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Smell: A Very Short Introduction

Matthew Cobb explores the sense of smell - its complex evolutionary history, and its many functions in a wide variety of animals, including humans. He

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Food: A Very Short Introduction

Drawing on a mixture of science and history, Professor Lord John Krebs looks at the development of food and the four great transitions that affected t

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Pakistan: A Very Short Introduction

Pippa Virdee considers the history of Pakistan, created as a new nation state in 1947, placing it in the context of the region's four-thousand-year-ol

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Creativity: A Very Short Introduction

For thousands of years humanity has engaged in creative expression. This book explores the history, theory, and practice of creativity from a psycholo

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Gothic: A Very Short Introduction

There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underl

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Engels: A Very Short Introduction

Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countrie

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Martyrdom: A Very Short Introduction

Martyrdom is a controversial topic, with a long history of provoking fierce debate. In this Very Short Introduction Jolyon Mitchell provides a histori

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Iran: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction Ali Ansari provides a radical reinterpretation of Iranian history and politics, placing the Islamic Revolution in the

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Depression: A Very Short Introduction

What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and how are they treated? This Very Short Introduction gives a history of these t

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Microscopy: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction Terence Allen introduces the reader to the full spectrum of microscopy techniques and advances. Explaining the history

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Extinction: A Very Short Introduction

Extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, and nearly all the species that have ever existed have now disappeared. In this Very Short Int

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Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction James Fulcher considers what capitalism is, the forms it can take around the world, and its history of crises and long

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Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction

This Very Short Introduction describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day. It examines the devel

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Scotland: A Very Short Introduction

This Very Short Introduction explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobi

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Crusades: A Very Short Introduction

The Crusades were one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. But were they motivated by spiritual reward or by greed? Were they a

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Dynasty: A Very Short Introduction

Combining history and anthropology in a global examination of families and power, this book connects medieval kings and queens to contemporary family

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Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction

Aristocracies dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European countries until only a few generations ago. William Doyle stri

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Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction

In this fresh and clear history of Protestantism, Mark A. Noll looks at the era from Martin Luther to the present day. Focussing on developments world

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Paul: A Very Short Introduction

Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, in his epistles he laid the

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Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction

This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of t

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Druids: A Very Short Introduction

The Druids have been known and discussed for over 2,000 years; few figures flit so elusively through history. Enigmatic and puzzling, the lack of know

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Music: A Very Short Introduction

Nicholas Cook explores the nature of music, how we think about it, its social and cultural dimensions, and its history. He discusses the many musical

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Jesus: A Very Short Introduction

Jesus Christ is undoubtedly the best-known and most influential human person in world history. Richard Bauckham explores the life of the historical Je

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Fire: A Very Short Introduction

Fire has shaped the Earth's landscape and vegetation for the past 400 million years. This book explores the history of wildfire, and how humans have s

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Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and

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Ghetto: A Very Short Introduction

'Ghetto' is an extraordinarily complex word that encompasses Jewish history, black experiences in northern America, and our contemporary sense of citi

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Derrida: A Very Short Introduction

Simon Glendinning explores Jacque Derrida's work, from his engagement with the history of metaphysics to his views on law and justice and ethics and p

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Elements: A Very Short Introduction

Traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them.

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Development: A Very Short Introduction

o How do nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress? Ian Goldin, a former vice-president of the World Bank, explains what develop

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I'm Sorry, I Love You: A History of Professional Wrestling

A rip-roaring ride through the history of pro-wrestling from comedian and PROGRESS founder Jim Smallman

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Homelands: A Personal History of Europe - Updated with a New Chapter - Timothy Garton Ash

**A Financial Times Best Book of 2023****Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize 2024**'A moving love letter to Europe' Lea Ypi, author of FreeDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered.Timothy Garton Ash, our greatest writer about Europe, has spent a lifetime studying Europe and t...

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Homelands: A Personal History of Europe - Updated with a New Chapter - Garton Ash Timothy

Anotace: `Tremendously enjoyable ... thoughtful, honest, open, self-deprecating` Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times`Readers could hardly wish for a wiser guide ... panoramic ... defiantly hopeful` Financial TimesDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered.Timothy Garton Ash, our great...

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Iran: A Very Short Introduction

Iran has rarely been out of the headlines. Yet media interest and extensive coverage has tended to hinder rather than help our understanding of Iran as an idea, an identity, and a people, leading to a superficial understanding of what is a complex and nuanced political culture and civilization. This Very Short Introduction presents a radical reinterpretation of Iranian hi...

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Reading the Short Story

Beginning with a brief history and evolution of the short story genre, alongside an overview of the key short story writers, and an explanatory chapte

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Heroic Fantasy Short Stories

Somewhere between epic history, sword and sorcery and Tolkien-esque fantasy exists a thick vein of storytelling that would make Robert E Howard and H.

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War and Religion: A Very Short Introduction

This book provides an overview of the history of religion and war, and a framework for analysing it. Ranging from ancient history to modern day confli

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American South: A Very Short Introduction

This book provides a concise introduction to the history and culture of the American South. Charles Reagan Wilson explores Southern history alongside

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Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction

Here, David Gwynn reflects on the remarkable legacy of the Roman Republic. The rise and fall of the Republic holds a special place in the history of W

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Hellenistic Age: A Very Short Introduction

The three centuries following the conquests of Alexander were perhaps the most thrilling of all periods of ancient history. Culture, ideas, and indivi

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Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in abou

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Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction

The Middle Ages (c.500-1500) includes a thousand years of European history. In this Very Short Introduction Miri Rubin tells the story of the times th

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Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Gillingham and Ralph A. Griffiths' Very Short Introduction

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Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Morrill's Very Short Introduction to Stuart Britain shows

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Vatican II: A Very Short Introduction

This Very Short Introduction explores the backstory, event, and reception of the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, in light of the wider history

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Artificial Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

This concise guide explains the history, theory, potential, application, and limitations of Artificial Intelligence. Boden shows how research into AI

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Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction

Christian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the devotional works of the Renaissance period, to the interpretations of t

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American Slavery: A Very Short Introduction

A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-sla

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Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

The Industrial Revolution was one of the great, transforming events of world history. Robert C. Allen explains what happened during this period, and w

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Modern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction

Drawing on research on the history of Ireland since 1800, this book challenges some of the assumptions which underpin this research. It explores the '

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Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction

The Habsburg Empire reached at various times across most of Europe and the New World. At all the critical moments of European history it is there - co

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Cold War: A Very Short Introduction

Vividly written and based on up-to-date scholarship, this title provides an interpretive overview of the international history of the Cold War.

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Veterinary Science: A Very Short Introduction

James Yeates covers the history of veterinary science, considering the roles of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in animal health. Discussing rece

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British Cinema: A Very Short Introduction

British Cinema: A Very Short Introduction explores the history of cinema in Britain, and considers what has made its films and techniques distinctive,

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Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners."I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of ach...

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Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction

This Very Short Introduction explores the thousand-year history of the Holy Roman Empire, from its origins in 800 as Charlemagne's Frankish kingdom, t

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World War II: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction, the eminent scholar Gerhard L. Weinberg explores one of the most important events in history. Examining the origins,

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Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction D. Stephen Long examines the sources, history and contemporary theorists involved in the study of Christian ethics. Us

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Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction

This Very Short Introduction considers the history of Italy from the Risorgimento (the movement leading to Italian Unification in 1861) to the present

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Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction

Nuclear Weapons are the most deadly weapon ever invented. This Very Short Introduction discusses the history and politics of nuclear weapons since the

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Age of Extremes 1914 - 1991: The Short Twentieth Century (0349106711)

Kniha - autor Eric Hobsbawm, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Eric Hobsbawm, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Paperback edition of this bestselling history of the twentieth century. The book is divided into three main sections; The Age of Catastrophe, The Golden Age and The Landslide. Largely based on personal experience, this is a highly readable and ...

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