Very Short Introductions
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Meaning: A Very Short Introduction
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Our ability to find meaning in things is one of the most important aspects of human life. But it is also one of the most mysterious. Where does me- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Borg, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0192866540
- Language: English
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Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartCryptography is a part of everyday life for almost all of us, though we may not realise we’re using it.
We are a far cry from the historical prediction that cryptography would only be used by militari- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Murphy, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 0192882236
- Language: English
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American Legal History
$12.99 Add to cartLaw has played a central role in American history. From colonial times to the present, law has not just reflected the changing society in which legal decisions have been made-it has played a powerful … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: White, G. Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: December 19 2013
- ISBN10: 0199766002
- Language: English
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Hobbes
$12.99 Add to cartThomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English political philosopher, and his book Leviathan was one of the first truly modern works of philosophy. Richard Tuck shows that while Hobbes may inde… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #64
- Author: Tuck, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 29 2002
- ISBN10: 0192802550
- Language: English
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American Slavery: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartEuropeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American colonies; that, however, is the image of slavery m… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Williams, Heather Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0199922683
- Language: English
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Fascism
$12.99 Add to cartWhat is fascism? Is it revolutionary? Or is it reactionary? Can it be both?
Fascism is notoriously hard to define. How do we make sense of an ideology that appeals to streetfighters and intellectuals- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Passmore, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: June 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199685363
- Language: English
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Sustainability: A Very Short Introduction
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The growing concern about global environmental change and human impacts on the planet has led to the emergence of a broad field of study on the ‘s- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Ali, Saleem H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0192869620
- Language: English
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Cancer: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Nine years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Ten years later, Richard Nixon echoed this pledg… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: James, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0198848919
- Language: English
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Social Science: A Very Short Introduction
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Social science is the study of human behaviour. It offers the tools to understand and explain people’s choices and actions, and how they live toget… [more below]- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Betts, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 27 2025
- ISBN10: 019287182X
- Language: English
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Thucydides: A Very Short Introduction
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In 432 BCE the powerful city-state of Sparta on the peninsula of the Pelvsinnesus in southwestern Greece declared war on Athens, head of a mighty- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Roberts, Jennifer T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 27 2025
- ISBN10: 0192855824
- Language: English
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The Epic: A Very Short Introduction
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The epic is an ancient and universal form of artistic expression. Storytellers around the globe have long told of heroes who are touched by greatne… [more below]- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Welch, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 27 2025
- ISBN10: 0198795122
- Language: English
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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction
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J.R.R. Tolkien was the author of two of the most extraordinary, most original, and most popular books of the twentieth century: The Hobbit, and T- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Townend, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 26 2024
- ISBN10: 019288204X
- Language: English
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Feminist Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
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Katharine Jenkins offers an introduction to feminist philosophy, giving the reader an idea of what it is, why it is important, and how to think abo… [more below]- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Jenkins, Katharine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 24 2025
- ISBN10: 0192858076
- Language: English
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Authoritarianism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAuthoritarianism is one of the buzzwords of our age. But what is it exactly? This Very Short Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of the world of authoritarian regimes, including military, s… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Loxton, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0192872699
- Language: English
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Sylvia Plath: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSylvia Plath is one of the most influential and iconic American writers of the twentieth century, popular with academic and general audiences alike. Plath, who died at age 30, left behind a body of wo… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Clark, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 21 2024
- ISBN10: 0198841477
- Language: English
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The Rule of Law: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cart- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Huq, Aziz Z.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 04 2024
- ISBN10: 197657427
- Language: English
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Human Physiology: A Very Short Introduction
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Physiology is the science of life, and sets out to understand how living things work and what makes them distinct from the non-living. It consider- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Davies, Jamie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0198869886
- Language: English
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Myth: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWhere do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean?
In this Very Short Introduction Robert Segal introduces the array of approaches used to understand the study of myth. These appr- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Segal, Robert A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0198724705
- Language: English
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Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartPsychopathy is a personality disorder that has long captured the public imagination. Newspaper column inches have been devoted to murderers with psychopathic features, and we also encounter psychopath… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Viding, Essi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: January 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198802269
- Language: English
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Philosophy of Biology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartOver the last forty years the philosophy of biology has emerged as an important sub-discipline of the philosophy of science. Covering some of science’s most divisive topics, such as philosophical issu… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Okasha, Samir
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: February 01 2020
- ISBN10: 019880699X
- Language: English
