Very Short Introductions
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Kafka: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFranz Kafka is among the most intriguing and influential writers of the last century. During his lifetime he worked as a civil servant and published only a handful of short stories, the best known bei… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Robertson, Ritchie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0192804553
- Language: English
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Comedy: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartTo consider comedy in its many incarnations is to raise diverse but related questions: what, for instance, is humour, and how may it be used (or abused)? When do we laugh, and why? What is it that wri… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bevis, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 07 2013
- ISBN10: 0199601712
- Language: English
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Children’s Literature
$12.99 Add to cartThis Very Short Introduction provides a lively and comprehensive discussion of children’s literature–what it is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literat… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Reynolds, Kimberley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 07 2011
- ISBN10: 0199560242
- Language: English
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The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWhat defines a modern short story is much more than a question of length. Despite the efforts of early pioneers like Edgar Allan Poe, the genre was originally synonymous with the anecdote or tale and … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Kahn, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0198754639
- Language: English
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Jewish Literature: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe story of Jewish literature is a kaleidoscopic one, multilingual and transnational in character, spanning the globe as well as the centuries.
In this broad, thought-provoking introduction to Jewish- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Stavans, Ilan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0190076976
- Language: English
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Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gonzalez Echevarria, Roberto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0199754918
- Language: English
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Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartPerhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China’s survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political hi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Knight, Sabina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 03 2012
- ISBN10: 019539206X
- Language: English
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Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartJapan is arguably today’s most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products–from animated m… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Goto-Jones, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199235694
- Language: English
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American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFew Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or th… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Maisel, L. Sandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 14 2022
- ISBN10: 0197605117
- Language: English
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Film Noir: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFilm noir, one of the most intriguing yet difficult to define terms in cinema history, is usually associated with a series of darkly seductive Hollywood thrillers from the 1940s and 50s–shadowy, blac… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Naremore, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 28 2019
- ISBN10: 0198791747
- Language: English
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Addiction: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Addiction is a subject which straddles public and personal interests; societal and criminal justice concerns; and family, social, and medical resp- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Humphreys, Keith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0199557233
- Language: English
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Metaphysics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMetaphysics is traditionally one of the four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is an area that continues to attract and fascinate many people, even though it is… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Mumford, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0199657122
- Language: English
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Ancient Greek and Roman Science: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Ancient Greece is often considered to be the birthplace of science and medicine, and the explanation of natural phenomena without recourse to supe- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taub, Liba
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0198736991
- Language: English
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World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams, and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks, for instance, reflect the… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Leeming, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0197548261
- Language: English
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Gödel’s Theorem: A Very Short Introduction
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Kurt Gödel first published his celebrated theorem, showing that no axiomatization can determine the whole truth and nothing but the truth con- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Moore, A. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: February 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0192847856
- Language: English
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Artificial Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and — not least — on the Internet. The results of Artificial Intell… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Boden, Margaret A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: December 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0199602913
- Language: English
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Marx: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartKarl Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories have shaped and directed political, economic, and social thought for 150 years. Considering Marx’s life and impact, re… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Singer, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198821077
- Language: English
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American Naval History: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThis fast-paced narrative charts the history of the US Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama p… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Symonds, Craig L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 24 2018
- ISBN10: 0199394768
- Language: English
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Southeast Asia: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe eleven countries of Southeast Asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions of their residents to their political systems and levels of prosperity. These nations–Myanmar, Thai… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Rush, James R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 14 2018
- ISBN10: 0190248769
- Language: English
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(Avicenna): A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
This book provides an introduction to the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn Sīnā, often known in English by his Lati- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Adamson, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0192846981
- Language: English
