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Widely recognized as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Eighth Edition stands head and shoulders above the competition. The text has been honed over eight editions, displaying a fluency, authority, and insight rarely found in textbooks which makes the process of assimilating information effective and enjoyable.The book provides an introduction to all the clinical topics, sub-specialties, and major psychiatric conditions required by the trainee psychiatrist. Throughout, the authors emphasize the basic clinical skills required for full assessment and understanding of the patient. Discussion of treatment includes not only scientific evidence, but also practical problems in the management of patients in a family and social context. The eighth edition includes a number of changes including ICD-11 replacing ICD-10 as the basis of how psychiatric disorders are classified, a greater emphasis on psychiatry in broader settings (e.g. primary care, public health), and a new chapter on 'Public mental health and global mental health'. All chapters have been updated to incorporate new knowledge, perspectives, and treatments.Full attention to ethical and legal issues is given within the evidence-based approach to practice provided in the text. Introductory chapters focus on recognition of signs and symptoms, classification and diagnosis, psychiatric assessment, and aetiology. Further chapters deal with all the major psychiatric syndromes, as well as providing detailed coverage of pharmacological and psychological treatments. The book describes all the categories of mental disorders - how they are classified, recognized, diagnosed, and treated, and what is known of their causes. Separate chapters cover the main types of therapy, and how psychiatric services are provided. Though the focus is on the UK, a global perspective is provided throughout the book. Boasting greater use of summary boxes, tables, and lists within a modern design, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Eighth Edition remains the most up-to-date secondary level textbook of psychiatry available. The extensive bibliography has been brought up-to-date and there are targeted reading lists for each chapter.

Contextualising core topics in development from infancy to adolescence, Child Development guides students to understand the field as both fully grounded in research and widely applied in everyday life.This edition has been adapted from Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda's US-originating textbook Child Development: Context, Culture, and Cascades (2021) and tailored to the teaching and learning needs of the UK and Europe higher education psychology curriculum.Placing particular emphasis on the influence of context and culture, Child Development unpacks the fundamentals of the subject whilst spurring the reader to explore and understand the many forces behind change in children. With a driving motivation to discover how we can improve the lives of children and families around the world, the authors evaluate the theory and evidence of child development through a critical lens to discern developmental cascades, consequently highlighting the interdependencies among different domains and levels, within and across time. Key featuresChapters 12 and 17 on applied child development encourage a deep understanding of real-world relevance and the implications of studies in developmental psychology.Chapter 2 is dedicated to research methods, and features throughout the book, including ‘Research in Action’ videos, help students to truly understand developmental psychology as being grounded in research. Discusses specific domains of development under each developmental period to give comprehensive coverage of research at each stage of child development. Available as an interactive e-book enhanced with self-assessment activities and multi-media content to offer a fully immersive experience and extra learning support.Digital formats and resourcesChild Development is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access, with learning resources embedded throughout to offer self-assessment activities and extra support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooksLearning features, accessible via the e-book, include:- Author videos ('Contexts' and 'Cascades')- 'Research in Action' videos with accompanying viewing guides and multiple-choice questions- End-of-section multiple-choice questions- 'Data in Action' exercises- Flashcard glossaryThe book's teaching resources, accessible online foradopting lecturers, include:- Guidance for courses taking a topical approach- Instructor's manual- Short-answer question and answers- PowerPoint slides- Test bank- Figures and tables

Accessible, relevant, and realistic: the complete resource for students looking for a streamlined introduction to marketing theory and practice. Based on the bestselling Marketing by Baines, Fill, Rosengren, and Antonetti, Fundamentals of Marketing is the most relevant yet concise guide to marketing, combining the essential theories with a global range of practitioner insights. Covers the essential theories and latest trends to take students from the traditional marketing mix to the cutting-edge trends of the discipline, with a particular focus on sustainability, ethics, and digitalization. An international range of chapter-opening case insights, enhanced by video interviews with marketing specialists from the featured companies, pose real-life marketing dilemmas and show students first-hand how marketing practitioners approach real-world problems. End-of-chapter review and discussion questions consolidate learning and facilitate critical appraisal of the key concepts examined in the chapter. Digital formats are enriched throughout by video interviews with marketing specialists, a variety of activities, multiple-choice questions, and flashcards; Links to seminal papers throughout the chapters enable students to take their learning further and introduces them to classic and contemporary influential contributions. New for this edition: The book's structure has been fully revised, moving from a four-part to a three-part structure to better reflects how marketing is used in practice. Extended coverage of sustainability. Cutting edge coverage of digital and social media marketing, now embedded throughout the text rather than being separated out into one chapter to provides a more practice-oriented overview of marketing. Four new Case Insights featuring a mix of established companies and successful start-ups including Jetpack Marketing (England), Homend (UK/Turkey), H&M Portfolio Brands (Sweden), and Gower Gin (Wales). Digital formats and resources The third edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Business Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks Teaching resources for adopting lecturers include: PowerPoint slides Test bank Essay questions Tutorial activities Marketing resource bank Pointers on answering the discussion question at the end of each chapter of the book Figures and tables from the book in electronic format Transcripts of the case insight videosAdditional resources embedded in the e-book for students include: Employability Guidance and Marketing Career Insights Case Insight Videos Worksheets Author Audio Podcasts Flashcard Glossaries Activities Research Insights MCQ Quizzes Please note that these resouces are only available through the Enhanced e-book.

Over its two editions, The New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry has come to be regarded as one of the most popular and trusted standard psychiatry texts among psychiatrists and trainees. Bringing together 146 chapters from the leading figures in the discipline, it presents a comprehensive account of clinical psychiatry, with reference to its scientific basis and to the patient's perspective throughout.The New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Third Edition has been extensively re-structured and streamlined to keep pace with the significant developments that have taken place in the fields of clinical psychiatry and neuroscience since publication of the second edition in 2009. The new edition has been updated throughout to include the most recent versions of the two main classification systems---the DSM-5 and the ICD-11---used throughout the world for the diagnosis of mental disorders.In the years since publication of the first edition, many new and exciting discoveries have occurred in the biological sciences, which are having a major impact on how we study and practise psychiatry. In addition, psychiatry has fostered closer ties with philosophy, and these are leading to healthy discussions about how we should diagnose and treat mental illness. This new edition recognises these and other developments.Throughout, accounts of clinical practice are linked to the underlying science, and to the evidence for the efficacy of treatments. Physical and psychological treatments, including psychodynamic approaches, are covered in depth. The history of psychiatry, ethics, public health aspects, and public attitudes to psychiatry and to patients are all given due attention.

The definitive introduction to security studies, focusing on key theoretical approaches and the critical issues shaping today's global security landscape. Contemporary Security Studies offers a uniquely engaging introduction to Security Studies, addressing key theories and contemporary issues in the field. A team of expert scholars strikes a careful balance between depth and clarity, making it an essential companion for students exploring the modern security agenda.Key features:· Offers broad, easy-to-digest coverage of the key theories and concepts in Security Studies · Brings together carefully edited contributions from international experts in the field, giving students insights from a range of leading scholars · 'Think point' boxes challenge students to question their own assumptions, and help to develop critical thinking skills · Case study boxes encourage students to connect theory and practice by demonstrating the real-world manifestations of political issues · Includes coverage of critical Security Studies perspectives, including poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and post-human.· Considers a broad range of traditional and non-traditional security issues, from inter-state armed conflict and nuclear weapons to security issues centring on the environment, crime and cyber-attacks· Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning supportNew to this edition:· Chapter 3 provides a new look on how liberal ideas underpin liberal internationalism and how these ideas have a long history of ordering international politics, but constantly find themselves contested, challenged, and in crisis.· A new Chapter 13 on nonhuman security studies introduces students to this innovative approach to Security Studies, explaining the insecurities that arise for some humans, other species and non-sentient beings (rivers, mountains, etc) during the Anthropocene, an era in which human activity is having a fundamental impact on the planet's biosphere.· A revised Chapter 15 on military security, tracing the use of force in achieving security, and the management of force, via alliances and arms control, in statecraft. · Chapter 22 on terrorism has been reworked to provide in-depth explanation of the challenges of defining terrorism, the complications with counter-terrorism in preventing acts of terrorism from occurring before they happen, and the insights that Critical Terrorism Studies, feminism, and postcolonialism offer.· A revised Chapter 24 on energy security, which traces the evolving concept of energy security, revealing the shifting nature of it as a geopolitical concern, and concluding by examining it from an individual rather than state perspective.Digital Formats & Resources:The 7th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Politics Trove offer a mobile experiences and convenient access along with multiple choice questions, lecturer power point slides and lectured test bank, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

Today's police agencies are in a period of both crisis and reform as they try to improve their ability to deliver public safety to citizens in ways that are effective, legitimate, and sustainable. Evidence-based policing offers one such solution - an approach which emphasises the value that research can bring to police officers and, by extension, the public they serve.However, evidence-based policing is not just about the process of understanding and evaluating police practices. It is also about translating and using that knowledge in daily police activities. This unique book examines the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of various police practices and provides tools to help turn research into practice. Part I gives a practitioner's definition of evidence-based policing, a primer on how to judge and interpret research findings, and a review of the Evidence-Based Policing Matrix, a tool for translating research on police crime control interventions. In Part II the authors review the breadth of knowledge about policing interventions for people, places, communities, and technology, focusing on how to optimize operations based on this information. Tools and ideas that can assist in implementing evidence-based practices into patrol, investigations, supervision, management, crime analysis, and leadership are provided in Part III. Finally, in Part IV the authors speak to researchers about how they might continue to work with police agencies to advance evidence-based policing.

Laying the foundations for inquisitive study of comparative politicsLindvall provides a uniquely accessible and truly global introduction to the principles and methodology of comparative politics, with learning features that build students' confidence in thinking critically about political systems and the data through which we can study them.Key features- Interactive and easy-to-understand 'Learning from Data' exercises invite students to manipulate data across a range of variables, helping them become familiar with quantitative data. These exercises are available exclusively in the digital version.- A wide range of detailed and illustrative case studies helps students connect the abstract to the concrete, and to expand their understanding of political systems, behaviours, and institutions across the globe. - Research prompts support the growth of practical research skills and critical thinking.- Multiple-choice self-test questions, with instant feedback, check and reinforce understanding as the student works through the book. These questions are available exclusively in the digital version. - Author videos introduce each chapter and its importance; and lively, approachable commentary guides students through the fundamentals of comparative politics. These videos are available exclusively in the digital version.

Biggs' Discrete Mathematics has been a best-selling textbook since the first and revised editions were published in 1986 and 1990, respectively. This second edition has been developed in response to undergraduate course changes and changes in students' needs. New to this edition are chapters on statements and proof, logical framework, and natural numbers and the integers, in addition to updated chapters from the previous edition. The new chapters are presented at a level suitable for mathematics and computer science students seeking a first approach to this broad and highly relevant topic. Each chapter contains newly developed tailored exercises, and miscellaneous exercises are presented throughout, providing the student with over 1000 individual tailored exercises. This edition is accompanied by a website www.oup.com/mathematics/discretemath containing hints and solutions to all exercises presented in the text, providing an invaluable resource for students and lecturers alike. The book is carefully structured, coherent and comprehensive, and is the ideal text for students seeking a clear introduction to discrete mathematics, graph theory, combinatorics, number theory, coding theory and abstract algebra.

How Vocabulary Is Learned presents the major issues that relate to the teaching and learning of vocabulary. Written by leading voices in the field of second language acquisition, the book evaluates a wide range of practical activities designed to help boost students' vocabulary learning.

The exceptional quality of previous editions has been built upon to make the twelfth edition of Atkins' Physical Chemistry even more closely suited to the needs of both lecturers and students. The writing style has been refreshed in collaboration with current students of physical chemistry in order to retain the clarity for which the book is recognised while mirroring the way you read and engage with information.The new edition is now available as an enhanced e-book, which offers you a richer, more dynamic learning experience. It does this by incorporating digital enhancements that are carefully curated and thoughtfully inserted at meaningful points to enhance the learning experience. In addition, it offers formative auto-graded assessment materials to provide you with regular opportunities to test their understanding.Digital enhancements introduced for the new edition include dynamic graphs, which you can interact with to explore how the manipulation of variables affects the results of the graphs; self-check questions at the end of every Topic; video content from physical chemists; and video tutorials to accompany each Focus, which dig deeper into the key equations introduced. There is also a new foundational prologue entitled 'Energy: A First Look', which summarizes key concepts that are best kept in mind right from the beginning of your physical chemistry studies.The coupling of the broad coverage of the subject with a structure and use of pedagogy that is even more innovative will ensure Atkins' Physical Chemistry remains the textbook of choice for studying physical chemistry.

This essential guide to comparative European politics provides the broadest range of coverage on Europe, illustrated via the widest range of examples, applied to contemporary events.In Comparative European Politics the team of expert authors explore the politics of a range of European countries, providing insight into everything you need to know on the subject, from the fundamentals of democratic politics, institutions, and practices of government, to key contemporary challenges.Key Features· A broad introduction to contemporary European politics, providing an accessible introduction to the fundamental elements of European democracies, institutions, and practices of government· A unique emphasis on contemporary political issues sees a whole part dedicated to common challenges, which explores issues such as immigration, European integration, the financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic· Includes up-to-date examples such as growing instability in Europe, Brexit, recent migration policies, the threat of international terrorism, and the rise of anti-establishment parties, to help students understand the real-world context of European politics· Developed with engaging learning features such as end of chapter discussion questions, 'thinking comparatively' sections, and 'over to you' boxes, to help students understand 'why' and 'how' to compare European countries and their political systems· Provides comprehensive coverage of the 27 member states of the European Union, additionally drawing on examples from the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina· Written by leading scholars in the field who provide clear analysis on complex subjects, intricate relationships, and controversial issues· Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning supportNew to this Edition· Three new chapters cover topics around climate politics and policy, national governments in the European Union's political system, and populism and its challenges to democracy. · A reorganized table of contents adds clarity. · Updated tables and figures and the addition of photos offer an engaging learning experience.Digital formats and resourcesComparative European Politics is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with self-test multiple choice questions, functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks The digital version, available on Politics Trove, is also accompanied by online resources. These include:For students:- Over thirty European country profiles, from Austria to the UK, with useful data for comparison including population size, gender equality, political parties, and electoral systems.- Helpful links to relevant online tools with instructions for use, including voting advice applications from European countriesFor lecturers:- Save time preparing for seminars with activities created to help engage students- PowerPoint slides with a deck for each chapter to help build lecture materials

The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law sets out a black letter text of international humanitarian law accompanied by case analysis and extensive explanatory commentary by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts. This is the fourth edition of this influential and comprehensive handbook. It has been extensively updated and revised, taking into account recent legal developments, such as the 2017 Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, as well as the ongoing debate on many old and new issues. Areas covered by the book include the notion of direct participation in hostilities; air and missile warfare; military operations in outer space; military cyber operations; belligerent occupation; operational detention; and the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict. The continuing need to consider borderline issues of the law of armed conflict as well as the interplay of international humanitarian law, human rights law, and other branches of international law is highlighted. This Handbook provides an in-depth understanding of the development and current problems of the law of armed conflicts. It considers legal and policy issues both from the views of academics and military and diplomatic practitioners. Finally - and most importantly - it offers a complete account of activities that should be taken to improve the implementation and enforcement of international humanitarian law.

The Python-Based Laboratory: A Hands-On Guide for Scientists and Engineers provides a learn-by-doing approach to acquiring the Python programming skills needed to implement computer-controlled experimental work. The book leads its readers to mastery of the popular, open-source Python computer language in its role as a powerful laboratory tool by carrying out interesting and relevant projects that explore the acquisition, production, analysis, and presentation of digitized waveforms. Readers, who are assumed to have no prior computer programming or Python background, begin writing meaningful programs in the first few pages.The Python-Based Laboratory can be used as a textbook for science and engineering instructional laboratory students who are being taught up-to-date Python-based experimental skills. The book also works well as a self-study guide for professional laboratory researchers, industrial engineers, hobbyists, and electronics enthusiasts seeking to automate tasks using Python. Topics covered include the control of data acquisition devices (including multifunction data acquisition hardware and IEEE-interfaced stand-alone instruments), data file storage and presentation, digitized data concepts (such as resolution, sampling frequency, and aliasing), and data analysis techniques (curve fitting and fast Fourier transform). As readers work their way through the book, they build several computer-based instruments, including a DC voltmeter, digital oscilloscope, DC voltage source, waveform generator, blinking LED array, digital thermometer, and spectrum analyzer. Each chapter concludes with a Do-It-Yourself project and a Use It! example as well as a healthy selection of homework-style problems, allowing readers to test their understanding and further develop their Python-based experimentation skills.

The Moral Philosophers adopts a historical approach to moral philosophy, taking in chronological sequence some of the major ethical philosophers of the past. Richard Norman introduces the thought of each figure as a coherent and comprehensive ethical theory, exploring their richness and complexity. Each theory is critically examined and presented as an attempt to surmount some of the deficiencies of its predecessor; and through this critical process the book moves towards some concluding suggestions about the content of an acceptable ethical theory.This new edition includes four new chapters: one on Nietzsche, and three which provide substantially extended coverage of twentieth-century moral philosophy, including discussions of contemporary utilitarianism, rights-based ethical theories, contractarian ethics and virtue ethics, and recent debates between realism and anti-realism in ethics.The Moral Philosophers is designed for undergraduate students and the general reader, and is written in clear and non-technical language. It is intended for use as a basic text in an introductory course on ethics, with detailed recommended reading sections at the beginning of each chapter.

With its coherent analytical framework and accessible style, Foundations of European Politics: A Comparative Approach introduces students to important tools of social science and comparative analysis.Key Features- Adopts a social scientific approach, introducing students to the important theoretical and empirical tools necessary to compare and analyse democratic politics in Europe.- Provides comprehensive coverage of political institutions, political behaviour and voters, and selected important policy outcomes.- Breakout boxes are included in each chapter to go deeper into aspects of European politics, and how to study it. Boxes includes debates about methods and measurement of important concepts, case studies, and academic controversies and debates.New to this Edition- Three new chapters cover topics around how to study European politics using the scientific method, how people receive and process political information and the role social media and political elites play in informing citizens about politics, and how organizations and social movements influence policy-making in Europe. - New and updated, full colour, graphs and figures help to clarify complex data and theoretical topics.- Existing chapters have been restructured and expanded to provide deeper insights and more comprehensive coverage of European politics.Digital Formats and ResourcesFoundations of European Politics is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and it is supported by online resources. Additional data set exercises can be found at www.foundationsofeuropeanpolitics.com.

Leading you from the fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry right through to cutting-edge research at the forefront of the subject, Inorganic Chemistry is the ideal course companion for the duration of your degree. BL Written by an experienced and research-active author team, the unique four-part structure of this text provides comprehensive and contemporary coverage of inorganic chemistry from fundamental theory through to cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and current applications, making this text the ideal companion for the duration of a degree. BL Additional qualitative explanation to help students get to grips with the more mathematical treatments. BL An extensive range of learning features is provided to support students, including 'context boxes’, ‘notes on good practice’, ‘key points’ and ‘brief illustrations’. BL Numerous worked examples, self-test questions, exercises, and the more stretching tutorial problems encourage students to develop vital problem-solving skills. BL The 8th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Science Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with embedded three-dimensional visualisations of many of the structures that appear throughout the book, video overviews, and a suite of multiple-choice questions functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks.

Fully updated and revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills is the only truly comprehensive pocket guide to all aspects of history taking, physical examination, practical procedures, data interpretation, and communication skills. Packed with expert knowledge and practical guidance it gives realistic advice on coping with common situations. The handbook is structured to allow rapid reference of key information, and to aid understanding with concise and practical clinical guidance. Full colour throughout, it includes over 140 detailed photographs and diagrams of all common examination skills to show you exactly what you need to do and the theory, practice and complications for each. More photos have been included, with over half completely new and specially produced for this edition. Each system chapter covers applied anatomy, history, examination, and the presentation of common and important disorders. Data interpretation covers the basics of x-rays, ECGs and other key areas. A new chapter on the eyes is included along with the sections on body language and non-verbal communication, and the section on practical procedures has been expanded. This handbook will help to ensure you have the confidence and skill to carry out an 'A' grade examination every time.

Updated with new texts, topics and themes, Headway fifth edition provides fresh and relevant English instruction that is tailored to your students’ needs.Headway fifth edition provides fresh, relevant English instruction needed for success today.Headway and its award-winning authors, Liz and John Soars, are names that have become synonymous with English language teaching and learning. Teach with Headway's perfectly-balanced grammar and skills syllabus, based on the course's world-renowned methodology.Headway fifth edition retains the course's trusted methodology and has been completely updated with new texts, topics and digital resources.Student's Book A (with Online Practice) contains units 1–7 from the Student's Book and is ideal for short courses. The new Online Practice is fully integrated with the course material, ensuring relevant and useful practice at home.This book is for students at a Beginner level of English.

This book is about trading, the people who trade securities and contracts, the marketplaces where they trade, and the rules that govern it. Readers will learn about investors, brokers, dealers, arbitrageurs, retail traders, day traders, rogue traders, and gamblers; exchanges, boards of trade, dealer networks, ECNs (electronic communications networks), crossing markets, and pink sheets. Also covered in this text are single price auctions, open outcry auctions, and brokered markets limit orders, market orders, and stop orders. Finally, the author covers the areas of program trades, block trades, and short trades, price priority, time precedence, public order precedence, and display precedence, insider trading, scalping, and bluffing, and investing, speculating, and gambling.

Aquatic systems exhibit incredible diversity - from mountain streams to deep oceans, from lakes and ponds to the estuaries that link river and sea. Despite their distinct characters, however, these systems share common properties and, at the level of ecology, are not all that different after all. But how can this be?Ecology of Aquatic Systems brings together coverage of freshwater and marine systems to illustrate the principles and properties that unify aquatic systems. Using examples drawn from a wide geographical range, the book presents a broad survey of the field that acts as the ideal foundation for further study.Opening with a review of the different types of aquatic system and their interconnected nature, and the diversity of life within aquatic systems, the book goes on to explore the key types of aquatic habitat, emphasising the ecological themes that pervade each system.Written with students in the centre of the frame, Ecology of Aquatic Systems retains the succinct, lucid style for which the first edition was praised, and includes cross-references throughout, a substantial glossary, and extensive index, to help readers engage with, and fully understand, the material presented.With the global importance of aquatic systems becoming more apparent - and the need for effective management of these systems becoming increasingly clear - there has never been a more important time for students to fully grasp the fundamentals of aquatic systems. Ecology of Aquatic Systems is the ideal course companion to achieve this goal.Online Resources:For registered adopters of the text:- Figures from the book in electronic format, ready to download;- A testbank of multiple-choice questions, for use in formative or summative assessmentFor students:- Hyperlinks to literature articles cited in the text

Written by an internationally recognised expert in the field, The Politics of the Earth provides an authoritative and engaging introduction to environmental politics through a unique, discourse-centred approach. With his lively and accessible writing style, John S. Dryzek analyses how we construct and interpret the environment through language, guiding the reader through the discourses that dominate this arena, including ecological limits, sustainability and green radicalism.The fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to take in key developments in environmental affairs, including an examination of the implications of the Anthropocene concept and need for ecological reflexivity, with updated coverage of the Paris Agreement on climate change and Sustainable Development Goals, weaving in throughout a wealth of contemporary examples to illuminate the discussion. It also contains a ground-breaking new chapter on 'Gray Radicalism', in which the author provides an innovative overview and analysis of this contemporary radical anti-environmental discourse.Students are further supported with added further reading sections and new end-of-chapter discussion questions, which are designed to encourage critical thinking and prompt a deeper engagement with the issues at hand.

The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the sacred text has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations. First published in 2004, M.A.S. Abdel Haleem's translation has been acclaimed for its success in avoiding archaism and cryptic language to produce a version that is both faithful to the original and easy to read. Now for the first time it is published with the original Arabic text to give a greater appreciation and understanding of the holy book. The traditional Arabic calligraphic pages are displayed alongside the English translation, which has been revised for this new edition. A useful general introduction on the revelation, stylistic features, issues of interpretation and translation of the Qur'an is included, together with summaries of each sura, essential footnotes and an index. The verses are individually numbered to facilitate comparison with the Arabic. It is an edition both for those familiar with the Qur'an and for those coming to it for the first time; the message of the Qur'an was directly addressed to all people regardless of class, gender, or age, and this dual-language edition is equally accessible to everyone.

On What Matters is a major work in moral philosophy. It is the long-awaited follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons, one of the landmarks of twentieth-century philosophy. Parfit now presents a powerful new treatment of reasons, rationality, and normativity, and a critical examination of three systematic moral theories - Kant's ethics, contractualism, and consequentialism - leading to his own ground-breaking synthetic conclusion. Along the way he discusses a wide range of moral issues, such as the significance of consent, treating people as a means rather than an end, and free will and responsibility. On What Matters is already the most-discussed work in moral philosophy: its publication is likely to establish it as a modern classic which everyone working on moral philosophy will have to read, and which many others will turn to for stimulation and illumination.

Hinduism is practised by nearly eighty per cent of India's population, and by some seventy million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of this major religion, and analyses the challenges facing it in the twenty-first century. She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, the role of Brahmins, gurus, and storytellers in the transmission of divine truths, and the cultural and moral importance of epics such as the Ramayana. In this second edition Knott considers the impact of changes in technology and the flourishing of social media on Hinduism, and looks at the presence of Hinduism in popular culture, considering pieces such as Sita Sings the Blues. She also analyses recent developments in India, and the impact issues such as Hindu nationalism and the politicization of Hinduism have on Hindus worldwide.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

This book is part of the Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers series. This highly regarded series covers the topics language teachers want to know more about. Recommended for reference, or for language teacher educators to use as a basis for teacher education courses or seminars.

This book brings to light an extraordinary connection between Jesus of Nazareth and the Jewish historian Josephus. Writing in 93/94 CE, Josephus composed an account of Jesus known as the Testimonium Flavianum. Despite this being the oldest description of Jesus by a non-Christian, scholars have long doubted its authenticity due to the alleged pro-Christian claims it contains. This book, however, authenticates Josephus' authorship of the Testimonium Flavianum and reveals a startling observation: Josephus was directly familiar with those who put Jesus on trial. Consequently, Josephus would have had access to highly reliable information about the man from Nazareth. The book concludes by describing what Josephus tells us about the Jesus of history, his miracles, and his resurrection.An open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.

Who should hold political power?Are there any justified limits to people's liberty?What is democracy? Is it really that attractive? An Introduction to Political Philosophy is the beginner's ideal introduction to the field, combining clarity and a conversational style with a thought-provoking account of the central questions in political philosophy. Wolff explores a series of enduring and timeless questions, spanning centuries and millennia to consider a diverse range of thinkers and their responses to those questions, and to demonstrate how political philosophy helps us understand contemporary issues. Digital formats and resourcesAn Introduction to Political Philosophy is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with tutorial style videos by the renowned political philosopher, Jo Wolff, to help you get to grips with the central questions in political philosophy, and learn at your own pace: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU, European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area. Key Features:- With its comprehensive exploration of the EU's history, theories, institutions, policies, and ongoing debates, European Union Politics is appropriate for a wide range of Politics and International Relations modules.- Straightforward writing style and useful learning tools in European Union Politics make it the perfect introduction for students new to the subject.- New contributors to this edition add to the already established pool of contributors of European Union Politics, consisting of leading academics and scholars in EU politics, offering readers an authoritative perspective on key debates.- Divided into sections like "Issues and Debates" and "Policies and Policy-making", the book's structure helps students critically engage with EU studies and simplifies complex themes.- Case and example boxes throughout the text demonstrate the relevance of EU theories, institutions, and policies, and help students to understand the workings of the EU in practice. New to this Edition:- A thorough and extensive empirical updating of content, which takes account of recent developments in the European Union.- Three brand new chapters cover gender and sexuality in the European Union, digital policy in the EU, and the war in Ukraine.- Two newly authored and completely rewritten chapters cover trade and the EU, and the future of the EU.Digital Formats and Resources:The eighth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: The e-book and Politics Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access, along with multiple-choice questions, answer guidance, a flashcard glossary, functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks.

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