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Unique among recent works, The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology brings together in a single volume article-length regional syntheses and topical overviews written by active scholars in the field of Mesoamerican archaeology.

Once relegated to the private sphere, or confined to its own section of the newspaper, religion is now a major part of daily news coverage. Every journalist needs a basic knowledge of religion to cover everything from presidential elections to the war in Iraq to the ethical issues raised by latest developments in media research. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the American News Media will be the go-to volume for both secular and religious journalists andjournalism educators, scholars in medical studies, journalism studies, religious studies, and American studies.

Thirty international scholars probe the main disputed issues in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Essays engage with the lively debate continues over the archaeology and history of the site, the nature and identity of the sect, and its relation to the broader world of Second Temple Judaism and to later Jewish and Christian tradition.

The Oxford Handbook of Strategic Sales and Sales Management is a comprehensive overview of the latest research in the area by leading international academics. The Handbook is suitable for academics, professionals, and those taking professional qualifications in sales and marketing.

Contains nineteen newly commissioned articles by top philosophers on various aspects of the theory of knowledge. The articles survey the field as well as make original contributions to contemporary debates.

Covers moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences with contributions from over thirty scholars. This book provides insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Brings together international scholars to comment on key issues in Public Management. The chapters in this book include overviews, exploration of particular thematic areas and analyses of different theoretical perspectives such as political science, management, sociology and economics. It is aimed at advanced students, researchers and others.

Presents an analysis of how thinking on strategy has evolved and what are the likely developments. This work includes chapters on six key areas: Approaches to Strategy, Strategic Analysis and Formulation, Corporate Strategy; International Strategy; Strategies of Organizational Change; and Strategic Flexibility and Uncertainty.

The Handbook explores institutional variations across the political economies of different societies within Asia. It includes empirical analysis of 13 major Asian business systems between India and Japan, and examines these in a comparative, historical, and theoretical context.

The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies is part of a major series of Oxford Handbooks. This substantial volume of c.400,000 words reflects the current state of scholarship as analysed by an international team of experts in the different and varied fields represented within contemporary Jewish Studies.

The Handbook is a comprehensive reference work in ethical theory consisting of commissioned articles by leading scholars. The first part treats meta-ethics and the second part normative ethical theory. As with all the Oxford Handbooks, the collection is designed to achieve three goals: exposition of central ideas, criticism of other approaches, and defenses of distinct points of view.

Contains essays about 'what there is': what kinds of things there are, and what relations hold among entities falling under various categories. This title discusses topics as identity, modality, time, causation, persons and minds, freedom, and vagueness. It is designed as a reference for students and academics across the philosophical spectrum.

The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law brings together specially commissioned essays by twenty-six of the foremost legal theorists currently writing, to provide a state-of-the-art overview of jurisprudential scholarship.

Part of the "Handbook" series, this book talks about an area where philosophy meets the arts - aesthetics. It offers a guide to the theory, application, and history of the field. It is useful for academics and students across philosophy and various branches of the arts, both as the reference work of choice and as a stimulus to new research.

Focusing on organization theory, the aim of this volume is to hold up for examination its assumptions and knowledge claims, the chief explanatory strategies used, its relationship with the world, and its direction. The sections include: Organization Theory as Science; The Construction of Organization Theory; and The Future of Organization Theory.

Covering twenty-eight topics, this is a guide to the thought about ethical issues in areas of human activity. It gives a map of the ethical terrain, explaining how the debate has developed, engaging critically with the notable work in the area, and pointing out the directions. It is meant for academics and students across a range of disciplines.

The Oxford Handbook of Plato offers 20 chapters, newly commissioned and written by leading scholars, on Plato's dialogues and the basic philosophical issues of interest to Plato which remain central in philosophy to this day.

Explores how the core components of the language faculty interact. This book examines how these interactions are reflected in linguistic and cognitive theory, considers what they reveal about the operations of language within the mind, and looks at their reflections in expression and communication.

Features a review of the research, policy-related tools, methods and techniques, and major theoretical frameworks and principles of pension and retirement income. This handbook reflects on the implications for provision of pension and retirement income of demographic ageing, the financial circumstances of nation states, and globalization.

Aims to bring together, present, and discuss what is known about work and organizations and their connection to broader economic change in Europe and America. This volume contains a range of theoretically informed essays, which give comprehensive coverage of changes in work, occupations, and organizations.

Presents a survey of research in this technical and diverse field that is useful for scholars and students who need to command linguistic, historical, literary, and philosophical skills. This title includes forty-five contributions that review and analyse thinking and work, and examines the progress and direction of the debates.

Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from 55 major international scholars, the Oxford Handbook of Public Policy provides the key point of reference for anyone working in public policy and beyond.

Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from 51 major international scholars, the Oxford Handbook of Contextual Political Analysis provides the key point of reference for anyone working in political science and beyond.

A comprehensive review of state-of-the-art research in Entrepreneurship, written by an international team of leading scholars. Entrepreneurship has been a dynamic and expanding area of research over the last twenty years, but there has been no standard reference work for both established scholars and new researchers. This book fills that gap.

Includes essays covering topics from the nature of language to meaning, truth, and reference, and the interfaces of philosophy of language with linguistics, psychology, logic, epistemology, and metaphysics. It is aimed at those working in philosophy, linguists, semantics, and pragmatics, and psychologists and cognitive scientists.

The production and consumption of ICTs have an impact at a macro level, in the way our societies operate, and in our everyday lives. This handbook is about the challenges presented by ICTs. It sets out an intellectual agenda that examines the implications for individuals, organizations, democracy, and the economy.

Bonnie Steinbock presents the authoritative, state-of-the-art guide to current issues in bioethics, covering 30 topics in original essays by some of the world's leading figures in the field, as well as by some newer 'up-and-comers'. Anyone who wants to know how the central debates in bioethics have developed in recent years, and where the debates are going, will want to consult this book.

This authoritative survey of original research in Biblical Studies will be invaluable to scholars and students, who need to command linguistic, historical, literary, and philosophical skills. Forty-five original contributions by leading figures in the discipline review and analyse current thinking and examine the progress and direction of debates.

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics offers a critical survey of the field of empirical political science through the collection of a set of chapters written by 47 top scholars in the discipline of comparative politics.

Eschatology is the study of the 'last things': death, judgment, the afterlife, and the end of the world. The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology will provide an important critical survey of this diverse body of thought and practice.