Very Short Introductions

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction
Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinc...
Accounting: A Very Short Introduction
If you read the 'business pages' of a newspaper or if you listen to the financial news on the televi...
International Security: A Very Short Introduction
International security is never out of the headlines. War and peace, military strategy, the prolifer...
The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilizat...
Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction introduces readers to the key concepts of political philosophy: authori...
The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches...
Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction
This Introduction explores the origins of capitalism and questions whether it did indeed originate i...
Habermas: A Very Short Introduction
Jurgen Habermas is the most renowned living German philosopher. This book aims to give a clear and r...
Reality: A Very Short Introduction
Is matter real? Are persons real? Is time real? This Very Short Introduction discusses what, if anyt...
Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
Herodotus has come to be respected by most scholars as a responsible and important historian. Herodo...
Forensic Science: A Very Short Introduction
Due to its connections to violent crime and ingenious detective work, forensic science is a subject...
Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Spanish literature has given the world the figures of Don Quixote and Don Juan, and is responsible f...
The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction
John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest Eng...
French Literature: A Very Short Introduction
The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, extensive in time and space, and...
Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction
A comprehensive and authoritative short guide, this Very Short Introduction to Medieval Britain cove...
The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Guy's Ve...