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Organizations: A Very Short Introduction
- 156 páginas
- Organizations are everywhere. We meet them on every street corner in the form of families and..
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Cancer: A Very Short Introduction
- 137 páginas
- Every year around 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer, around 80% of whom are destined to..
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Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction
- 152 páginas
- What is agnosticism? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Is it the result of too..
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The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction
- 168 páginas
- The Reformation was a seismic event in European history, one which left an indelible mark on the..
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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
- 165 páginas
- Steering a clear and lucid path through an often impenetrable subject, this concise introduction to literary theory has been revised and updated, with new material about the 'death' of theory, the links between the theory of narrative and cognitive...
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Soviet Union
- 144 páginas
- The Soviet Union at its height occupied one sixth of the world's land mass, encompassed fifteen..
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Scotland
- 144 páginas
- This Very Short Introduction explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobites to devolution to the modern economy, this concise account presents a fully-integrated picture...
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Memory
- 144 páginas
- This Very Short Introduction brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology - weaving in case-studies, anecdotes, literature, and philosophy - to explore and explain the science of memory - how it works, and why we can't live witho...
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Old Testament
- 208 páginas
- A compact and informative introduction to the Old Testament, written by a leading authority on the Bible. It provides an overview of one of the pillars of Western religion and culture, whose significance has endured for thousands of years.
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Relativity A Very Short Introduction
- 144 páginas
- Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This Very...
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Great Depression -very Short Introductio
- In the middle of the great, global twentieth-century crisis, the Great Depression forced the United States to adopt policies at odds with its political traditions. This very short introduction to that crisis and those policies provides readers with a ....
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German Literature
- German writers, be it Goethe, Nietzsche, Marx, Brecht or Mann, have had a profound influence on the modern world. This Very Short Introduction illuminates the particular character and power of German literature, and examines its impact on the wider c ....
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Quakers
- The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. This Very Short Introduction charts the history of Quakerism and its present-day diversity, and outlines its approach to wo...
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Classical Mythology
- A look into how myths continue to fascinate both in high art and popular culture.
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Economics
- 172 páginas
- Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods....
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The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
- 148 páginas
- Challenges the tradition view of a single Renaissance, and proposes that this was a vibrant cultural period when Western and Eastern cultures mixed to great mutual benefit.
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African History
- 165 páginas
- Looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented.
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Fundamentalism
- 154 páginas
- Fundamentalism is seen as the major threat to world peace today, a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New York on September 11, 2001. But what does "fundamentalism" really mean? Since it was coined by American...
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Chaos
- 176 páginas
- Chaos exists in systems all around us. This introduction draws in philosophy, literature, and maths to explain Chaos Theory, showing the variety of its applications in the real world, from technology to global warming, politics, and even gambling on the...
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Roman Empire
- 168 páginas
- The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to...
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