ISBN: 9780199684779 | Paperback
This Very Short Introduction examines all the major aspects of Dante's work, emphasizing the features that have made him such an important point of re... Meer informatie
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 9780198706434 | Paperback
The transition from school to university mathematics is seldom straightforward. Students are faced with a disconnect between the algorithmic and infor... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198731474 | Paperback
This study is an exploration of the collective values and activities of lay society in Western Europe between the tenth century and the thirteenth. Ar... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198206484 | Paperback
Fiefs and Vassals has changed our view of the medieval world. It offers a fundamental challenge to orthodox conceptions of feudalism. Susan Reynolds a... Meer informatie
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
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: 9780198857488 | Hardcover
A biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, examining the man's life, relationships, career, and writing... 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: 9780192873750 | Paperback
Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental... 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: 9780198208839 | Hardcover
Alexander Murray has long had an intellectual interest in the history of religion - struggling between his inbuilt anti-clericism and his pronounced m... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199687350 | Paperback
In this Very Short Introduction Normon Soloman explores Judaism as a religion and as a way of life, including its festivals, prayers, customs, and sec... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199231799 | Paperback
In this Very Short Introduction to Italian Literature, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey examine Italian literature from the Middle Ages up to the pres... 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
