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

American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction

L. Sandy (William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government, Colby College) Maisel

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780197605110 | Paperback

Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played b... Meer informatie

Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction

Harvey (William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government, Harvard, Cambridge, Ma) Mansfield

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780195175394 | Paperback

No one has ever described American democracy with more accurate insight or more profoundly than Alexis de Tocqueville. After meeting with Americans on... Meer informatie

World War II: A Very Short Introduction

Gerhard L. (Professor of History Emeritus, University of North Carolina, William Rand Kenan, Jr.) Weinberg

ISBN: 9780199688777 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, the eminent scholar Gerhard L. Weinberg explores one of the most important events in history. Examining the origins, ... 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

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

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

The New Roman Empire

Anthony (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, University of Chicago) Kaldellis

ISBN: 9780197549322 | Hardcover

A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453. In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as ... Meer informatie

American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction

L. Sandy (William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, Colby College) Maisel

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190458164 | Paperback

Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. The second edition of this Very Short In... Meer informatie

The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction

David (Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of Latin America, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of Latin America, Harvard University, Cambridge, Ma) Carrasco

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780195379389 | Paperback

This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec life.... Meer informatie

Michel Roux at Home

Michel Roux Jr.

ISBN: 9781399610650 | Hardcover

Over 100 simple, hearty and delicious recipes from the home of Michelin-starred chef, Michel Roux.... Meer informatie

Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction

William M. (Professor of English, Professor of English, Washington State University) Hamlin

Reeks: Very Short Introduction

ISBN: 9780190848774 | Paperback

The French author Michel de Montaigne is widely regarded as the founder and greatest practitioner of the personal essay. His extraordinary curiosity a... 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

De verlossers

William Gaddis

ISBN: 9789083249711 | Paperback

Een even komisch als wanhopig verhaal over het huwelijk van de roodharige Liz, telg van een rijke familie, en Paul, een Vietnamveteraan die van goud... Meer informatie

Frederick Douglass

William S. (University of Georgia) McFeely

ISBN: 9780393354423 | Paperback

Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass—orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America—was a towering fi... 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

Mijn leuk woordenboek

R. Scarry

Reeks: Richard Scarry

ISBN: 9789024362349 | Hardcover

DeltasKleuterboek... Meer informatie

Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Edward (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, and Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge) Craig

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

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

The Everyday Stoic

William Mulligan

ISBN: 9780241643297 | Hardcover

Pre-order now to discover the practical wisdom of Stoicism and find contentment and happiness in your everyday life__________Follow in the footsteps o... Meer informatie