ISBN: 9780198706953 | Paperback
Nazi Germany may have only lasted for 12 years, but it has left a legacy that still echoes with us today. This book discusses the emergence and appeal... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192853998 | Paperback
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century B... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801616 | Paperback
The Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning points in English history. Th... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192846105 | Hardcover
Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. It is also completely baffling. From the moment of its inception, its founders s... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198825005 | Paperback
From the Plantation of Ulster to the entry into peace talks in the late twentieth century the Northern Irish people have been engaged in conflict. Thi... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780190859985 | Hardcover
Venice, one of the world's most storied cities, has a long and remarkable history, told here in its full scope from its founding in the early Middle A... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198861775 | Paperback
How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? Edward Craig discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. He explores import... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198804543 | Hardcover
Calculus is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the developmen... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199229116 | Paperback
In this Very Short Introduction Bernard O'Donoghue explores the many different forms of writing which have been called 'poetry', from the Greeks to th... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780197696323 | Paperback
Terezín, as it was known in Czech, or Theresienstadt as it was known in German, was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a tran... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198712169 | Paperback
For centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Salway weaves together the latest archaeologica... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780190906696 | Paperback
This short biography explores the life and science of the famous Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, focusing on his lifelong quest to understand the "t... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198718635 | Paperback
In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close describes the historical development of nuclear physics, our understanding of the nucleus, how nuclei form... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198840077 | Paperback
William Doyle chronicles the unfolding events of the French Revolution, from the quarrels of the first revolutionaries with the king, to the Terror, t... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192854032 | Paperback
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age cov... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192866646 | Hardcover
Mussolini in myth and memory. Paul Corner looks at the brutal reality of the Italian dictator's fascist regime and confronts the nostalgia for dictato... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199601349 | Paperback
A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in abou... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780190645021 | Paperback
Restall and Solari explore Maya identity, politics, culture, and indigenous views of the universe from ancient times to the present. With the Maya his... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199858583 | Paperback
Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its ut... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199330966 | Paperback
In this Very Short Introduction, leading historian of science Owen Gingerich offers a fascinating portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), who dev... Meer informatie
