infinity Puzzle978-0-19-967330-8, £10.99
JERRY COYNE
Why Evolution is True978-0-19-923085-3, £9.99
RICHARD DAWKINS
The Selfish Gene978-0-19-929115-1, £8.99
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing978-0-19-921681-9, £9.99
The Extended Phenotype978-0-19-288051-2, £8.99
NICK LANE
Power, Sex, Suicide978-0-19-920564-6, £9.99
Oxygen978-0-19-860783-0, £9.99
JAMES LOVELOCK
Gaia978-0-19-286218-1, £8.99
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January 2015 Hardback
312 pp, 216x140 mm, AJ978-0-19-937746-6
£16.99Available as an Ebook
Your Brain on FoodHow Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and FeelingsGARY L. WENK, Ohio State University
How what we consume controls us
Why are acidic foods so harmful? Which fats are good for our brain? Why does our brain
make overeating so pleasurable? Does our brain want us to be obese? Do fruits and
vegetables protect us from aging? Why does eating chocolate make you feel angry? Why
does fat taste so good?
Everything we consume can influence how we think, feel, and act. Gary Wenk explains how
neurotransmitters affect our behaviour and the many ways in which they can be affected by
what we eat or drink. In the second edition, Dr Wenk expands his discussions of the effects
of specific foods by investigating the benefits and risks of supplements, the action of gluten
in the brain, and much more.
PR: Lauren Small
The Altruistic BrainHow We Get to be Naturally GoodDONALD W. PFAFF, The Rockefeller University
Humankind’s goodness is innate not acquired
The Altruistic Brain synthesizes all the most important research into how and why – at a
purely physical level – humans empathize with one another and respond altruistically. It
demonstrates that human beings are “wired” to behave altruistically in the first instance,
such that unprompted, spontaneous kindness is our default behaviour. Based on his own
research and that of some of the world’s most eminent scientists, Donald W. Pfaff puts
together well-established brain mechanisms into a theory that is at once novel but also
easily demonstrable. This is the first book not only to explain why we are naturally good,
but to suggest means of making us behave as well as we can.
PR: Lauren Small
January 2015 Hardback
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978-0-19-939327-5£16.99
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January 2015 Hardback320 pp, 30 illustrations,235x156 mm, AE978-0-19-938645-1£19.99Available as an Ebook
February 2015 Hardback208 pp, 235x156 mm, AE978-0-19-937114-3£19.99Available as an Ebook
January 2015 Hardback376 pp, 235x156 mm, AE978-0-19-939232-2£19.99Available as an Ebook
A Talent forFriendshipRediscovery of aRemarkable TraitJOHN EDWARD TERRELL, FieldMuseum of Natural History, Chicago
A new way of understanding
friendship
In a world full of aggression, it is easy to
believe that human beings are
fundamentally violent and selfish.
Anthropologist, John Terrell presents a
ground-breaking theory that proposes
friendship as an evolved human trait not
unlike our ability to walk upright or our
capacity for speech and complex abstract
reasoning. He claims, paradoxically, that
conflict is best understood in terms of
friendship – as challenges that emerge
when we are forced to reconcile the inner,
private worlds of our imaginations with
the experienced realities of our daily lives
and each other.
PR: Lauren Small
The Last and GreatestBattleFinding the Will,Commitment, and Strategyto End Military SuicidesJOHN BATESON
The first book exclusively devoted to
the ongoing tragedy of military
suicides
There is an epidemic of military suicides
in the West. Can anything be done to
prevent them? John Bateson, the former
executive director of a nationally certified
suicide prevention centre in the USA,
uses many personal stories in his moving
survey of the history of suicide in the
United States military from the Civil War
to the present day. This is the first book
devoted exclusively to the topic: it
outlines a plan to save lives and
ultimately end the tragedy of the high
rate of suicide in military personnel.
PR: Lauren Small
Failing Our FathersConfronting the Crisis ofEconomically VulnerableNonresident FathersRONALD B. MINCY, and MONIQUE JETHWANI-KEYSER, both atColumbia University School of SocialWork, and SERENA KLEMPIN,Teachers College
The truth about ‘deadbeat’ dads
Economically vulnerable, nonresident
fathers are a greatly misunderstood
population in the USA, cutting across
racial and ethnic groups and affecting
families in cities and suburbs alike.
Failing our Fathers summarizes the most
recent research and fills in important
gaps with new analyses. The result is
both a comprehensive picture of who
these fathers are, and an attempt to put
forward ideas for helping them fulfil their
obligations to society and to their children.
PR: Lauren Small
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CURRENT AFFAIRSBeyond the ProfessionsHow Technology Will Transform the Work of Human ExpertsRICHARD SUSSKIND and DANIEL SUSSKIND
A wake-up call to the professions, and those who use their services
Doctors, lawyers, teachers, accountants, tax advisers, journalists, the clergy – until recently
the position of individuals in these professions was well-nigh unassailable. But in today’s
internet-enhanced world, all that is changing. Patients can use online systems to monitor
their own illnesses. Online lectures are replacing conventional classroom teaching. Exclusivity
and ivory towers are beginning to be demolished.
Beyond the Professions explains how increasingly capable technologies – from telepresence
to artificial intelligence – will place the ‘practical expertise’ of the finest specialists at the
fingertips of everyone, often at no or low cost and without face-to-face interaction. The
authors argue that we are on the brink of a period of fundamental and irreversible change. In
the future, we will neither need nor want professionals to work in the way that they did.
The book challenges the ‘grand bargain’ – the arrangement that grants various monopolies to
today’s professionals. The authors argue that our current professions are antiquated, opaque
and no longer affordable, and that the expertise of their best is enjoyed only by a few. In their
place, they propose new models for producing and distributing expertise in society.
Based on in-depth research of more than a dozen professions, and illustrated by numerous
examples from each, the book will stimulate intense debate and provoke informed self-
scrutiny across the professions.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
About the AuthorsRICHARD SUSSKIND OBE is IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and is a
Professor in the Law School at the University of Strathclyde, an Emeritus Law Professor at Gresham
College, and a Visiting Professor in Internet Studies at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of
Oxford. He lectures internationally, has written many books, and also advised on numerous
government inquiries.
DANIEL SUSSKIND is Lecturer in Economics at Balliol College, Oxford, and was formerly a Policy
Analyst in the 10 Downing Street Policy Unit.
June 2015 Hardback
270 pp, 234x156 mm, TA978-0-19-871339-5
£16.99Available as an Ebook
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January 2015 Hardback592 pp, 235x156 mm, TA978-0-19-939200-1£20.00Available as an Ebook
Hall of MirrorsThe Great Depression, The Great Recession, and the Uses – andMisuses – of HistoryBARRY EICHENGREEN
Can we stop repeating our financial mistakes?
Loose credit, precarious real estate and stock market bubbles, suspicious banking
practices, an inflexible monetary system, global imbalances, a belief that the cycle of boom
and bust had been tamed… Does it sound familiar? This was the recipe for disaster that
saw the financial system totter in 2008 – and before that in 1929-33. Why did we make the
same mistakes twice and what will stop financial disaster hitting a third time?
Renowned economist, Barry Eichengreen gives us a brilliantly conceived, dual-track
account of the two crises and their consequences. He shows that while the policy response
to the Great Recession was importantly shaped by perceptions of the Great Depression,
contemporary policymakers had learned lessons from the latter that enabled them to
prevent the worst. But he believes that they could have done better.
In the first systematic comparative analysis of the two great economic and financial crises
of the last century, Professor Eichengreen provides an integrated account of experience in
the US and Europe using economic analysis leavened by anecdote and personalities. His is
an essential exploration of how we can avoid making the same mistakes twice – and avoid
making different ones – the next time a major crisis rolls around.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
About the AuthorBARRY EICHENGREEN is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the
University of California-Berkeley. His best-known works are the highly
acclaimed, Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression,
1919-1939, and Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar, a runner-
up in the 2011 Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award.
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256 pp, 10 black and white halftones,235x156 mm, TA
978-0-19-936386-5£18.99
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Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern WarfareMARK R. MCNEILLY, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Concepts of ancient warfare for the 21st century
Former U.S. Army infantry captain Mark McNeilly makes the great work of ancient Chinese
military strategist Sun Tzu both accessible and of practical use to military strategists. He
draws out six concepts most applicable to modern warfare (including ‘win all without
fighting’, ‘avoid strength, attack weakness’), making them easy to understand and apply to
military situations. Drawing on a wealth of historical examples, McNeilly shows how these
principles might be used in wars of the future, and how they can provide insight into current
conflicts. This updated edition, which contains the full text of The Art of War, reflects on all
that has happened in the past ten years, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the
challenge of Iran, the ‘Arab Spring’, and the continued rise of China.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
Disruptive PowerDigital Technology and the Remaking of International AffairsTAYLOR OWEN, Columbia School of Journalism
The new forces in international affairs
Established institutions once controlled the trajectory of international affairs. But now the
digitally enabled – networks such as Anonymous -- are changing the way the world works, and
disrupting the institutions that once held a monopoly on power. Taylor Owen provides a
sweeping look at the way that digital technologies are dislocating the workings of the
institutions that have traditionally controlled international affairs. He considers what
constitutes successful online international action, what sorts of technologies are being used,
and what these technologies might look like a decade from now. He also analyses what new
institutions will be needed to moderate the new power structures and ensure accountability.
Owen gives us all a badly needed road map for navigating the new networked world.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
January 2015 Paperback original
328 pp, 235x156 mm, TA978-0-19-995785-9
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Obama’s TimeA HistoryMORTON KELLER, Brandeis University
How will history judge Barack Obama?
Now Barack Obama’s second term is in its final stages, eminent American historian
Morton Keller has become the first commentator to put forward a historical assessment of
his presidency. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship on American history and politics, Keller
examines Obama’s presidential persona and governing style, his domestic and foreign
policies, and his place in the broader history of American politics. He explores the reasons
for the gap between Obama’s ambitions and what he has achieved, and the larger political
context in which this story unfolded. Avoiding the twin poles of hagiography and
demonization that have characterized most assessments, Keller provides us with the first
true and balanced picture of a presidency that will be debated for decades to come.
PR: Chloe Foster
AusterityThe History of a Dangerous IdeaMARK BLYTH, Brown University
‘Blyth writes in the tradition of Keynes, slashing away at orthodoxy and the orthodox.’
Lawrence Summers, Financial Times
‘Clear, simple, and occasionally humorous.’ Austin Mitchell, The House Magazine
Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013, Austerity gives a powerful and trenchant
account of the shift toward austerity policies by governments throughout the world since 2009.
Mark Blyth contends that austerity is a very dangerous idea: it doesn't work because as the
past five years and countless historical examples show, while it makes sense for any one state
to try and cut its way to growth, it cannot work when all states try it simultaneously. He
demolishes the conventional wisdom, marshalling an army of facts to demand that we see
austerity for what it is, and what it costs us.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
February 2015Hardback352 pp, 210x140 mm, AE978-0-19-938337-5£18.99Available as an Ebook
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February 2015 Paperback304 pp, 216x140 mm, TA978-0-19-938944-5£10.99Available as an Ebook
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April 2015Paperback480 pp, cartoons andfigures, 234x156 mm, AC978-0-19-872824-5£16.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-957802-3
June 2015Paperback384 pp, 235x156 mm, TA978-0-19-022926-9£10.99Available as an Ebook
Hardback: 978-0-19-993787-5
Leading SustainableChangeAn Organizational PerspectiveEdited by REBECCA HENDERSON,RANJAY GULATI and MICHAEL TUSHMAN, all HarvardBusiness School
A practical guide to makingbusinesses sustainable
The business case for acting sustainably
is becoming increasingly compelling but
doing so presents many challenges. This
book is designed to support those who
are grappling with that challenge by
pulling together insights from some of the
world’s best researchers, and leaders at
firms such as Du Pont, IBM and Cemex
who have transformed their organizations.
Business leaders and scholars will find
the book a source of cutting-edge
research, powerful examples, and
immediately actionable ideas.
PR: Andrew Allen
Aid on theEdge of ChaosRethinking InternationalCooperation in a ComplexWorldBEN RAMALINGAM, independentconsultant and writer
‘One of the most important books you will
read about development.’
Owen Barder, Senior Fellow,
Center for Global Development
‘This well-written and thought-provoking book
is an important contribution to redesigning aid
for a messy, complex world.’
Duncan Green,
Senior Strategic Advisor, Oxfam
‘Important and relevant for the aid world.’
Amy Kazmin, Financial Times
Drawing on complexity theory, this thoughtful
and practical book shows how aid could be
transformed into a truly dynamic form of global
cooperation fit for the twenty-first century.
PR: Katie Stileman
The LocustEffectWhy the End of PovertyRequires the End of ViolenceGARY A. HAUGEN, President,International Justice Mission, and VICTOR BOUTROS, U.S. Departmentof Justice
‘A compelling reminder that if we are to
create a 21st Century of shared prosperity,
we cannot turn a blind eye to the violence
that threatens our common humanity.’
Bill Clinton
This is the first book to focus on the central role of
violence in perpetuating poverty, arguing that if
people aren’t safe, nothing else matters. It features
real-world stories from Thailand to Bolivia and
India to Nigeria that depict how violence
undercuts antipoverty efforts. The authors draw
from their experience running the International
Justice Mission to show that ground-up efforts
to reform legal and public justice systems can
generate real, positive results.
PR: Katie Stileman
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January 2015Hardback400 pp, 234x156 mm, AE978-0-19-870407-2£25.00Available as an Ebook
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The RealNorth KoreaLife and Politics in theFailed Stalinist UtopiaANDREI LANKOV, Kookmin University,Seoul
‘This is the best all round account of North
Korea yet.’ Aidan Foster-Carter,
Times Literary Supplement
‘There is no better road map in English
than this wise, anecdotally rich and
entertaining book.’
Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times
Andrei Lankov has gone where few
outsiders have ever been – into the
heart of the secretive country of North
Korea. Based on both archival research
as well as extensive interviews with
North Koreans, his work challenges
widespread assumptions about this
living political fossil.
PR: Kirsty Doole
Unfinished WorkThe Struggle to Build anAging American WorkforceJOSEPH COLEMAN, Indiana University
Meet the new silver workforce
The forces driving the first decades of the
twenty-first century are pushing the day of
retirement later and later in life. The era of
the aging worker is here. From workers in
the rice paddies of Japan to those in the
heart of the American rust-belt to their
counterparts in France and Sweden,
veteran international correspondent for
Associated Press, Joseph Coleman takes
readers inside the lives of aging workers,
exploring the factories, offices, and fields
where they toil and the societies in which
they live. He gives the reader a front-row
seat in the global older worker revolution.
PR: Andrew Allen
Leviathan, Inc.The Return of StateCapitalism and theCorrosion of DemocracyJOSHUA KURLANTZICK, Council onForeign Relations
Can state capitalism replace freemarket capitalism?
Joshua Kurlantzick argues that state
capitalism across the globe is contributing
to a worrying decline in democracy. Using
examples from China, Thailand, Brazil, Russia,
South Africa, Turkey and beyond, he puts
forward the controversial thesis that state
capitalism has the potential to be a real
competitor to free market capitalism,
showing that countries with greater
intervention in their economies are not
necessarily slower-growing than those with a
free market approach. He concludes that
state capitalism will not only affect prospects
for democracy, but will alter all aspects of
modern international politics and economics.
PR: Andrew Allen
April 2015 Hardback248 pp, 235x156 mm, AJ978-0-19-997445-0£18.99Available as an Ebook
February 2015 Paperback304 pp, 235x156 mm, TA978-0-19-939003-8£10.99Available as an Ebook
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CURRENT AFFAIRSAgricultural and FoodControversiesWhat Everyone Needs to KnowF. BAILEY NORWOOD, et al.,Oklahoma State University
With expertise across
animal science,
agriculture, and
economics, the team of
authors gives balanced
consideration to the many
facets of this debate.
PR: Katie Stileman
January 2015, 978-0-19-936842-6, paperback,£10.99, TA, Available as an Ebook, Previouslyannounced: October 2014
Marine Pollution What Everyone Needs to KnowJUDITH S. WEIS, Rutgers University
Ideas on how to fix
many of the pollution-
related issues
surrounding marine
ecosystems.
PR: Katie Stileman
January 2015, 978-0-19-99966-8, paperback,£10.99, TA, Available as an Ebook
India in the 21stCenturyWhat Everyone Needs to KnowMIRA KAMDAR, World Policy Institute
The complexities of
India’s politics, history,
culture, and economics.
PR: Katie Stileman
March 2015, 978-0-19-997359-0, paperback,£10.99, TA, Available as an Ebook
VenezuelaWhat Everyone Needs to KnowMIGUEL TINKER SALAS, PomonaCollege
The political,
economic, and social
issues confronting
Venezuela, one of the
world’s leading oil
producers.
PR: Katie Stileman
March 2015, 978-0-19-978328-1, paperback,£10.99, TA, Available as an Ebook, Previouslyannounced: October 2014
AtheismWhat Everyone Needs to KnowMICHAEL RUSE, founding editor ofBiology and Philosophy
‘An excellent scholarly
yet very readable
account of an
important subject,
which reveals its
complexity and
contradictions along
with those of the
human mind itself.’
Advance praise from Edward O. Wilson
PR: Katie Stileman
February 2015, 978-0-19-933458-2, paperback,£10.99, TA, Available as an Ebook
Modern GreeceWhat Everyone Needs to KnowSTATHIS KALYVAS, Yale University
Combines the most up-
to-date economic and
political-science
findings on the current
Greek crisis with a
discussion of Greece’s
history.
PR: Katie Stileman
May 2015, 978-0-19-994879-6, paperback,£10.99, TA, Available as an Ebook
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February 2015Hardback325 pp, 195x130 mm, TA978-0-19-873818-3£14.99
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The Country of First BoysEssays by Amartya Sen
AMARTYA SEN
Eleven passionate and persuasive new essays from the Nobel laureate
Time and again Amartya Sen, one of the polymaths of our times, has stirred our thoughts
and world-views through his writings and speeches. Intrigued by the questions of social
justice and welfare, Sen addresses some of the fundamental issues of our time in his new
collection of essays: poverty, hunger, education, globalization, media and freedom of
speech, injustice, inequality, exclusion, and exploitation.
The eleven essays are written with a passion and conviction masked by a gently persuasive
style and characterized by an undogmatic engagement with differing points of view. Sen
asserts that public policy should swing sharply towards the poor, the illiterate, and those
suffering from ill health and malnourishment, and does so not just by appealing to justice
and compassion but by relying on rigorous intellectual and academic analysis.
The essays were first published in the Indian literary publication The Little Magazine, and
have been freshly updated by Sen for this collection. The book is introduced by
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former governor of West Bengal, and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
PR: Kate Farquhar-Thomson
About the AuthorAMARTYA SEN is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy,
at Harvard University, and was until 2004 the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Prior to that he
was Professor of Economics at Jadavpur University Calcutta, the Delhi School of Economics, and the
London School of Economics, and the University of Oxford. He received the Nobel Prize in Economic
Science in 1998.
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January 2015Paperback256 pp, 196x129 mm, TD978-0-19-966988-2£8.99Available as an Ebook
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A PhilosophicalEnquiry into the Originof our Ideas of theSublime and BeautifulEDMUND BURKEEdited by PAUL GUYER, BrownUniversity
‘Pain and pleasure are simple ideas,incapable of definition.’
Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry is one of
the central works in the history of
aesthetics. In this new edition Paul Guyer
deftly guides the reader through Burke’s
arguments, focusing on the work’s place
in the history of aesthetics and
highlighting its innovations, as well as its
influence on many subsequent
philosophers. He explains the classical
tradition that Burke overturned and the
legacy that has affected literary and
artistic developments to the present day.
PR: Katie Stileman
The Death ofIvan Ilyich and OtherStoriesLEO TOLSTOYTranslated by NICOLAS PASTERNAK SLATEREdited by ANDREW KAHN, Universityof Oxford
‘no one pitied him as he would haveliked to be pitied’
In these magnificent stories Tolstoy
conjures characters who, tested to the
limit, reveal glorious and unexpected
reserves of courage or baseness of a near
inhuman kind. From ‘The Death of Ivan
Ilyich’, an existential masterpiece that
recounts with extraordinary power the
final illness and death of a bourgeois
lawyer, to ‘The Forged Coupon’, a tale of
criminality that explores class relations
after the emancipation of the serfs in
1861, this collection fully displays Tolstoy’s
mastery of the genre.
PR: Katie Stileman
The Book ofMargery KempeMARGERY KEMPETranslated by ANTHONY BALE,Birkbeck College, University of London
‘Alas that I ever did sin! It is somerry in Heaven!’
Margery Kempe was a medieval wife,
mother, and mystic. Her Book is the
earliest autobiography written in the
English language, and it opens a window
on to the medieval world, providing a
fascinating portrait of one woman’s life,
aspirations, and prayers. We follow her
on her travels to holy sites of the
medieval world, including Rome and
Jerusalem. This new translation
preserves the forceful narrative voice of
the original and includes a wide-ranging
introduction and useful notes.
PR: Katie Stileman
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A Room OfOne’s Own andThree GuineasVIRGINIA WOOLFEdited by ANNA SNAITH, King’sCollege London
‘Intellectual freedom depends onmaterial things. Poetry depends onintellectual freedom. And womenhave always been poor....’
In these two classic essays of feminist
literature, Virginia Woolf argues passionately
for women’s intellectual freedom and their
role in challenging the drive towards fascism
and conflict. In A Room of One’s Own, Woolf
explores centuries of limitations placed
upon women, as well as celebrating the
creative achievements of the women writers
who overcame these obstacles, while Three
Guineas investigates the causes of gender
inequalities and the ways in which women’s
historic outsider position makes them
crucial in the prevention of war.
PR: Katie Stileman
Effi BriestTHEODOR FONTANETranslated by MIKE MITCHELLEdited by RITCHIE ROBERTSON,University of Oxford
‘I loathe what I did, but what Iloathe even more is your virtue.’
Seventeen-year-old Effi Briest is steered by
her parents into marriage with an ambitious
bureaucrat twenty years her senior. He
takes her to a remote provincial town on
the Baltic coast of Prussia where, isolated
and bored, she drifts into a half-hearted
affair with a manipulative, womanizing
officer, which ends when her husband is
transferred to Berlin. Years later, events are
triggered that will have profound
consequences for Effi and her family. The
novel is recognized as one of Fontane’s
masterpieces, and as one of the great
novels of marital relations in company with
Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina.
PR: Katie Stileman
WaverleyWALTER SCOTTEdited by CLAIRE LAMONT, Universityof NewcastleIntroduction by KATHRYN SUTHERLAND, University of Oxford
‘The most romantic parts of thisnarrative are precisely those whichhave a foundation in fact.’
Edward Waverley, a young English
soldier in the Hanoverian army, is sent
to Scotland where he finds himself
caught up in events that quickly
transform the stuff of romance into
nightmare. His character is fashioned
through his experience of the Jacobite
rising of 1745-6 and his love for the
spirited Flora MacIvor. This revised
edition combines Claire Lamont’s
authoritative, first-edition text with a
new introduction and up-to-date
bibliography by Kathryn Sutherland.
PR: Katie Stileman
March 2015Paperback352 pp, 4 pp black andwhite, illustrations, 196x129 mm, TD978-0-19-964221-2£8.99Available as an Ebook
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ConstellationMythswith Aratus’s PhaenomenaERATOSTHENES and HYGINUSTranslated by ROBIN HARD
‘Athena seized the writhing serpentand hurled it into the sky, and fixedit to the very pole of the heavens.’
The constellations we recognize today were
first mapped by the ancient Greeks. In the
third century BC Eratosthenes compiled a
handbook of astral mythology in which he
connected the stars with figures from legend,
for example, Heracles killing the Dragon, and
Perseus slaying the sea-monster to save
Andromeda. This translation brings together
the later summaries from Eratosthenes’ lost
handbook with a guide to astronomy
compiled by Hyginus, librarian to Augustus,
and Aratus’s astronomical poem the
Phaenomena, making it the only
comprehensive compendium of the ancient
myths of the stars and constellations.
PR: Katie Stileman
Revelationsof Divine LoveJULIAN OF NORWICHTranslated by BARRY WINDEATT,Emmanuel College, University ofCambridge
‘All shall be well, and all shall bewell, and all manner of thing shallbe well.’
Julian of Norwich is one of the most
celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages
and one of the earliest female authors. She is
esteemed as a subtle writer and profound
thinker for her account of the revelations she
experienced after a severe illness. This new
translation conveys the poise and serenity of
Julian's prose style to the modern reader. It
includes both the short and long texts,
written twenty years apart, through which
Julian developed her ideas. In his introduction
Barry Windeatt considers Julian’s
astonishingly positive vision of humanity and
its potential for spiritual transformation.
PR: Katie Stileman
EpigramsWith parallel Latin textMARTIALTranslated by GIDEON NISBET,University of Birmingham
‘If you're one of those terriblyserious readers, now is a good timeto leave.’
The poet Martial takes apart the
pretensions, addictions, and cruelties of
first-century Romans with perfect comic
timing and killer punchlines. Social
climbers and sex-offenders, rogue traders
and two-faced preachers – all are subject
to his forensic annihilations and often
foul-mouthed verses. This selection brings
Martial to a twenty-first century
readership in a new prose translation that
pulls no punches and presents him in all
his moods.
PR: Katie Stileman
May 2015 Paperback288 pp, 2 maps of theconstellations, 1 diagram,196x129 mm, TD978-0-19-871698-3£8.99Available as an Ebook
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Hardback: 978-0-19-960113-4
Vanity FairWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYEdited by HELEN SMALL, University ofOxford
‘I think I could be a good woman if Ihad five thousand a year.’
Becky Sharp is sharp, calculating, and
determined to succeed, and in her
Thackeray created one of the most
memorable female characters in
Victorian fiction. Craving wealth and
position, she charms, hoodwinks, and
manipulates everyone she meets, rising
in the world as she attaches herself to a
succession of rich men. This new edition
has an introduction by Helen Small which
establishes Thackeray as the leading
humourist of the nineteenth century,
whose satire still has bite. It includes all
Thackeray’s original illustrations.
PR: Katie Stileman
Hobson-JobsonThe Definitive Glossary ofBritish India
HENRY YULE and A. C. BURNELL,Edited by KATE TELTSCHER
‘Yule and Burnell should be as celebrated
as Gilbert and Sullivan, Liddell and Scott or
Fortnum and Mason. For Hobson-Jobson is
a rare dictionary that can be read for
pleasure.’
Christopher Howse, Sunday Telegraph
Hobson-Jobson is a unique lexicon of
British India. A classic work of Victorian
scholarship, this extraordinary glossary
unlocks the Raj through its language and is
the perfect introduction to colonial
attitudes, and a companion to literature
about India from Kipling to Salman Rushdie.
It is now published for the first time in a
new selection with an introduction and
notes that shed light on the book's origins,
influence, and cultural significance.
PR: Katie Stileman
June 2015Paperback976 pp, 193 black andwhite illustrations, 196x129mm, TD978-0-19-872771-2£8.99Available as an Ebook
NEW EDITION T H E B A R C H E S T E R C H R O NI C LE S
Published to celebrate the bicentenary ofAnthony Trollope’s birth in April 2015.
The WardenNew EditionEdited by NICHOLAS SHRIMPTON978-0-19-966544-0, £6.99 TD
Barchester TowersNew EditionEdited by JOHN BOWEN978-0-19-966586-0, £9.99 TD
Doctor ThorneEdited by SIMON DENTITH978-0-19-966278-4, £9.99 TD
Framley ParsonageEdited by KATHERINE MULLIN andFRANCIS O’GORMAN978-0-19-966315-6, £9.99 TD
The Small House at AllingtonEdited by DINAH BIRCH978-0-19-966277-7, £9.99 TD
The Last Chronicle of BarsetEdited by HELEN SMALL978-0-19-967599-9, £10.99 TD
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PsychotherapyA Very Short IntroductionTOM BURNS, University of Oxford, and EVA BURNS-LUNDGREN, UKCP/ACAT Psychotherapist
Tom Burns and Eva Burns-Lundgren trace
the development of psychotherapy and
counselling, from its origins in Freud’s
psychoanalysis to the variety of different
approaches on offer today. From cognitive
behaviour therapy and mindfulness to
group and family therapies, they examine
all of the main principles of psychotherapy, and consider its
importance in modern society.
January 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 8 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-968936-1, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
LoveA Very Short IntroductionRONALD DE SOUSA, University of Toronto
Do we love someone for their virtue, their
beauty, or for their moral or other qualities?
Are love’s characteristic desires altruistic or
selfish? What do the sciences tell us about
love? Ronald de Sousa introduces us to the
philosophy of love, from the erotic to the
romantic, from affection to infatuation, and
from monogamy to polyamory.
January 2015, Paperback, 152 pp, 12 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-966384-2, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
American Women’s HistoryA Very Short IntroductionSUSAN WARE, General Editor of the American National Biography
What does U.S. history look like with women
at the centre of the story? Moving beyond the
well-documented lives of white, middle-class
women, Susan Ware recognizes the diversity
of American women’s experiences defined by
race, ethnicity, and class, but also geography,
sexual orientation, age, and religions. She
demonstrates that understanding the role of women in the USA is
central to appreciating its history.
January 2015, Paperback, 160 pp, 10 illustrations, 174x111 mm, TE,
978-0-19-932833-8, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
RitualA Very Short IntroductionBARRY STEPHENSON, Memorial University
Ritual is part of what it means to be human.
Like sport, music, and drama, ritual defines
and enriches culture, putting those who
practice it in touch with sources of value
and meaning larger than themselves.
Alongside descriptions of a number of
specific rites, Barry Stephenson explores
ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives,
detailing the efforts to understand its nature and function in
our lives.
January 2015, Paperback, 160 pp, 10 illustrations, 174x111 mm, TE,
978-0-19-994352-4, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
ChemistryA Very Short IntroductionPETER ATKINS, Lincoln College, University of Oxford
‘Pretty much unimprovable ... .’
Philip Ball, Nature Chemistry
First published as What is Chemistry?, this
Very Short Introduction inspires us to look
at the subject through new eyes.
Considering the remarkable achievements
chemistry has made, Peter Atkins presents a
fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of its structure, core
concepts, and contributions to the material comfort and culture
of the modern world.
February 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 174x111 mm, TE, 978-0-19-968397-0, £7.99,
Available as an Ebook, Hardback: 978-0-19-968398-7, PR: Chloe Foster
DanteA Very Short IntroductionPETER HAINSWORTH, Lady Margaret Hall, University ofOxford, and DAVID ROBEY, University of Reading andWolfson College, University of Oxford
Peter Hainsworth and David Robey take a novel
approach in their clear and wide-ranging
exploration of the medieval writer Dante by
examining themes and issues that run through
all his work, ranging from autobiography to
understanding God and the order of the
universe. In doing so, they highlight what makes
Dante such a vital point of reference for modern writers and readers.
February 2015, Paperback, 152 pp, 12 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-968477-9, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
Human AnatomyA Very Short IntroductionLESLIE KLENERMAN, Emeritus Professor, University ofLiverpool and University of Cambridge
Human anatomy is vital for anyone
studying medicine, biology, and health
studies. Leslie Klenerman gives us a
concise and accessible introduction to the
structure, function, and main systems of
the human body, including a number of
clear and simple illustrations: together
they bring clarity to this vast subject with its strange
vocabulary and seeming mass of facts.
February 2015, Paperback, 152 pp, 50 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-870737-0, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
Plate TectonicsA Very Short IntroductionPETER MOLNAR, University of Colorado
Plate tectonics has brought about a
revolution in our understanding of the
Earth. It has answered questions as to why
earthquakes and volcanoes are found in
distinct locations, how oceans form and
disappear, and how mountain ranges were
built. Peter Molnar explores the history and
significance of plate tectonics and its impact on our
understanding of the planet.
March 2015, Paperback, 152 pp, 38 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-872826-9, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
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Ancient AssyriaA Very Short IntroductionKAREN RADNER, University College London
Assyria was one of the most influential
kingdoms of the Ancient Near East, and its
Empire was one of the most geographically
vast, socially diverse, multicultural, and
multi-ethnic states of the early first
millennium BC. Using archaeological
records, Karen Radner provides insights into
the lives of the inhabitants of the kingdom, highlighting the
diversity of human experiences in the Assyrian Empire.
March 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 14 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19871590-0, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
PrivacyA Very Short IntroductionRAYMOND WACKS
Electronic surveillance, biometrics, CCTV,
ID cards, online security, the monitoring of
employees, the uses and misuses of DNA:
all feature in Raymond Wacks’s rigorous
introduction to privacy. This new edition
has been thoroughly updated to include
the Leveson Inquiry, the extent of
surveillance by governmental organizations, and growing
concerns about privacy within the context of social media.
March 2015, Paperback, 160 pp, 12 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-872594-7, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
CorruptionA Very Short IntroductionLESLIE HOLMES, University of Melbourne
Corruption is a serious global problem
ranking with extreme poverty,
unemployment, the rising cost of food and
energy, climate change, and terrorism. In
one of the first comprehensive
introductions to this international issue,
Leslie Holmes looks at its causes and
impact, the cultural differences affecting how it is defined, how
it is measured, and the possible remedies.
April 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 8 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm, TE,
978-0-19-968969-9, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
PilgrimageA Very Short IntroductionIAN READER, Lancaster University
Traditional religious pilgrim sites around the
world attract millions of visitors annually,
while ‘spiritual tourism’ and ‘secular’
pilgrimages, such as Elvis Presley’s house,
have gained in popularity. Ian Reader
explores the key issues and themes of
pilgrimage through history to the present,
looking at its various forms, how people take part, and why
pilgrimage – whether religious or secular – continues to be
important in the modern world.
April 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 15 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm, TE,
978-0-19-871822-2, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
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Nuclear WeaponsA Very Short IntroductionJOSEPH M. SIRACUSA, Royal Melbourne Institute ofTechnology University
Joseph Siracusa explores both the history
and politics of nuclear weapons. In this new
edition, he adds a concluding chapter that
highlights the significant lessons to be learnt
from the history of the nuclear weapons era,
and their paramount importance for the
success of future global policies.
April 2015, Paperback, 152 pp, 7 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm, TE,
978-0-19-872723-1, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
TaxationA Very Short IntroductionSTEPHEN SMITH, University College London
Stephen Smith explains taxation’s history
and its main principles, and shows how
taxes have real effects on citizens and the
economy that policy-makers have to
balance. He argues that taxation is crucial
to the functioning of the modern state and
that public decisions about taxation would
be improved by a better understanding of its role, and the
nature and effects of different taxes.
April 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 16 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm, TE,
978-0-19-968369-7, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
Microscopy A Very Short IntroductionTERENCE ALLEN, University of Manchester
Microscopy impinges on almost every aspect
of our daily lives, from medical diagnosis to
quality control in manufacture. Terence Allen
explains the history, evolution, and principles
of microscopic techniques, and exciting new
developments and technological advances in
the field.
May 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 30 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-870126-2, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
ForestsA Very Short IntroductionJABOURY GHAZOUL, ETH Zurich
In our increasingly urbanized societies we
remain surprisingly dependent on forests,
while throughout history they have
retained a remarkable hold on our
environmental values. Jaboury Ghazoul
explores the origins of forests, their
dynamics, and the range of goods and
services they provide, as well as looking at issues of
deforestation, reforestation, and the effects of climate change.
May 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 20 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm, TE,
978-0-19-870617-5, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
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Crime FictionA Very Short IntroductionRICHARD BRADFORD, University of Ulster
Crime fiction has been one of the most
popular genres since the nineteenth
century, but it has roots in works as varied
as Sophocles, Herodotus, and
Shakespeare. Richard Bradford explores
the history of the genre, giving the first
account of how crime fiction has developed
beyond Britain and the USA. He considers the role of the crime
novel in modern popular culture and asks whether we can
consider it serious ‘literature’.
May 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 4 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-965878-7, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
LiberalismA Very Short IntroductionMICHAEL FREEDEN, University of Nottingham
Michael Freeden unpacks the concept of
liberalism and its various interpretations
through three diverse approaches. Looking
at its historical and theoretical
development, analysing the liberal ideology,
and understanding liberalism as a series of
ethical and philosophical principles, he
provides a thorough exploration of both concept and practice.
June 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 6 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-967043-7, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
CapitalismA Very Short IntroductionJAMES FULCHER, University of Leicester
What is capitalism? Is capitalism the same
everywhere? Is there an alternative? James
Fulcher provides detailed answers to these
questions, and discusses the history and
development of capitalism worldwide
through several detailed case studies. This
new edition explores contemporary events,
such as the global financial crisis of 2007, its impact, and on-
going effects.
June 2015, Paperback, 160 pp, 10 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,
TE, 978-0-19-872607-4, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
Social WorkA Very Short IntroductionSALLY HOLLAND and JONATHAN SCOURFIELD, both atCardiff University
Sally Holland and Jonathan Scourfield look
at the various definitions, history, and
debates about the purpose and
effectiveness of social work worldwide.
Incorporating many human stories they
reflect on the international variation of
social work theory and practice, as well as
highlighting all of the main controversies and debates.
June 2015, Paperback, 144 pp, 8 black and white illustrations, 174x111 mm,TE, 978-0-19-870845-2, £7.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Chloe Foster
NEW EDITION
June 2015Paperback144 pp, 20 black and whiteillustrations, 174x111 mm, TE978-0-19-968893-7£7.99Available as an Ebook
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June 2015Paperback160 pp, 10 black and whiteillustrations, 174x111 mm, TE978-0-19-022270-3£7.99Available as an Ebook
Infectious DiseaseA Very Short IntroductionBENJAMIN BOLKER, McMasterUniversity, and MARTA L. WAYNE,University of Florida
Benjamin Bolker and Marta L. Wayne
introduce the major ideas of infectious
disease in a clear and thoughtful way,
emphasizing the general principles of
infection, the management of outbreaks,
and the evolutionary and ecological
approaches that are now central to much
research about infectious disease. They
use case studies to explore how
outbreaks are managed and how newly
emergent strains might be controlled.
PR: Chloe Foster
The UnitedNationsA Very Short IntroductionJUSSI M. HANHIMDKI, GraduateInstitute of International andDevelopment Studies, Geneva
The fully updated new edition of this
accessible introduction to the United
Nations examines its history, evaluates its
successes and failures, and debunks some
of the persistent myths that swirl around
what is ultimately an indispensable global
organization. The UN has faced many
challenges since the first edition was
published, and the new edition includes
coverage on peacekeeping crises in the
Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
PR: Chloe Foster
VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONSNEW EDITION BE S T S E LL I NG V E R Y S H O R T I NT R O D U C T I O NS
British PoliticsA Very Short IntroductionTONY WRIGHTPaperback, 978-0-19-966110-7, £7.99
GlobalizationA Very Short IntroductionMANFRED STEGERPaperback, 978-0-19-966266-1, £7.99
The Palestinian-Israeli ConflictA Very Short IntroductionMARTIN BUNTONPaperback, 978-0-19-960393-0, £7.99
BuddhismA Very Short IntroductionDAMIEN KEOWNPaperback, 978-0-19-966383-5, £7.99
EconomicsA Very Short IntroductionPARTHA DASGUPTAPaperback, 978-0-19-285345-5, £7.99
PhilosophyA Very Short IntroductionEDWARD CRAIGPaperback, 978-0-19-285421-6, £7.99
January 2015Paperback
704 pp, 196x129 mm, TC 978-0-19-966492-4
£12.99Available as an Ebook
A Dictionary of LawJONATHAN LAW
‘Precision for the professional is combined with a layman’s enlightenment.’
Times Literary Supplement
This best-selling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free
legal information. It contains over 4,700 entries that clearly define the major terms,
concepts, processes, and organization of the English legal system. Entries have been fully
updated for this edition to incorporate the latest legislation, including entries on foreign
national offenders, Police and Crime Commissioners, corporate manslaughter, and
settlement agreements, and there is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically
addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports. Now
providing more information than ever before, this edition features recommended web links
for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Law
companion website.
PR: Katie Stileman
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A Dictionary of PsychologyANDREW M. COLMAN, University of Leicester
This leading dictionary of psychology has been
thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the
latest thinking in its field, and incorporates
new definitions from DSM-5. With over 11,000
authoritative definitions, it covers all branches
of psychology including cognition, sensation
and perception, emotion and motivation,
learning and skills, language, mental disorders, and research
methods. Over 100 illustrations complement the text.
January 2015, Paperback, 896 pp, 100 black and white line drawings,
196x129 mm, TC, 978-0-19-965768-1, £11.99, Available as an Ebook,
PR: Katie Stileman
See also Psychotheraphy: A Very Short Introduction, page 59.
A Dictionary of EducationSUSAN WALLACE, Nottingham Trent University
This UK-focused dictionary with around
1,100 authoritative entries provides clear and
accessible definitions of the terms,
organizations, qualifications, and statutes
involved in education today. This second
edition covers all the contemporary reforms
being introduced to revise the school
examinations system and to reform the process of initial teacher
training in England and Wales, plus substantial entries on
disability and inclusive practice, and professional development.
January 2015, Paperback, 368 pp, 196x129 mm, TC, 978-0-19-967939-3,
£12.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Katie Stileman
NEW EDI TION NEW EDITION
Concise MedicalDictionaryELIZABETH MARTIN
Written by a team of medical experts, this
market-leading illustrated dictionary has
sold more than a million copies. The new
edition has 12,400 authoritative entries
covering all aspects of medical science,
and the text has been fully revised and
updated to reflect the very latest in medical
knowledge and practice. Accessible and jargon-free entries are
complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams.
May 2015, Paperback, 864 pp, 140 illustrations, 196x129 mm, TC,
978-0-19-968781-7, £11.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Katie Stileman
Concise Colour MedicalDictionaryELIZABETH MARTIN
This practical medical dictionary contains
over 12,400 entries, fully revised and
updated to include the very latest
developments in this fast-changing field.
Informative and accessible, with a clear,
two-colour text design that makes the
dictionary especially easy to use, this
bestselling book is essential for medical students and
professionals, and for anyone seeking a home medical guide.
May 2015, Flexicover, 864 pp, 140 two-colour illustrations, 196x129 mm, TC,
978-0-19-968799-2, £14.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Katie Stileman
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary TermsCHRIS BALDICK, Goldsmith’s College, University of London
This bestselling dictionary gives clear and
concise definitions of the most troublesome
literary terms, from abjection to zeugma.
Now expanded and in its fourth edition, it
includes increased coverage of new terms
like distant reading, graphic novels, middle
generation, and misery memoir.
May 2015, Paperback, 448 pp, 196x129 mm, TC, 978-0-19-871544-3,
£10.99, Available as an Ebook, PR: Katie Stileman
The Oxford Dictionary ofProverbsEdited by JENNIFER SPEAKE
‘I recommend it without hesitation.’
Auberon Waugh, Sunday Telegraph
This unique and authoritative dictionary
contains over 1,100 of the most widely used
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INDEXA
Adamson, Peter 27Agriculture and Food Controversies 53Aha! 28Aid on the Edge of Chaos 51Alford, Terry 13Allen, Terence 62Altruistic Brain, The 45American Philosophy Before Pragmatism 29American Women’s History 59Ancestors in our Genome 39Ancient Assyria 61Are Dolphins Really Smart? 41Arrowsmith, Rupert 20Atheism 53Atkins, Peter 60Austerity 50
BBackpacking with the Saints 33Bad Moves 41Baldick, Chris 66Bale, Anthony 55Baron, Naomi S. 25Bateson, John 46Beauty 30Best Things in Life, The 30Beyond the Professions 47Biocode 37Blyth, Mark 50Bolker, Benjamin 64Book of Margery Kempe, The 55Boutros, Victor 51Bradford, Richard 63Brief History of Numbers, A 43British Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century 29Budapest Scientific 44Burke, Edmund 55Burnell, A. C. 58Burns, Tom 59Burns-Lundgren, Eva 59
Butterfield, Jeremy 21Bynum, Helen 40Byron’s Letters and Journals 19
CCapitalism 63Carpenter, Humphrey 22Catholicism 34Charles I and the People of England 12Chemistry 60Choudhuri, Arnab Rai 42Colman, Andrew M. 65Coleman, Joseph 52Colson, Bruno 7Concise Colour Medical Dictionary 66Concise Medical Dictionary 66Constellation Myths 57Corruption 61Corry, Leo 43Country of First Boys, The 54Cressy, David 12Crime Fiction 63Crystal, David 25Crystal, Hilary 25Curl, James Stevens 24
DDalley, Stephanie 31Dante 60Davies, Neil 37Deeper Genome, The 38Deng Xiaoping 13De Sousa, Ronald 59De Waal, Thomas 14Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, The 55Dictionary of Biology, A 67Dictionary of Education, A 65Dictionary of Geography, A 67Dictionary of Law, A 65Dictionary of Physics, A 67Dictionary of Psychology, A 65Dictionary of World History, A 67Disruptive Power 49Doran, Susan 5
EEdmund Blunden’s Undertones of War 20Effi Briest 56Elizabeth I and Her Circle 5Eichengreen, Barry 48Enlightenment, The 15Entertaining Judgment 34Epigrams 57Eratosthenes 57
FFailing our Fathers 46Farrugia, Mario 34Field, Dawn 37Flicker 40Flight from Wonder 44Foner, Eric 14Fontane, Theodor 56Forests 62Forrest, Alan 6Fortune’s Fool 13Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage 21Freeden, Michael 63Freeman, Daniel 40Freeman, Jason 40Fulcher, James 63
GGarrett, Greg 34Gateway to Freedom 14Ghazoul, Jaboury 62Gioia, Ted 32Goldstein, Darra 23Goodman, Russell 29Great Catastrophe 14Great Shakespeare Actors 18Greening, John 20Gregg, Justin 41Gulati, Ranjay 51Guyer, Paul 55
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HHahn, Daniel 22Hainsworth, Peter 60Hall of Mirrors 48Hanhimdki, Jussi M. 64Hansen, Valerie 15Hard, Robin 57Harris, Eugene E. 39Hargittai, Istvan 44Hargittai, Magdolna 44Hartley, Jenny 20Haugen, Gary A. 51Henderson, Rebecca 51Herbert, Joe 36Hine, Robert 67History of Emotion, The 16Hobson-Jobson 58Holland, Sally 63Holmes, Leslie 61Honderich, Ted 28Hopkins Touch, The 10Horse Nations 16Hoyland, Robert G. 11Hoyos, Dexter 11Human Anatomy 60Hurka, Thomas 30Hutton, Sarah 29Hyginus 57
II Hope I Don’t Intrude 12India in the 21st Century 53Infectious Disease 64In God’s Path 11Irvine, William B. 28Islands Beyond the Horizon 42
JJacobs, Charlotte Decroes 39Jethwani-Keyser, Monique 46Jonas Salk 39Joshi, Pankaj S. 43Julian of Norwich 57
KKahn, Andrew 55Kalyvas, Stathis 53Kamdar, Mira 53Keene, Melanie 35Keller, Morton 50Kerr, Anne 67Klempin, Serena 46Klenerman, Leslie 60Konstan, David 30Kurlantzick, Joshua 52
LLabuzetta, Jamie Nicole 41Lamont, Claire 56Lane, Belden C. 33Lankov, Andrei 52Lansdown, Richard 19Last and Greatest Battle, The 46Law, Jonathan 65Lawrence, Snezana 43Leading Sustainable Change 51Leviathan, Inc. 52Levine, Steven I. 13Liberalism 63Lim, Louisa 15Lincoln's Last Speech 16Living with the Stars 42Locust Effect, The 51Love 59Love Songs 32Lovegrove, Roger 42
MManley, Will 65Mann, Thomas 24Marine Pollution 53Marshall, Peter 4Martial 57Martin, Elizabeth 66Mastering the West 11Masur, Louis P. 16Mathematicians and their Gods 43Mayhew, Susan 67
McCartney, Mark 43McNeilly, Mark R. 49Microscopy 62Mincy, Ronald B. 46Mitchell, Mike 56Mitchell, Peter 16Modern Greece 53Molnar, Peter 60Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon, The 31
NNapoleon: On War 7Nature’s Oracle 41Nature’s Third Cycle 42New Oxford Book of War Poetry, The 19Newton, Michael 17Nisbet, Gideon 57 Norwood, F. Bailey 53Nuclear Weapons 62Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio, The 8
OObama’s Time 50O’Collins, Gerald 34O’Hear, Anthony 33O’Hear, Natasha 33Overy, Richard 9Owen, Taylor 49Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature 22Oxford Companion to Sugar and SweetThings, The 23Oxford Dictionary of Architecture, The 24Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, The 66Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs 66Oxford Guide to Library Research, The 24Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation, The 4Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two, The 9Oxford Portuguese Dictionary 68
PPagden, Anthony 15Pantsov, Alexander V. 13Parrington, John 38Pasternak Slater, Nicolas 55People’s Republic of Amnesia, The 15Pfaff, Donald W. 45Philosophers of our Times 28 Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, A 55Philosophy in the Hellenistic and RomanWorlds 27Pilgrimage 61Picturing the Apocalypse 33Plamper, Jan 16Plate Tectonics 60Prichard, Mari 22Privacy 61Psychotherapy 59
RRadner, Karen 61Ramalingam, Ben 51Reader, Ian 61Real North Korea, The 52Rennie, Richard 67Revelations of Divine Love 57Ritual 59Roar of the Lion, The 10Robertson, Ritchie 56Robey, David 60Roll, David L. 10Room of One’s Own and Three Guineas, A 56Rothenberg, Albert 44Ruse, Michael 53
SSahakian, Barbara 41Salas, Miguel Tinker 53Schrijver, Iris 42Schrijver, Karel 42Science in Wonderland 35Scott, Walter 56Scourfield, Jonathan 63
Searle, John 29Seeing Things as They Are 29Segerstrale, Ullica 41Selected Letters of Charles Dickens, The 20Sen, Amartya 54Silk Road, The 15Siracusa, Joseph M. 62Small, Helen 58Smith, Stephen 62Snaith, Anna 56Social Work 63Sophocles: Four Tragedies 31Speake, Jennifer 66Spitting Blood 40Stallworthy, Jon 19Stephenson, Barry 59Story of Collapsing Stars, The 43Stressed Sex, The 40Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare 49Susskind, Daniel 47Susskind, Richard 47Sutherland, Kathryn 56Symonds, Dominic 32
TTalent for Friendship, A 46Taplin, Oliver 31Taxation 62Teltscher, Kate 58Terrell, John Edward 46Testosterone 36Tetralogue 26Thackeray, William Makepeace 58Tolstoy, Leo 55Toye, Richard 10Tribe, Keith 16Tushman, Michael 51
UUnfinished Work 52United Nations, The 64
VVanity Fair 58Venezuela 53Victorian Fairy Tales 17Vincent, David 12
WWacks, Raymond 61Wallace, Susan 65Ware, Susan 59Waterloo 6Waverley 56Wayne, Marta L. 64Weis, Judith S. 53We’ll Have Manhattan 32Wells, Stanley 18Wenk, Gary L. 45William Empson’s The Face of the Buddha 20Williamson, Timothy 26Wilson, Susan 24Windeatt, Barry 57Wolf, Hubert 8Woolf, Virginia 56Wordsmiths and Warriors 25Words on Screen 25Wright, Edmund 67
YYour Brain on Food 45Yule, Henry 58
ZZacks, Jeffrey 40
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