WBF- OUP VSI

• Author(s): Andrew Robinson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Writing/Research Methods • BISAC: LiteracyWithout writing, there would be no records, no history, no books, and no emails. Writing is an integral and es...

• Author(s): John H. Arnold • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: HistoriographyThere are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our ...

• Author(s): Avinash Dixit • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economics - MicroeconomicsMicroeconomics - individuals' choices of where to live and work, how much to save, what to buy, and firms' de...

• Author(s): Michelle Baddeley • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Economics - GeneralTraditionally, economists have based their economic predictions on the assumption that humans a...

• Author(s): Binmore • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Game TheoryGames are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on...

• Author(s): Christopher Butler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernPostmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade....

• Author(s): D. Stephen Long • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: PhilosophyChristian ethics, writes theologian D. Stephen Long, is the pursuit of God's goodness by people "on the way" ...

• Author(s): Daniel Pick • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychotherapy - PsychoanalysisSince its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the m...

• Author(s): Dasgupta • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economics - GeneralHere Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to...

• Author(s): David Blockley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Engineering • BISAC: Civil - GeneralHave you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner? Everyth...

• Author(s): Thomas Dixon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Social HistoryVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are vis...

• Author(s): Freda Mcmanus And Gillian Butler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: GeneralPsychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything...

• Author(s): Heilbron, J. L. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryHow does the physics we know today - a highly professionalized enterprise, inextricably linked to government and i...

• Author(s): James R. Rush • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: HistoryStraddling the equator, Southeast Asia comprises Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines, as well as Laos, ...

• Author(s): Jeffrey • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralIndia is widely recognized as a new global powerhouse. It has become one of the world's emerging powers, rivaling China i...

• Author(s): Jens Zimmermann • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: EpistemologyHermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, a behaviour that is intrinsic to ou...

• Author(s): Jonathan Bate • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, WelshA renowned critic, biographer, and Shakespeare scholar, Jonathan Bate provides in this Very Sho...

• Author(s): Julian V. Roberts • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: Criminal Law - GeneralGeneral readers interested in the topic, as well as all students of law.

• Author(s): Llewelyn Et Al • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Clinical PsychologyClinical psychology makes a significant contribution to mental health care across the world. The e...

• Author(s): Mark Katz • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: History & Criticism - GeneralMark Katz surveys the age-old interrelationship between music and technology, from prehistoric musical instr...

• Author(s): Michael Carrithers • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Buddhism - HistoryIn this valuable introduction, Michael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conf...

• Author(s): Mike Goldsmith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Engineering • BISAC: Acoustics & SoundThis Very Short Introduction explores the science of sound and its nature, hearing and harmony. Considering sou...

• Author(s): Minogue Kenneth • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: ReferenceIn this provocative but balanced essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the a...

• Author(s): Stephen Mumford • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: MetaphysicsMetaphysics is traditionally one of the four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epi...

• Author(s): Paul Palmer • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Meteorology & ClimatologyThe atmosphere is the thin, diffuse fluid that envelops the Earth's surface...

• Author(s): Piper & Murphy • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Security - Cryptography & EncryptionGeneral readers and professionals interested in codes and their applications, or the history of code-breaking

• Author(s): Jonathan F. S. Post • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: ShakespeareNot for nothing is William Shakespeare considered possibly the most famous writer in history; his works have ...

• Author(s): Raymond Wacks • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: GeneralThe concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community a...

• Author(s): Roger Scruton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernImmanuel Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but is also one of the most difficult. I...

• Author(s): Ronald De Sousa • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: EmotionsAlthough there are many kinds of love, erotic love has been celebrated in art and poetry as life's most rewardi...

• Author(s): Russell Stannard • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - Relativity100 years ago, Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics. Our comforting Newton...

• Author(s): Roger Scruton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: AestheticsBeauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can...

• Author(s): Harry Sidebottom • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Military - GeneralGreek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be...

• Author(s): Simon R. Leather • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Life Sciences - Zoology - EntomologyTo date, more than a million insect species have been described, with...

• Author(s): Peter Singer • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Individual PhilosophersKarl Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories have shaped an...

• Author(s): Jacqueline Stedall • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: History & PhilosophyThis Very Short Introduction explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathe...

• Author(s): Steger • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We live today in an interconnected w...

• Author(s): Stephen Law • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: AtheismPeople of faith often argue that without God, there can be no morality. Indeed, without religion, our lives are left with...

• Author(s): Strevens • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: TimeWhy do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into...

• Author(s): Tacchi, Mary Jane; Scott, Jan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychopathology - DepressionWhat is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and h...

• Author(s): Terry Eagleton • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: ReligiousThe phrase "the meaning of life" for many seems a quaint notion fit for satirical mauling by Monty Python or...

• Author(s): Thomas Dixon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Religion & ScienceVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Debates about science and religion are rarely...

• Author(s): Margaret Walters • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Feminism & Feminist TheoryThis is a historical account of feminism that looks at the roots of feminism, voting rights, an...

• Author(s): William Bynum • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: HistoryAgainst the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classi...

• Author(s): William H. Brock • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Chemistry - GeneralIn this Very Short Introduction, William H Brock traces the unique appeal of this fundamental science throughout hi...

• Author(s): James Yeates • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Veterinary • BISAC: Veterinary Medicine - Small AnimalEvery year billions of animals, from housecats to racehorses to pythons, are treated by veterinarians...

• Author(s): Sikdar Soumyen • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: International - Economics & TradeIntegration with the global economy has opened India to cross-border flows of not merely goods an...

• Author(s): Sudha Pai • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Comparative PoliticsThe Oxford India Short Introductions are brief, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative an...

• Author(s): Pant Harsh V. & Joshi Yogesh • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Security (National & International)India has come a long way from being a nuclear pariah to a...

• Author(s): Pal Parthapratim • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: International - Economics & TradeInternational trade has influenced our lives in more ways than we recognize. This sho...

• Author(s): Praveen Jha | Praveen • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralGeneration of decent livelihood opportunities ought to be among the most important objectives on any meaning...

• Author(s): Ray Partha • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economic HistoryThis short introduction provides a bird's-eye view of the broad contours of monetary policy in India over the period 1934 ...

• Author(s): Roy Tirthankar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Economic HistoryIndians have lived with a high risk of suffering famines, floods, and earthquakes. What did they do to rebuil...

• Author(s): S.K. Das • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Career Counselling • BISAC: Comparative PoliticsAn efficient and competent bureaucracy is indispensable to any modern state. This short introduction identifies...

• Author(s): S.Subramanian • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Labor - GeneralThe income-poor population in any society is typically identified with reference to a poverty line. The evolution of mon...

• Author(s): A. Vaidyanathan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Public Policy - Economic PolicyThe Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combini...