Books published by Cambridge University Press

Informal modes of global governance have proliferated since the 1990s. Within formal intergovernmental organizations, informal procedures and means of influence affect outcomes whilst, around all these institutions, even more informal networks shape agendas. This volume analyzes all three types of informal governance.

Informal modes of global governance have proliferated since the 1990s. Within formal intergovernmental organizations, informal procedures and means of influence affect outcomes whilst, around all these institutions, even more informal networks shape agendas. This volume analyzes all three types of informal governance.

This Element encourages scholars to critically examine their relationships to their sources and reflect upon the impact of their research. The three essays in this Element present a range of disciplinary perspectives, focusing on systemic issues and the nuances of method versus ethics.

This analysis of the making of the UN law of the sea treaties which culminated in the 1982 law of the sea convention uses archival sources to trace the transformation of diverse national interests into international law, and the reshaping of that law over successive international conferences.

This definitive treatment of results in category theory and theoretical computer science covers classical material from new viewpoints and develops a wealth of new topics. The centrepiece is a collection of existence theorems for initial algebras and terminal coalgebras. It will be the standard reference for years to come.

Explore the fundamentals of biomedical engineering technologies with this thought-provoking introduction, framed around modern-day global cancer inequities. Designed to equip students with all the critical, technical and ethical knowledge they need to excel, this is the ideal introduction for students in biomedical engineering and global health.

The first modern commentary on Cicero's last dialogue, written in the months after Caesar's assassination. Designed for intermediate and advanced students of Latin, ancient philosophy, and Roman intellectual and political history. Pays careful attention to structure and argument as well as helping students understand Cicero's style and language.

Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book offers a rich context for the famously controversial 1935 paper by Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen. It uncovers hidden stories and traces intricate connections, bringing new players into the debate on the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Set in post-civil war Sierra Leone, this ethnography explores the complex dynamics of love and violence after legal reforms. Examining the historical constitution and lived experience of love and violence, the book advocates for a nuanced approach, emphasizing local knowledge. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Millennial Dreams retells Oman's development story from the perspective of labour, moving beyond traditional discussions of the economics of oil. Focusing on the experiences of workers, the unemployed, and the governance of labour markets, to explain the Gulf's global labour markets and position in global capitalism.

Vulnerable Earth is a study of the literature of climate crisis. Shows how the literature of climate crisis foregrounds a feature that humans and nonhumans, the living and the non-living share, differentially, with the planet: vulnerability.

Departing from conventional studies of border confrontation and weaving together international, national, and transnational-local histories, Yin presents a new approach to Sino-Vietnamese relations during the Cold War, centering on the revolutionary states' competitive and collaborative state building on the borderlands and local responses to it.

Volume III examines the latter stages of the Vietnam War and its legacies long after it ended. Essential reading for students and scholars of the Vietnam War, US foreign relations, and Cold War studies.

Volume II examines the escalation of the Vietnam War and its development into a violent stalemate in the years between 1963 and 1968. Essential reading for students and scholars of the Vietnam War, US foreign relations, and Cold War studies.

Volume I explores when, how, and why the Vietnam War began. Essential reading for students and scholars of the Vietnam War, US foreign relations, and Cold War studies.

Focusing on the hot-button issues of migration and sovereignty, this volume highlights the radical reconfiguration of territory, rights, and jurisdiction taking place at different levels and examines its implications for the future of democratic governance within and across borders. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Focusing on the hot-button issues of migration and sovereignty, this volume highlights the radical reconfiguration of territory, rights, and jurisdiction taking place at different levels and examines its implications for the future of democratic governance within and across borders. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This innovative study explores the evolution and complexities of Tunisian diaspora activism in France during the years of Ben Ali's dictatorship in Tunisia (1987-2011). Utilising material gathered from extensive fieldwork in France and Tunisia, Mathilde Zederman explores what it means to oppose or support an authoritarian regime from afar.