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Very Short Introductions

  • Год издания: 2001
  • Количество страниц: 87
Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Sue Hamilton
India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half...
  • Год издания: 2001
  • Количество страниц: 161
Galileo: A Very Short Introduction
Galileo: A Very Short Introduction
Stillman Drake
In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Gali...
  • Год издания: 2000
  • Количество страниц: 127
Politics: A Very Short Introduction
Politics: A Very Short Introduction
Kenneth Minogue
In A Very Short Introduction to Politics, Kenneth Minogue begins with a discussion of issues arising...
  • Год издания: 2005
  • Количество страниц: 161
Fossils: A Very Short Introduction
Fossils: A Very Short Introduction
Keith Thomson
Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of life....
  • Год издания: 2015
  • Количество страниц: 129
Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Питер Эткинс
Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was...
  • Год издания: 2003
  • Количество страниц: 129
Engels: A Very Short Introduction
Engels: A Very Short Introduction
Terrell Carver
It is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx's to attra...
  • Год издания: 2014
  • Количество страниц: 153
Teeth: A Very Short Introduction
Teeth: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Ungar
Teeth are amazing -- the product of half a billion years of evolution. They provide fuel for the bod...
  • Год издания: 2004
  • Количество страниц: 169
Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction
Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction
Julian Stallabrass
Contemporary art has never been so popular, but what is its role today and who is controlling its fu...
  • Год издания: 2007
  • Количество страниц: 201
Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction
Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction
Klaus Dodds
In places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet on either side of a territorial boundary can be...
  • Год издания: 2000
  • Количество страниц: 142
Twentieth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
Twentieth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
Kenneth Morgan
The last century has been a tumultuous one for the culture and politics of Britain. Kenneth Morgan's...
  • Год издания: 2007
  • Количество страниц: 129
The Meaning of Life: A Very Short Introduction
The Meaning of Life: A Very Short Introduction
Terry Eagleton
The phrase "the meaning of life" for many seems a quaint notion fit for satirical mauling by Monty P...
  • Год издания: 2003
  • Количество страниц: 144
Hieroglyphs: A Very Short Introduction
Hieroglyphs: A Very Short Introduction
Penelope Wilson
Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in commun...
  • Год издания: 2008
  • Количество страниц: 145
Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction
Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction
Richard Bushman
Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph Smith founded has grown into a w...
  • Год издания: 2003
  • Количество страниц: 110
Plato: A Very Short Introduction
Plato: A Very Short Introduction
Julia Annas
This lively and accessible book focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing...
  • Год издания: 2004
  • Количество страниц: 209
Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
Ian Shaw
The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination--mummies and pyramids, curses and ritual...
  • Год издания: 2010
  • Количество страниц: 153
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction
Elijah Wald
Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits) and "a meticulous researcher, a graceful writer,...