История

Racism: A Very Short Introduction
From subtle discrimination in everyday life, to horrors like lynching in the Old South, cultural imp...
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tu...
Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction
The recent discovery of the diminutive Homo floresiensis (nicknamed "the Hobbit") in Indonesia has s...
Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the...
Российское гражданство: от империи к Советскому Союзу
В монографии прослеживается история института гражданства в России с Великих реформ 1860-х до начала...
Тайна без точки
17 лет назад погиб легендарный подводный крейсер «Курск». В те дни вся страна плакала перед тел...
Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction
No one has ever described American democracy with more accurate insight or more profoundly than Alex...
Монсегюр и загадка катаров
Историко-литературное исследование Жака Маркаля посвящено загадкам катарской ереси и тайнам зам...
Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction
Nelson Mandela--is it possible to say who or what he is? Yes, he was one of the world's longest-deta...
Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in...
Thomas Aquinas: A Very Short Introduction
Thomas Aquinas is one of the giants of medieval philosophy, a thinker who had--and who still has--a...
Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction
Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of backg...
The Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction
The Norman Conquest in 1066 was one of the most profound turning points in English history, dramatic...
The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
"They called it the Reagan revolution," Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address. "Well, I'll acc...
Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to ex...