Counting Religion in Britain, 1970-2020

Clive D. (Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham, Uk) Field

ISBN: 9780192849328 | Hardcover

Counting Religion in Britain, 1970-2020, the fourth volume in the author's chronological history of British secularization, sheds significant new ligh... Meer informatie

Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World

Bob (Senior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Long Island University) Brier

ISBN: 9780197635056 | Hardcover

It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of dazzling items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were trans... Meer informatie

The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

William (Emeritus Professor of History and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol) Doyle

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

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

Evolution: A Very Short Introduction

Brian (Senior Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh) Charlesworth ; Deborah (Senior Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh, and Frs) Charlesworth

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198804369 | Paperback

This book is about the central role of evolution in shaping the nature and diversity of the living world. It describes the processes of natural select... Meer informatie

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

The History of Computing: A Very Short Introduction

Doron (Honorary Fellow, Honorary Fellow, Royal Holloway, University of London) Swade

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198831754 | Paperback

This Very Short Introduction discusses the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing. It t... Meer informatie

Voices from the Chilembwe Rising

JOHN (HONORARY SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Stirling) McCracken

Reeks: Fontes Historiae Africanae

ISBN: 9780197265925 | Hardcover

The short-lived rebellion of 1915 was led by John Chilembwe, a Baptist minister trained in the USA. This book contains the testimonies presented to th... Meer informatie

The Future of the Professions

Richard (Honorary Professor, Faculty of Laws, Honorary Professor, Faculty of Laws, University College London) Susskind ; Daniel (Fellow, Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford) Susskind

ISBN: 9780198841890 | Paperback

With a new preface outlining the most recent critical developments, this updated edtion of The Future of the Professions predicts how technology will ... Meer informatie

Molecular Biology: A Very Short Introduction

Aysha (Associate Professor, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds) Divan ; Janice (Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago, New Zealand) Royds

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198723882 | Paperback

Molecular Biology lies at the heart of all life sciences. This Very Short Introduction provides an account of the development of this important moder... Meer informatie

The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction

Jerry (, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London) Brotton

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192801630 | Paperback

More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society,... Meer informatie

Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

Paul (A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University, and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge) Cartledge

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

Periodizing Secularization

Clive D. (honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of History and Cultures, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham) Field

ISBN: 9780198848806 | Hardcover

This is a major empirical study of secularization in Britain between 1880 and 1945, examining two of its more quantifiable performance indicators - re... Meer informatie

How Ready Are You For Love?

The School of Life

ISBN: 9781915087119 | Paperback

How ready are you for love? A guided questionnaire to help you understand what you need and want out of a relationship. ost questionnaires are just a... Meer informatie

Female Servants in Early Modern England

Charmian (Research Fellow, Research Fellow, University of Cambridge) Mansell

Reeks: British Academy Monographs

ISBN: 9780197267585 | Hardcover

Excavating experiences of over a thousand women in service from church court testimony, Mansell argues that early modern service was unstable, but fin... Meer informatie

The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

Jacqueline (Senior Research Fellow, The Queen's College, Oxford) Stedall

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199599684 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant pas... Meer informatie

John Zonaras' ^IEpitome of Histories^R

Theofili (Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History and Cultures, Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham) Kampianaki

ISBN: 9780192865106 | Hardcover

The twelfth-century chronicle of John Zonaras, which begins with the biblical Creation and ends in 1118, is one of the longest historical accounts wri... Meer informatie

Domesday

Sally (Honorary Fellow, Honorary Fellow, School of History and Cultures, Birmingham University) Harvey

ISBN: 9780199669783 | Hardcover

Domesday: Book of Judgement provides a unique study of the extraordinary eleventh-century survey, the Domesday Book. Sally Harvey depicts the Domesday... Meer informatie

Het kleine maar grote boek over mythen en legenden

Clive Gifford

ISBN: 9789036646307 | Hardcover

Ben jij altijd al dol op spannende oude verhalen en vertellingen? Duik in dit kleine maar grote boek over mythen en legenden en je ontdekt een driekko... Meer informatie

Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction

Bence (Professor of Philosophy and Bof Research Professor, University of Antwerp, and Senior Research Associate, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge) Nanay

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198826613 | Paperback

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

Reorganizing Menstruation

Dr Lara (Honorary Research Fellow, Honorary Research Fellow, University of St Andrews) Owen

ISBN: 9780192870582 | Hardcover

Reorganizing menstruation explores what happens when menstrual practices change, and what is revealed and made possible when longstanding menstrual st... Meer informatie