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

Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction

Robert J. C. (New York University) Young

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198856832 | Paperback

Since the 1960s, many people around the world have challenged the idea that western perspectives are the only ones that count. This book examines the ... 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

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

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

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

The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction

Robert J., PhD (Ralph D. Mershon Professor of History Emeritus, Ohio State University) McMahon

ISBN: 9780198859543 | Paperback

Vividly written and based on up-to-date scholarship, this title provides an interpretive overview of the international history of the Cold War.... Meer informatie

American Political History: A Very Short Introduction

Donald (Professor of History, Professor of History, Arizona State University, Tempe, Professor of History, Arizona State University, Te) Critchlow

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199340057 | Paperback

The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a... Meer informatie

Emile Durkheim

Marcel (University of Montreal) Fournier

ISBN: 9781509564859 | Paperback

This book will become the standard work on the life and thought of Émile Durkheim, one of the great founding fathers of sociology. Durkheim remains on... Meer informatie

Essentials of Physical Anthropology

Eric (California State University, Chico) Bartelink ; Robert (Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University) Jurmain ; Lynn (University of Colorado, Boulder) Kilgore ; Wenda (New Mexico State University) Trevathan

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ISBN: 9781305633810 | Paperback

Concise, well-balanced, and comprehensive, ESSENTIALS OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 10th Edition, introduces you to physical anthropology with the goal of... Meer informatie

Quantum Drama

DR JIM (FREELANCE SCIENCE WRITER) BAGGOTT ; PROF JOHN L. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

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

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

Wenda (New Mexico State University) Trevathan ; Robert (Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University) Jurmain ; Lynn (University of Colorado, Boulder) Kilgore ; Russell (University of Iowa) Ciochon ; Eric (California State University, Chico) Bartelink

ISBN: 9781337099820 | Paperback

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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

Marx: A Very Short Introduction

Peter (Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University & Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne) Singer

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198821076 | Paperback

Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories about society, economics, and politics have shaped and directed political... Meer informatie

Niels Bohr: A Very Short Introduction

J.L. (Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198819264 | Paperback

This book introduces the life and work of one of the most creative physicists of the 20th century. Niels Bohr, the pioneer of quantum theory, ranking ... Meer informatie

The Incomparable Monsignor

J.L. (Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

ISBN: 9780192856654 | Hardcover

J. L. Heilbron introduces Francesco Bianchini, reputed to be the greatest Italian of his time, whose life embodied the extraordinary meeting of scienc... 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

The History of Physics: A Very Short Introduction

J.L. (Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199684120 | Paperback

How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins a... Meer informatie

Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

Trevor (University of Queensland) Bryce

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198726470 | Paperback

The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. Trevor Bryce offers an exploration of the rich world of Babylonia, providing insight ... 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