Nepal

Axel (Senior Professor of Classical Indology and Religious Studies, South Asia Institute, Senior Professor of Classical Indology and Religious Studies, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg) Michaels

ISBN: 9780197650936 | Hardcover

Until 1951 Nepal was closed to the world, landlocked between the strongest Asian powers, India and China. With its exceptional landscape, it touts the... Meer informatie

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

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

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

The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction

Eric H. (Chair and Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Chair and Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, George Washington University) Cline

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199760275 | Paperback

Homer's tale of the abduction of Helen to Troy and the ten-year war to bring her back to Greece has fascinated mankind for centuries since he related ... 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

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

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

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

Spinoza, Life and Legacy

Prof Jonathan I. (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) Israel

ISBN: 9780198857488 | Hardcover

A biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, which examines the man's life, relationships, writings, and ... Meer informatie

Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Richard (, Professor of Government, Harvard University) Tuck

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

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

Imperial Women of Rome

Mary T. (Professor of Classical Studies, Emerita, Professor of Classical Studies, Emerita, Duke University) Boatwright

ISBN: 9780197777008 | Paperback

Using all available sources, Boatwright explores the constraints and activities of the women of Rome's imperial families from 35 BCE to 235 CE. Livia,... 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 French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

William (Emeritus Professor of History and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol) Doyle

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

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

The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction

Jerry (, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London) Brotton

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192801630 | Paperback

More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society,... 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

Abolitionism

Richard S. (Professor of History, Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology) Newman

ISBN: 9780190213220 | Paperback

A fresh synthesis of the abolitionist movement and ideas in the Anglo-American world.... Meer informatie

Siva in Trouble

Axel (Professor of Classical Indology, Professor of Classical Indology, University of Heidelberg) Michaels

Reeks: South Asia Research

ISBN: 9780195343021 | Hardcover

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Homo Ritualis

Axel (Professor of Classical Indology, Professor of Classical Indology, University of Heidelberg) Michaels

Reeks: Oxford Ritual Studies Series

ISBN: 9780190262624 | Hardcover

Homo Ritualis describes and analyzes various forms of Hindu rituals and examines conceptual components such as framing, formality modality and theorie... 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