Banking: A Very Short Introduction

John (Professor of Financial Economics, Bangor University) Goddard ; John O. S. (Professor John O.S. Wilson, Professor of Banking & Finance, School of Management, University of St Andrews) Wilson

ISBN: 9780199688920 | Paperback

This Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the international world of banking. Offering a brief survey of the essential characteristics of ... Meer informatie

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

Keiran Goddard

ISBN: 9781408717813 | Hardcover

A moving and lyrical novel about five friends whose lives are shaped by the brutality of a world that doesn't value them - and the very different choi... Meer informatie

The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction

Robert Goddard

ISBN: 9780552178488 | Paperback

From the author of the BBC 2 Between the Covers hit, The Fine Art of Invisible Detection'The world's greatest storyteller' Guardian'One of the finest ... 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

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

A Brief History of the English Civil Wars

MILLER, Professor John

Reeks: Brief Histories

ISBN: 9781845296834 | Paperback

When Charles I embarked on civil war in August 1642, Britain was plunged into one of the most devastating conflicts in the nation's history - one that... 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

Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction

John (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics) Gillingham ; Ralph A. (Professor of Medieval History, Professor of Medieval History, University of Wales, Swansea) Griffiths

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192854025 | Paperback

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Gillingham and Ralph A. Griffiths' Very Short Introduction... 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

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

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

Het Romeinse Rijk in infographics

John Scheid ; Nicolas Guillerat

Reeks: Infographics (2)

ISBN: 9789046832943 | Paperback

'Een kleurrijk en overzichtelijk boek voor jong en oud.' Italië MagazineHet reservoir aan soldaten moet bijna onuitputtelijk zijn geweest op het immen... 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

De garage

John Banville

ISBN: 9789021481920 | Paperback

In het Dublin van de jaren vijftig wordt de jonge historicus Rosa Jacobs dood aangetroffen in haar auto in een afgesloten garage. Rechercheur Straffor... 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

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

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

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

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

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

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

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