Acknowledgments

It has been a pleasure working on this project, which was greatly helped by the enthusiasm of the many others involved. I would like to thank all the chapter authors for their excellence, responsiveness and good humor.

Appreciation is also due to the New York Office of Oxford University Press, especially Sarah Harrington and Chad Zimmerman for their help and unstinting support. In the production stages Nisha Selvaraj from Newgen Knowledge Works has been great as has Angela Fox in the early planning stages. Finally, I would like to thank the people who make my life special, a great big thank you to Oonagh, Julia, and Dermot, to whom this book is dedicated with love and gratitude.