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Happiness: A Very Short Introduction
- 149 páginas
- Happiness is an everyday term in our lives, and most of us strive to be happy. But defining happiness can be difficult. In this Very Short Introduction, Dan Haybron considers the true nature of happiness. By examining what it is, assessing its importance...
12,56€11,94€
The Palestinian-israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction
- 132 páginas
- The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles of modern times, a dangerous tinderbox always poised to set the Middle East aflame--and to draw the United States into the fire. In this accessible and...
12,56€11,94€
Climate: A Very Short Introduction
- The threat of global warming--the danger of melting ice caps, rising ocean levels, lost coast..
12,56€11,94€
Malthus: A Very Short Introduction
- 144 páginas
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English cleric whose ideas, as expounded in his most famous work the Essay on the Principle of Population, caused a storm of controversy. In this Very Short Introduction, Donald Winch explains and clarifies Malthus...
12,56€11,94€
The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction
- 160 páginas
- From the eighteenth century until the 1950s the British Empire was the biggest political entity in the world. The territories forming this empire ranged from tiny islands to vast segments of the world's major continental land masses. The British Empire...
12,56€11,94€
Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction
- 152 páginas
- In the 1800s mathematicians introduced a formal theory of symmetry: group theory. Now a branch of abstract algebra, this subject first arose in the theory of equations. Symmetry is an immensely important concept in mathematics and throughout the sciences,...
12,56€11,94€
Mao: A Very Short Introduction
- 144 páginas
- A giant of 20th century history, Mao Zedong played many roles: peasant revolutionary, patriotic..
12,56€11,94€
The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction
- 144 páginas
- The Iliad, Homer's epic tale of the abduction of Helen and the decade-long Trojan War, has fascinated mankind for millennia. Even today, the war inspires countless articles and books, extensive archaeological excavations, movies, television documentaries,...
12,56€11,94€
The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
- 160 páginas
- The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid images: of merchants leading camel caravans over deserts and steppes to trade exotic goods in the bazaars of glittering Oriental cities, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to gather scriptures...
12,56€11,94€
Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction
- 144 páginas
- Rhetoric was once an essential part of western education. Aristotle wrote an important treatise on..
12,56€11,94€
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction
- 158 páginas
- This Very Short Introduction offers readers a superb overview of the teachings of the Buddha, as..
12,56€11,94€
Plants: A Very Short Introduction
- 129 páginas
- Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal...
12,56€11,94€
Medical Law: A Very Short Introduction
- 144 páginas
- Medical law touches on many of society's most hotly debated issues, from the status of the embryo..
12,56€11,94€
Thought: A Very Short Introduction
- 126 páginas
- There is no denying that thinking comes naturally to human beings and that thinking is indeed..
12,56€11,94€
Thomas Aquinas: A Very Short Introduction
- 127 páginas
- Thomas Aquinas is one of the giants of medieval philosophy, a thinker who had--and who still has--a profound influence on Western thought. Aquinas was a controversial figure in his time who was often engaged in fierce theological debates. He was the forem...
12,56€11,94€
Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction
- 144 páginas
- Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion...
12,56€11,94€
The Napoleonic Wars: A Very Short Introduction
- 149 páginas
- The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change - particularly...
12,56€11,94€
The Avant Garde: A Very Short Introduction
- 160 páginas
- For over a hundred years, the idea of the "avant-garde" has been perhaps the most important and..
12,56€11,94€
Globalization: A Very Short Introduction
- 176 páginas
- 'Globalization' is one of the defining buzzwords of our time, describing a variety of accelerating economic, political, and cultural processes that constantly change our experience of the world. The third edition of this Very Short Introduction...
14,70€13,96€
The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
- 147 páginas
- The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber, the city of Rome grew to dominate the ancient Mediterranean. Led by her senatorial aristoc...
12,56€11,94€