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Classics: A Very Short Introduction

Starting with a visit to the British Museum, the authors prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its v

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Logic: A Very Short Introduction

Graham Priest shows that formal logic is a powerful, exciting part of modern philosophy -- a tool for thinking about everything from the existence of

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Molecules: A Very Short Introduction

Molecules are the building blocks of matter. Using the molecules of life as a springboard, Philip Ball provides a new perspective on modern chemistry.

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Combinatorics: A Very Short Introduction

Combinatorics is a large branch of mathematics involving the counting, selecting, and arranging of objects. Robin Wilson explores the field, looking a

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Rousseau: A Very Short Introduction

Rousseau was both a central figure of the European Enlightenment and its most formidable critic. This study of his works, across a range of discipline

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Eugenics: A Very Short introduction

A concise and gripping account of eugenics from its origins in the twentieth century and beyond.

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Oceans: A Very Short Introduction

Our oceans are hugely important, as a source of food and mineral wealth, as an environment for a vast variety of wildlife, for the role they play in c

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Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction

Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is acknowledged to be a great writer on war. Even though he wrote his work at a time when the range of firearms was fi

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Pandemics: A Very Short Introduction

A concise and comprehensive account of pandemics throughout human history, including plague, tubercolosis, smallpox, malaria, cholera, and HIV.

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Imagination: A Very Short Introduction

Examining philosophical, evolutionary, and literary perspectives, this book explores imagination as a cognitive power and an essential dimension of hu

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Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of Schopenhauer's metaphysical system, concentrating

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Dyslexia: A Very Short Introduction

Dyslexia is gaining increasing recognition as a relatively common learning disorder. Margaret Snowling introduces the exciting research surrounding dy

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Taxation: A Very Short Introduction

Tax revenues pay for many public services, including roads, health care, and education. However, it has become a contentious political issue of public

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Genomics: A Very Short Introduction

In the years since the Human Genome Project, genomics has grown into a big and rapidly developing field driven by bioinformatics technology. The impli

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Autism: A Very Short Introduction

What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and

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Freud: A Very Short Introduction

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psych

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Radioactivity: A Very Short Introduction

Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature, and used to provide important appli

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Robotics: A Very Short Introduction

Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s.

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Hume: A Very Short Introduction

Written by one of the world's leading experts in the field, this book offers a clear account of the contributions to philosophy made by one of Britain

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Topology: A Very Short Introduction

This book explores the mathematical field of topology, giving a sense of the visual elements of the field, as well as the formal definition of continu

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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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Socrates: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher Taylor introduces the life and philosophy of Socrates, whose work has played a central role in shaping Western philosophical thinking for

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Slang: A Very Short Introduction

What words qualify as slang? Should slang be acknowledged as a language in itself? And what does the digital revolution mean for the future of slang?

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Spirituality: A Very Short Introduction

With a decline in traditional religious belief, interest in spirituality has grown hugely in Western cultures. The notion of spirituality expresses th

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Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction

This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and i

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Arbitration: A Very Short Introduction

Arbitration is a legal dispute resolution mechanism, alternative to courts. This book explains what arbitration is, how it works, what parties who hav

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Freemasonry: A Very Short Introduction

Freemasonry is one of the oldest and most widespread voluntary organizations in the world. Andreas Ă–nnerfors sorts the facts from the colourful ficti

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Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction

Bence Nanay introduces aesthetics, a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. Looking beyond traditional artistic expe

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Blood: A Very Short Introduction

Blood is a vital component of the bodies of most multicellular animals. Chris Cooper discusses blood's critical role in both biology and in human soci

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Arctic: A Very Short Introduction

The Arctic is a complex space. This book considers the competing elements surrounding the region, from geopolitical claims on its rich resources to en

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Volcanoes: A Very Short Introduction

Throughout our planet's history volcanoes have played a large role in shaping landscapes, the climate, and biological evolution. This book explains th

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Canada: A Very Short Introduction

A bilingual, multicultural, and multinational nation, Canada borders the United States, reaches into the Arctic, and stretches across six time zones.

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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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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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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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Agriculture: A Very Short Introduction

From the large corporation using enormous machines in the USA, to the woman with her hoe and her plot of cassava in Mozambique, to a Chinese collectiv

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Microeconomics: A Very Short Introduction

The issues of microeconomics - including individuals' financial choices and firms' decisions about hiring and firing - have a large impact on the econ

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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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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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Beats: A Very Short Introduction

This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining how their drastic visions

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Adolescence: A Very Short Introduction

Adolescence can be a turbulent period. Encompassing both classic and modern research, Smith explores its cultural and historical context, the biologic

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Reality: A Very Short Introduction

'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask.

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Emotion: A Very Short Introduction

Drawing on the latest scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, Evans takes the reader on a f

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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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Microbiology: A Very Short Introduction

Modern microbiology has transformed our understanding of life on earth, and had a huge impact on medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology. In this Ver

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Darwin: A Very Short Introduction

Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859.

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Economics: A Very Short Introduction

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a g

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Privacy: A Very Short Introduction

Electronic surveillance, biometrics, CCTV, ID cards, online security, the monitoring of employees, the uses of DNA -- to name a few -- all raise funda

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Addiction: A Very Short Introduction

Addiction is a subject which straddles public and personal interests, societal and criminal justice concerns, and social and medical responses. This V

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Racism: A Very Short Introduction

Racism is ever present today, and it has become common now to refer to a variety of racisms, from biological to cultural, colour-blind, and structural

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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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Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's phi

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Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction

Stoicism is two things: a long past philosophical school of ancient Greece and Rome, and an enduring philosophical movement that still inspires people

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Keynes: A Very Short Introduction

John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. His ideas have had a central influence on many of areas of ec

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Geography: A Very Short Introduction

Modern Geography has come a long way from its roots in simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. Spanning both physical and human Geography,

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Anaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

What do anaesthetists do? How do anaesthetics work? What are the risks? And how does the anaesthetist know if you are really asleep? Anaesthesia is a

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Cancer: A Very Short Introduction

Cancer is a problem that touches virtually everyone either directly or indirectly. As one of the biggest killers in the Western world it is feared by

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Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction

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.

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Russell: A Very Short Introduction

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A. C.

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Celts: A Very Short Introduction

Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. Ba

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