Autism: A Very Short Introduction

Uta (Professor of Cognitive Development, University College London, and Deputy Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ucl) Frith

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199207565 | Paperback

What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and ... Meer informatie

Demography: A Very Short Introduction

Sarah (Professor of Gerontology, Oxford University, Director, Oxford Institute of Ageing, and Director of the Royal Institution, London) Harper

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198725732 | Paperback

The generation into which each person is born, the demographic composition of that cohort, and its relation to those born at the same time in other pl... 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

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

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

Superintelligence

Nick (Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy & Oxford Martin School and Director, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford) Bostrom

ISBN: 9780198739838 | Paperback

This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in genera... 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

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

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

In an accessible question-and-answer format, Richard D. Mahoney explores the many key issues running through Colombia's history, distinguishing its na... Meer informatie

Aardig zijn

The School of Life

Reeks: The School of Life

ISBN: 9789038804729 | Hardcover

De meeste boeken die ons willen veranderen hebben als doel ons rijker of dunner te maken. Dit boek wil ons helpen om aardiger te zijn: dat wil zeggen ... Meer informatie

The Maya: A Very Short Introduction

Matthew (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Restall ; Amara (Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Solari

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190645021 | Paperback

Restall and Solari explore Maya identity, politics, culture, and indigenous views of the universe from ancient times to the present. With the Maya his... Meer informatie

Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction

Chris (, Professor in Neuropsychology at University College London and deputy director of the Functional Imaging Laboratory at the Institute of Neurology) Frith ; Eve C. (, Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Edinburgh) Johnstone

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192802217 | Paperback

This book describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses and the treatments that have been applied. It also summarizes the mo... Meer informatie

The Celts: A Very Short Introduction

Barry (, Professor of European Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford) Cunliffe

ISBN: 9780192804181 | Paperback

Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. Ba... 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

A Simpler Life

The School of Life

ISBN: 9781912891689 | Hardcover

Exploring ideas around minimalism, simplicity and how to live comfortably with less. The modern world can be a complicated, frenzied and noisy place... Meer informatie

A Neurophilosophy of Libertarian Free Will

Prof Peter (Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College) Tse

ISBN: 9780198876953 | Hardcover

This book offers an intellectually fierce defence of Libertarian Free Will seen from a neuroscientific and biological perspective. Tse argues that cau... 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

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

Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction

Daniel (Professor of History, Birkbeck College, University of London) Pick

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199226818 | Paperback

Since its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the mind works, whilst some of its ideas such as the Oedipus comp... 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