Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction

Bill (Professor of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College London) McGuire

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198715931 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events hap... 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

De klokkwestie

Bill Wise

Reeks: Grappige rekenraadsels in stripvorm

ISBN: 9789044853087 | Hardcover

Tiktak, tiktok, toktok … Kip kan niet kloklezen. Daardoor was ze te laat voor een afspraak en nu wil Brutus de boxer haar een lesje leren. Help! Schaa... 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

Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Edward (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, and Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge) Craig

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

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

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

Leef langer

Peter Attia ; Bill Gifford

ISBN: 9789000391967 | Paperback

Een persoonlijke aanpak voor een langer en beter leven – #1 New York Times-bestseller ‘In Leef langer onderzoekt Peter Attia niet alleen de wetenscha... Meer informatie

The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction

Miri (Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London) Rubin

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199697298 | Paperback

The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an... 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

Beautiful disaster

Jamie McGuire

ISBN: 9789021469324 | Paperback

Een uit de hand gelopen weddenschap…Het was niet ik alleen en hij alleen –wat wij samen waren, dat was uitzonderlijk.Abby doet haar best om haar duist... Meer informatie

The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction

Martyn (Masaryk Professor of Central European History at University College London) Rady

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198792963 | Paperback

The Habsburg Empire reached at various times across most of Europe and the New World. At all the critical moments of European history it is there - co... Meer informatie

Beautiful disaster

Jamie McGuire

ISBN: 9789021469782 | Paperback

Een uit de hand gelopen weddenschap…Het was niet ik alleen en hij alleen –wat wij samen waren, dat was uitzonderlijk.Abby doet haar best om haar duist... 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

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

Be Sure

Seanan McGuire

Reeks: Wayward Children

ISBN: 9781250198921 | Paperback

Winner: 2022 Hugo Award for Best SeriesWhere it all began-the first three books in Seanan McGuire's multi-Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Childr... 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

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

Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction

Alan (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of California at Davis, Davis, Ca, Usa) Taylor

ISBN: 9780199766239 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Taylor presents the current scholarly understanding of colonial America to a broader audience. He focuses on the... 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

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher (, Birkbeck College, University of London) Janaway

ISBN: 9780192802590 | Paperback

Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of Schopenhauer's metaphysical system, concentrating ... Meer informatie