Very Short Introductions

International Migration: A Very Short Introduction
International migration is an issue of intense public and political concern. How closely linked are...
The Apocryphal Gospels: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospe...
Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction
One of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century, existentialism has had more imp...
Exploration: A Very Short Introduction
We live in an age of globalization on every conceivable level, but globalization has a deeper histor...
Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
Medical ethics is an area that has particular interest for the general public as well as for the med...
Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction
Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it. Offe...
Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Generations of philosophers, both ancient and modern, have traced their inspiration back to the Pres...
The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction
With over 140 million copies in print, and serving as the principal proselytizing tool of one of the...
Kafka: A Very Short Introduction
Franz Kafka is among the most intriguing and influential writers of the last century. During his lif...
The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion...
Law: A Very Short Introduction
Law underlies our society -it protects our rights, imposes duties on each of us, and establishes a f...
Planets: A Very Short Introduction
From the rings of Saturn to the "canals" of Mars and the Great Red Dot of Jupiter, the planets of ou...
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction
This accessible volume covers both the teachings of the Buddha and the integration of Buddhism into...
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction
What do anarchists want? It seems easier to classify them by what they don't want, namely, the organ...
Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this Very Short Introduc...
Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
Christian ethics, writes theologian D. Stephen Long, is the pursuit of God's goodness by people "on...