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Very Short Introductions

  • Год издания: 2000
Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon's succinct book is an ideal introduction to Judaism as a religion and way of life. In...
  • Год издания: 2011
Paganism: A Very Short Introduction
Paganism: A Very Short Introduction
Owen Davies
"Paganism" is an evocative word that even today conjures up deep-seated emotions and prejudices. Unt...
  • Год издания: 2002
Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction
Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction
Патрик Гардинер
Scholars have largely misunderstood Soren Kierkegaard, remembering him chiefly in connection with th...
  • Год издания: 2012
Russian History: A Very Short Introduction
Russian History: A Very Short Introduction
Джеффри Хоскинг
Russia's sheer size has made it difficult to mobilize resources and to govern effectively, especiall...
  • Год издания: 2002
The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
S. Smith
This concise, accessible introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and develo...
  • Год издания: 2005
The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction
The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction
Leofranc Holford-Strevens
Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minut...
  • Год издания: 2011
Madness: A Very Short Introduction
Madness: A Very Short Introduction
Andrew Scull
Madness is something that frightens and fascinates us all. It is a word with which we are universall...
  • Год издания: 2007
  • Количество страниц: 145
Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction
Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction
John Sutherland
Lady Chatterley's Lover. The Blue Lagoon. Portnoy's Complaint. The Da Vinci Code. For the last centu...
  • Год издания: 2004
  • Количество страниц: 84
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction
Colin Ward
What do anarchists want? It seems easier to classify them by what they don't want, namely, the...
  • Год издания: 2013
  • Количество страниц: 109
Education: A Very Short Introduction
Education: A Very Short Introduction
Gary Thomas
Education is one of the hot-button issues of our time, heatedly debated by parents, teachers, l...
  • Год издания: 2001
  • Количество страниц: 106
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Julia Annas
The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which the notes of discu...
  • Год издания: 2004
  • Количество страниц: 113
Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction
Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction
James Fulcher
What is capitalism? Is capitalism the same everywhere? Is there an alternative? The word ‘c...
  • Год издания: 2000
  • Количество страниц: 82
Logic: A Very Short Introduction
Logic: A Very Short Introduction
Graham Priest
Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to d...
  • Год издания: 2018
Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
Alain Goriely
Mathematics is playing an increasingly important role in society and the sciences, enhancing our abi...
  • Год издания: 2016
Slang: A Very Short Introduction
Slang: A Very Short Introduction
Jonathon Green
Slang, however one judges it, shows us at our most human. It is used widely and often, typically ass...
  • Год издания: 2017
Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction
Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction
Antulio Echevarria
Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolò M...