Blasphemy: A Very Short Introduction

Yvonne (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Kent) Sherwood

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198797579 | Paperback

This book considers the steady presence of blasphemy in our world today, even as society grows increasingly secular. Discussing some of the most famou... 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

Ritual: A Very Short Introduction

Barry (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Memorial University, St. John's, Canada) Stephenson

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199943524 | Paperback

Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touc... Meer informatie

God: A Very Short Introduction

John (Professor of Religious Studies) Bowker

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198708957 | Paperback

Who or what is God? How do different religions interpret God's existence? How can we know God? Many people believe in God; not just throughout 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

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

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

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

The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam

Abdulaziz Abdulhussein (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia) Sachedina

ISBN: 9780195119152 | Paperback

Since the revolution of 1978-79, the Islamic regime has justified its rule on the basis of the doctrine of "righteous jurist". The author of this stud... Meer informatie

Theologians of a New World Order

Heather A. (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia) Warren

Reeks: Religion in America

ISBN: 9780195114386 | Hardcover

Warren shows how a group of Protestant theologians forged a theology of international engagement for America in the 1930s and 40s which informed the p... 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

Silent Film: A Very Short Introduction

Donna (Associate Professor of English, Associate Professor of English, University of Texas at Austin) Kornhaber

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190852528 | Paperback

Encompassing the thirty-five year span between the initial development of film technology in the mid-1890s and the adoption of synchronized sound in t... Meer informatie

The Classical Upanisads

Signe (Associate Professor of Religion Studies, Associate Professor of Religion Studies, University of Missouri) Cohen

Reeks: Guides to Sacred Texts

ISBN: 9780197654156 | Hardcover

The Upani?ads are rich and complex Sanskrit Hindu scriptures dating back to the 8th century BCE and are a staple of world religion courses across the ... 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

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

Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction

John (Associate Professor of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee) Monaghan ; Peter (Associate Professor of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts) Just

ISBN: 9780192853462 | Paperback

Combines an account of some of the disciplines guiding principles and methodology with examples and illustrations of anthropologists. This book discus... 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

The U.S. Civil War: A Very Short Introduction

Louis P. (Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History, Rutgers University) Masur

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780197513668 | Paperback

More than one hundred and fifty years after the Civil War began, its hold on the American imagination has not abated. This Very Short Introduction off... Meer informatie

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

Tom (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex) Sorell

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192854094 | Paperback

René Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured... Meer informatie

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan (Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Geneva) Barnes

ISBN: 9780192854087 | Paperback

The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examin... Meer informatie