Books published by Cambridge University Press

The first extended treatment and defence of the idea of moral underdetermination, this book challenges the view of the relationship between the moral traditions and develops a new sceptical argument and a new position in metaethics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This is a granular historical and ethnographic study of the Muhajir Qaumi Movement's (MQM) capacity to think beyond the exclusivism of Muhajir nationalism toward its contingency and toward a more plural and subaltern framing of the universal.

Suitable for students and scholars alike, this volume delivers a multinational perspective on the lives and relationships of sexual minority and gender diverse people. Offering research from 12 countries, it delves into factors affecting personal experiences making it a must-read for anyone studying LGBTQ+ relationships.

An ethnography of transwomen and gender non-conforming hijras in India. Many people assume that recent attention to transgender issues, alongside new opportunities for trans people, represent positive change. Yet this book shows how members of marginalized groups experience social change differently.

Contested Childhoods traces a complex history of caste, race, education, and Christian missions in colonial south India.

A pioneering study in the history of social rights, filling a significant gap in human rights scholarship and practice.

This book presents the foundational physics underlying the generation of high intensity laser light and its interaction with matter. Effective as both an educational resource and as a reference text, this book will be invaluable to graduates and researchers across the atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) and plasma physics communities.

One of the biggest challenges as a neurosurgical trainee is to master the handover. This requires developing an organisational efficiency to concisely relay relevant patient information to a suitably qualified person to execute a given task.

Health Law as Private Law delves into the complex relationship between private law and health care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of public ordering and state-created rules was evident, yet this work reveals the equally important role of private agreements in shaping health care policy. The volume's five sections - theory and structure, reproductive care, costs and financing, innovation and institutions, contracts and torts - include innovative conceptualizations and approaches to applying private law to health law. Chapters authored by leading experts explore how private law can be utilized to address significant health care and public health problems, and to achieve much-needed health care reform. Comprehensive and timely, Health Law as Private Law opens new pathways that will influence future policy, jurisprudence, and regulation. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Mental health disorders are common in pregnancy and after childbirth with over 10% of women manifesting some form of mental illness during this time. Maternity services will encounter women with symptoms that vary from mild self-limiting to potentially life-threatening. These conditions carry risks for both the woman and the fetus/newborn.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common and important medical complications affecting pregnancy and resolves once the pregnancy has ended. However, about 3 per cent of women with a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus have type 2 diabetes diagnosed for the first time in pregnancy and therefore it persists after the pregnancy is over.

Caesarean section delivery (CD) is the most common surgical operation performed in the world. This Element discusses aspects of CD, including the Robson 10 group classification system, an evidence-based approach to surgical techniques, recommendations of the major guidelines and recommendations concerning trial of labour after previous caesarean.

Is humankind bound for distant stars or are we inextricably bound to our own star? Can we overcome the main challenge, that even the nearest stars are unimaginably far away? This is a critical exploration of the proposed technologies and practicalities of undertaking an interstellar journey.

Operating outside the law, self-appointed groups of citizens fashioning themselves as 'paedophile hunters' bait and expose individuals seeking to engage children sexually, both on- and offline. Following four years of unprecedented access to one of the UK's most prolific hunting groups, Mark de Rond explores the nuances of their work.

Functional Neurosurgery modifies CNS circuits to effect change within or outside the nervous system. This Element overviews some more common emergency scenarios which may be encountered comprising suspected malfunction of intra-thecal drug delivery devices, deep brain and spinal cord stimulators.

Emergency management of intracranial haemorrhage due to AVMs, DAVFs, and cavernomas involves addressing both the haemorrhage consequences and the underlying vascular lesion. Clinical evaluation and diagnostic workup identify factors necessitating urgent intervention and define the vascular lesion.