Books published by OUP Oxford

An indispensable guide to the latest scholarship in the field of Roman Studies. Over fifty distinguished scholars elucidate the contribution of material as well as literary culture to our understanding of the Roman world, and suggest pathways for fresh investigations.

This survey explores interactions between syntax and discourse, through a case study of patterns of extraction from coordinate structures. It offers a starting point for further research on extraction from coordinate structures and provides a guide to how to tease out the theoretical implications of empirical findings.

Very little has been written of the history of prisoners of war before the twentieth century, and Renaud Morieux seeks to correct this in this new history of war captivity in the eighteenth century, mining archives in Britain and France to take a fresh look at international relations through the histories of prisoners and host communities.

This book provides an ideal introduction to the fundamentals of international investment law and dispute settlement for students, scholars, and practitioners. It combines a systematic analytical study of the texts and principles underlying investment law with a jurisprudential analysis of the case law arising in international tribunals.

This book examines a variety of different concepts related to data science ethics and techniques that can help with, or lead to, ethical concerns, whilst featuring cautionary tales that illustrate the importance and potential impact of data science ethics.

The UK's Withdrawal from the EU explores the UK's departure from the EU from a legal perspective: Michael Dougan provides a critical analysis of the final EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, including explorations of the future protection of citizens' rights, the contentious Irish border, and the prospects for future EU-UK relations.

This textbook provides students with a sound mathematical introduction coupled to an understanding of the physical insights needed to explore the subject

This new edition provides comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the variety of party systems found at central, devolved and local levels in British politics.

This book provides an accessible and highly engaging discussion of customary international law. It employs an original theoretical perspective to unpack the structures of thought that lie beneath any claims made regarding customary international law.

An Introduction to Proof Theory provides an accessible introduction to the theory of proofs, with details of proofs worked out and examples and exercises to aid the reader's understanding.

The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics provides the most comprehensive coverage of the domain of empirical aesthetics to date. With sections on visual art, dance, music, and other art forms, the breadth of this volume reflects the richness and variety of topics and methods used by scientists to understand the way human beings appreciate art.

Over the last 20 years, there has been a huge increase in the number of scientific papers published on these remarkable creatures, and an authoritative synthesis is now timely. This accessible text goes beyond their natural history to describe the impacts on humans, conflict mitigation, animal husbandry, management, and conservation.

Phil Husbands introduces the field of robotics, where it has come from, and where it might go in the future. Explaining the technology underlying robots and their capabilities today, he also considers both the ethical problems of robots with increasing intelligence, and the wider socio-political challenges they create.