The Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction

George (, Tutorial Fellow in Modern History, University of Oxford) Garnett

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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, ca... Meer informatie

Modern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction

Senia (, Tutorial Fellow in Modern History, St Hugh's College, Oxford) Paseta

ISBN: 9780192801678 | Paperback

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

The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction

John (Fellow and Prelector in Modern History, Fellow and Prelector in Modern History, The Queen's College, Oxford) Blair

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

Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction

Paul (Formerly Professor of Modern History, Formerly Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford) Langford

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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

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

Nazi Germany: A Very Short Introduction

Jane (Professor Emeritus of Modern European History, University of Oxford, and Emeritus Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford) Caplan

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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

Pakistan: A Very Short Introduction

Pippa (Reader in Modern South Asian History, Reader in Modern South Asian History, De Montfort University) Virdee

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ISBN: 9780198847076 | Paperback

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... Meer informatie

Northern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction

Marc (Professor of Modern History, St Catherine's College, University of Oxford) Mulholland

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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

The Last Ghetto

Anna (Associate Professor of Modern European Continental History, Associate Professor of Modern European Continental History, University of Warwick) Hajkova

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

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

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

De avonturen van Steef Superscheet

Nina George

ISBN: 9789493236974 | Hardcover

Er is niets spannender dan schetenexperimenten! Steef, Bobby en Sterre willen uitzoeken welk ‘verboden’ eten tot welke scheet leidt. Als Steef dankzi... Meer informatie

Magnetism: A Very Short Introduction

Stephen J. (Professor of Physics, Oxford University Department of Physics and Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford) Blundell

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ISBN: 9780199601202 | Paperback

What is that strange and mysterious force that pulls one magnet towards another, yet seems to operate through empty space? This is the elusive force o... Meer informatie

Medieval Violence

Hannah (Tutorial Fellow in History, Tutorial Fellow in History, St John's College, Oxford) Skoda

ISBN: 9780198737872 | Paperback

Medieval Violence provides a detailed analysis of the practice of medieval brutality, focusing on a thriving region of northern France in the late thi... Meer informatie

Medieval Violence

Hannah (Tutorial Fellow in History, Tutorial Fellow in History, St John's College, Oxford) Skoda

ISBN: 9780199670833 | Hardcover

Medieval Violence provides a detailed analysis of the practice of medieval brutality, focusing on a thriving region of northern France in the late thi... 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

Classical Literature: A Very Short Introduction

William (Fellow in Classics, University College, Oxford) Allan

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ISBN: 9780199665457 | Paperback

From popular histories through to reworkings of classical subject matter by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists, the classical world and the... Meer informatie

Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction

Peter (Quondam Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, and Emeritus Fellow of the Open University) Salway

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

Nuclear Physics: A Very Short Introduction

Frank (Professor Emeritus of theoretical physics, Oxford University, and fellow in physics, Exeter College Oxford) Close

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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

The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction

Miri (Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London) Rubin

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ISBN: 9780199697298 | Paperback

The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an... Meer informatie