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Very Short Introductions

  • Год издания: 2007
The American Presidency
The American Presidency
Charles Jones
The expansion of executive powers amid the war on terrorism has brought the presidency to the center...
  • Год издания: 2011
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Ali Rattansi
In this Very Short Introduction, Ali Rattansi provides a balanced assessment of what's true and what...
  • Год издания: 2002
Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction
John Polkinghorne
Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid,...
  • Год издания: 2003
The Earth: A Very Short Introduction
The Earth: A Very Short Introduction
Martin Redfern
Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home pl...
  • Год издания: 2002
The First World War: A Very Short Introduction
The First World War: A Very Short Introduction
Michael Howard
By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhap...
  • Год издания: 2012
The Mongols: A Very Short Introduction
The Mongols: A Very Short Introduction
Morris Rossabi
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Mongols carved out the largest land-based empire in...
  • Год издания: 2005
The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
Helen Graham
Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a part...
  • Год издания: 2013
Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction
Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction
Kevin Kenny
What does diaspora mean? Until quite recently, the word had a specific and restricted meaning, refer...
  • Год издания: 2011
Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Kimberley Reynolds
This Very Short Introduction provides a lively and comprehensive discussion of children's literature...
  • Год издания: 2012
The Antarctic: A Very Short Introduction
The Antarctic: A Very Short Introduction
Klaus Dodds
The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world, an extraordinary physical s...
  • Год издания: 2008
Science and Religion
Science and Religion
Thomas Dixon
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by pole...
  • Год издания: 2011
Developmental Biology: A Very Short Introduction
Developmental Biology: A Very Short Introduction
Льюис Уолперт
From a single cell--a fertilized egg--comes an elephant, a fly, or a human. How does this astonishin...
  • Год издания: 2014
Microeconomics
Microeconomics
Avinash Dixit
Microeconomics - individuals' choices of where to live and work, how much to save, what to buy, and...
  • Год издания: 2012
Networks
Networks
Guido Caldarelli
From ecosystems to Facebook, from the Internet to the global financial market, some of the most impo...
  • Год издания: 2012
The Gothic
The Gothic
Nick Groom
The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cul...
  • Год издания: 2014
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Hugh Bowden
Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the...