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Blasphemy (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Yvonne Sherwood
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• Author(s): Yvonne Sherwood • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Religious Intolerance, Persecution & ConflictIn a world where not everyone believes in God, 'blasphemy' is surely a concept that has passed its use-by...
View full detailsMary Shelley (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Charlotte Gordon
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• Author(s): Charlotte Gordon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: GeneralbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b In 1816, when eighteen-year old Mary Godwin began writin...
View full detailsNorthern Ireland (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Marc Mulholland
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• Author(s): Marc Mulholland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralFrom the Plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century to the entry into peace talks in the late twen...
View full detailsAugustine (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Henry Chadwick
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• Author(s): Henry Chadwick • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: ReligiousBy his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influe...
View full detailsComplexity (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John H. Holland
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• Author(s): John H. Holland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Philosophy & Social AspectsThe importance of complexity is well-captured by Hawking's comment: "Complexity is th...
View full detailsCorporate Social Responsibility (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jeremy Moon
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• Author(s): Jeremy Moon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Business EthicsCorporate social responsibility has been defined as 'the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on soci...
View full detailsEsther Waters
George Moore
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• Author(s): George Moore • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English LiteratureAbout the Book Founded in 1906 by J.M. Dent, the Everyman Library has always tried to make the best books ever written available to the g...
View full detailsGenius (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Andrew Robinson
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• Author(s): Andrew Robinson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - GeneralAbout the Book Genius is the name we give to a quality of work that transcends fashion, ...
View full detailsGhetto (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Bryan Cheyette
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• Author(s): Bryan Cheyette • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Americas (North Central South West Indies)About the Book For three hundred years the ghetto defined Jewish culture in the late medieval ...
View full detailsLandscapes And Geomorphology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Heather Viles Andrew Goudie, Heather Viles
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• Author(s): Heather Viles Andrew Goudie | Heather Viles • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographyAbout the Book What were the landscapes of the past like? What will...
View full detailsManagement (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Hendry
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• Author(s): John Hendry • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Management - GeneralAbout the Book Leading management scholar, John Hendry provides a lively introduction to the nature and pra...
View full detailsMartyrdom (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jolyon Mitchell
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• Author(s): Jolyon Mitchell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HistoryAbout the Book One person's "martyr" is another person's "terrorist," and one person's "martyrdom operation" is ...
View full detailsNutrition (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Bender
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• Author(s): David Bender • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Diet & Nutrition - NutritionAbout the Book Nutrition is a topic of wide interest and importance. In spite of growing und...
View full detailsSoft Matter (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Mcleish
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• Author(s): Mcleish • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - Condensed MatterAbout the Book Soft matter science is concerned with soft materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid ...
View full detailsStuart Britain (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Morrill
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• Author(s): John Morrill • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralAbout the Book First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated His...
View full detailsThe Arctic (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Klaus Dodds And Jamie Woodward
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• Author(s): Klaus Dodds And Jamie Woodward • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeneralAbout the Book The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, meltin...
View full detailsThe Devil (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Darren Oldridge
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• Author(s): Darren Oldridge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - HistoryAbout the Book The Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testame...
View full detailsThe Sun (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Philip Judge
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• Author(s): Philip Judge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyAbout the Book The Sun, as our nearest star, is of enormous importance for life on Earth - providin...
View full detailsThe Tudors (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Guy
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• Author(s): John Guy • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralAbout the Book The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British histo...
View full detailsWilliamson (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Williamson
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• Author(s): Williamson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - ReligiousAbout the Book Christian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the devotional ...
View full detailsFire (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Andrew C. Scott
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• Author(s): Andrew C. Scott • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wil...
View full detailsBritish Politics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Tony Wright
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• Author(s): Tony Wright • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - 21st CenturyAt a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Ve...
View full detailsBritish Cinema (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Charles Barr
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• Author(s): Charles Barr • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismCinema has had a hugely influential role on global culture in the 20th century at multipl...
View full detailsSaints (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Simon Yarrow
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• Author(s): Simon Yarrow • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HistoryThe idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. In this Very Short Introductio...
View full detailsRadioactivity (VSI): Very Short Introduction
C. Tuniz
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• Author(s): C. Tuniz • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: RadiationYou cannot hide from radioactivity. Even the book you are holding is slightly radioactive, but there are more serious r...
View full detailsAerial Warfare (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Frank Ledwidge
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• Author(s): Frank Ledwidge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Military and Police Studies • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceAerial warfare has dominated war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular annou...
View full detailsThe Quakers (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Pink Dandelion
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• Author(s): Pink Dandelion • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - QuakerHere is the perfect introductory guide to the history and ideas of the Quakers, one of the world's ...
View full detailsReptiles (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Tom Kemp
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• Author(s): Tom Kemp • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - GeneralFor millions of years reptiles have walked, crawled, and slithered over the face of our Earth. From...
View full detailsSmell (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Matthew Cobb
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• Author(s): Matthew Cobb • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Life Sciences - NeuroscienceOur sense of smell - or olfaction as it is technically known - is our most enigma...
View full detailsThe Etruscans (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Christopher Smith
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• Author(s): Christopher Smith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - ItalyFrom around 900 to 400 BC, the Etruscans were the most innovative, powerful, wealthy, and creative people in Italy. The...
View full detailsMammals (VSI): Very Short Introduction
T. S. Kemp
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• Author(s): T. S. Kemp • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Zoology - MammalsFrom a modest beginning in the form of a little shrew-like, nocturnal, insect eating an...
View full detailsRussian Economy (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Richard Connolly
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• Author(s): Richard Connolly • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: International - GeneralRussia today is as prominent in international affairs as it was at the height of the Cold War. Yet the role t...
View full detailsAristocracy (VSI): Very Short Introduction
William Doyle
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• Author(s): William Doyle • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Social Classes & Economic DisparityAristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history o...
View full detailsAfrican Politics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Ian Taylor
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• Author(s): Ian Taylor • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: World - AfricanAfrica is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of ...
View full detailsThe Celts (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Barry Cunliffe
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• Author(s): Barry Cunliffe • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Ancient - GeneralSavage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, specul...
View full detailsLate Antiquity (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Gillian Clark
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• Author(s): Gillian Clark • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Ancient - RomeLate antiquity saw the barbarian invasions overrun the western Roman empire and Persian and Arab armies end Roma...
View full detailsConscience (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Paul Strohm
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• Author(s): Paul Strohm • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Theory - GeneralFrom Cicero and Augustine through the middle ages and into the Reformation, this Very Short I...
View full detailsCalvinism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jon Balserak
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• Author(s): Jon Balserak • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - CalvinistJohn Calvin was born only a few years before the Christian church in Europe was plunged into the c...
View full detailsChristian Ethics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
D. Stephen Long
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• Author(s): D. Stephen Long • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: PhilosophyChristian ethics, writes theologian D. Stephen Long, is the pursuit of God's goodness by people "on the way" ...
View full detailsProtestantism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Mark A. Noll
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• Author(s): Mark A. Noll • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - ProtestantMark A. Noll, named one of America's most influential evangelicals by Time Magazine, provides a f...
View full detailsAngels (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Albert Jones
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• Author(s): David Albert Jones • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HistoryIn this lively and concise Very Short Introduction, David Albert Jones provides a crisp, broad-ranging survey...
View full detailsFaith: A Very Short Introduction
Roger Trigg
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• Author(s): Roger Trigg • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: PhilosophyVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringWhat is faith? It usually means religious belief, and someti...
View full detailsAnimal Behaviour (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Tristram D. Wyatt
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• Author(s): Tristram D. Wyatt • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyHow animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new m...
View full detailsSimone Weil: A Very Short Introduction
A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone
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• Author(s): A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernThis Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the intriguing and provocat...
View full detailsThe Habsburg Empire (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Martyn Rady
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• Author(s): Martyn Rady • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Austria & HungaryThe Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuri...
View full detailsModern Italy (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Anna Cento Bull
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• Author(s): Anna Cento Bull • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - ItalyThe history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and...
View full detailsSavanna (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Peter A. Furley
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• Author(s): Peter A. Furley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographySavannas form one of the largest and most important of the world's ecological zones. Coveri...
View full detailsMiracles (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Yujin Nagasawa
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• Author(s): Yujin Nagasawa • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Comparative ReligionJesus turned water into wine, Mohammad split the moon into two, and Buddha walked and spoke immediat...
View full detailsThe Napoleonic Wars (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Mike Rapport
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• Author(s): Mike Rapport • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - FranceThe Napoleonic Wars have an all-important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societie...
View full detailsDruids (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Barry Cunliffe
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• Author(s): Barry Cunliffe • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Celtic SpiritualityThe Druids have been known and discussed for at least 2400 years, first by Greek writers and later by...
View full detailsMicrobiology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Nicholas P. Money
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• Author(s): Nicholas P. Money • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Life Sciences - MicrobiologyIn recent decades we have come to realize that the microbial world is hugely diverse, ...
View full detailsHeredity (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Waller
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• Author(s): John Waller • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & PhysiologyThe concept of heredity is fundamental to how we see ourselves and others. It goes far beyond...
View full detailsThe Cell (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Terence Allen
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• Author(s): Terence Allen • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Cell BiologyIn this Very Short Introduction, Terrence Allen and Graham Cowling offer an illuminating ...
View full detailsCancer: A Very Short Introduction
Nick James
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• Author(s): Nick James • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Internal MedicineIn 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Nine years ...
View full detailsEmergence: Out of the Dawn
Kiki Sarpong
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• Author(s): Kiki Sarpong • Publisher: Publishdrive • Publisher Imprint: Publishdrive • BISAC: Mystery & Detective - GeneralThe events of August 15th, 2018, leave the world stunned. An anomaly that engulfs an entire country leaving only death...
View full detailsStars: A Very Short Introduction
King, Andrew
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• Author(s): King, Andrew • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyEvery atom of our bodies has been part of a star. In this lively and compact introduction, astrophy...
View full detailsRefugees: A Very Short Introduction
Gil Loescher
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• Author(s): Gil Loescher • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Emigration & ImmigrationRefugees and other forced migrants are one of the great contemporary challenges the world i...
View full detailsStatistics: A Very Short Introduction
David J. Hand
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• Author(s): David J. Hand • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Probability & Statistics - GeneralStatistical ideas and methods underlie just about every aspect of modern life. F...
View full detailsScientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Mary Jo Hatch
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• Author(s): Mary Jo Hatch • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryThe sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period h...
View full detailsTheatre: A Very Short Introduction
Marvin Carlson
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• Author(s): Marvin Carlson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismFrom before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artist...
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