African History: A Very Short Introduction

John (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Parker ; Richard (Honorary Professor of History, University of Aberystwyth) Rathbone

ISBN: 9780192802484 | Paperback

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa... Meer informatie

Ambiguity and Deterrence

John (Professor of International Politics, Professor of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth) Baylis

ISBN: 9780198280125 | Hardcover

Ambiguity and Deterrence focuses on the role of competing strategic beliefs in the formulation of British nuclear strategy between 1945 and 1964. Base... Meer informatie

Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Richard (, Professor of Government, Harvard University) Tuck

ISBN: 9780192802552 | Paperback

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

Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction

Alex (Associate Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics, Associate Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics, University of Exeter) Prichard

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198815617 | Paperback

If you asked a passerby on the street what anarchism is, they may answer that it is an ideology based on chaos, disorder, and violence. But is this tr... Meer informatie

Twentieth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction

Kenneth O. (Research Professor, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; Lecturer in Modern History, Research Professor, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; Lecturer in Modern History, University of Oxford) Morgan

ISBN: 9780192853974 | Paperback

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan's Very Short Introduction to Twentieth-Century B... Meer informatie

The World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction

Amrita (, University Lecturer in International Relations at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge) Narlikar

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192806086 | Paperback

The WTO has a deep and far reaching impact on people's everyday lives, and in its short lifetime has generated debate, controversy and outrage. This V... Meer informatie

Samurai

Michael (Associate Professor of East Asian History, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Marquette University) Wert

ISBN: 9780190932947 | Hardcover

Samurai: A Concise History provides a dynamic look at the life and times of the samurai. Although this warrior class comprised only a small portion of... Meer informatie

Disorder

Helen (Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University) Thompson

ISBN: 9780198865018 | Paperback

Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century explains the historical origins of the political shocks of the past decade: why politics has been so difficul... Meer informatie

Fifth Sun

Camilla (Professor of History, Professor of History, Rutgers University) Townsend

ISBN: 9780197577660 | Paperback

Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahu... Meer informatie

Goering

Professor Richard (Professor of History, University of Exeter, Uk) Overy

Reeks: Bloomsbury Revelations

ISBN: 9781350149106 | Paperback

Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy ... Meer informatie

Colombia

Richard D. (Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the School of Public and International Affairs, Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the School of Public and International Affairs, North Carolina State University) Mahoney

Reeks: What Everyone Needs To Know®

ISBN: 9780190262747 | Paperback

Even to experts, Colombia is one of the most confusing countries in the Americas. Its democratic tradition is among the richest and most long-standing... Meer informatie

Banking: A Very Short Introduction

John (Professor of Financial Economics, Bangor University) Goddard ; John O. S. (Professor John O.S. Wilson, Professor of Banking & Finance, School of Management, University of St Andrews) Wilson

ISBN: 9780199688920 | Paperback

This Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the international world of banking. Offering a brief survey of the essential characteristics of ... Meer informatie

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan (Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Geneva) Barnes

ISBN: 9780192854087 | Paperback

The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examin... Meer informatie

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

Tom (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex) Sorell

ISBN: 9780192854094 | Paperback

René Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured... Meer informatie

Blasphemy: A Very Short Introduction

Yvonne (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Kent) Sherwood

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198797579 | Paperback

This book considers the steady presence of blasphemy in our world today, even as society grows increasingly secular. Discussing some of the most famou... Meer informatie

Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction

John (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics) Gillingham ; Ralph A. (Professor of Medieval History, Professor of Medieval History, University of Wales, Swansea) Griffiths

ISBN: 9780192854025 | Paperback

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

The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction

Jussi M. (Professor of International History, Professor of International History, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva) Hanhimaki

ISBN: 9780190222703 | Paperback

After seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete? Is it ripe for retirement? As Jussi Hanhimäki proves in the second edition of this Very S... Meer informatie

Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction

Kevin (Professor of History, Professor of History, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Ma) Kenny

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

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

Quantum Drama

DR JIM (FREELANCE SCIENCE WRITER) BAGGOTT ; PROF JOHN L. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

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

Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction

Katarzyna (Assistant Professor, University of Lodz, Institute of Philosophy) De Lazari-Radek ; Peter (Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University & Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne) Singer

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198728795 | Paperback

Utilitarianism is one of the most important and influential secular philosophies of modern times, and has drawn considerable debate and controversy. T... Meer informatie