Oxford Very Short Introductions (VSI)

• Author(s): Jonathan Herring • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Family Law - ChildrenWhat is a family? What makes someone a parent? What rights should children have? Family Law: A...

• Author(s): Lewis Wolpert • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Developmental BiologyFrom a single cell - a fertilized egg - comes an elephant, a fly, or a human. Ho...

• Author(s): A. M. Glazer • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - CrystallographyCrystals have fascinated us for centuries with their beauty and symmetry, and have often been inves...

• Author(s): Ariel Ezrachi | Ariel • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: AntitrustVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringCompetition is responsible for much of the prosperity a...

• Author(s): Stone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Jewish - GeneralConcentration camps are a relatively new invention, a recurring feature of twentieth century warfare and one that is important to...

• Author(s): Christopher Nobes • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Accounting - GeneralAlmost everyone will have some connection to accounting - in business, through self-employment, perso...

• Author(s): Henderson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Ancient and ClassicalWe are all classicists--we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medi...

• Author(s): Nicholas Cronk • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: European - FrenchVoltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining p...

• Author(s): David Palfreyman • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Administration - HigherWhat is a university? How have universities and colleges evolved over the centuries? What wi...

• 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...

• Author(s): Louis P. Masur • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)More than one hundred and fifty years after the first shots were fired on Fort Sumt...

• Author(s): Bunton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: GeneralThe conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles of modern times,...

• Author(s): Roger Scruton • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernFather of the Enlightenment and the last guardian of the medieval world, Spinoza made a brilliant ...

• Author(s): Ronert Wokler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - GeneralOne of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a...

• 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...

• Author(s): Freda Mcmanus And Gillian Butler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: GeneralPsychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything...

• Author(s): Raymond T. Pierrehumbert • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyNot long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and ...

• Author(s): Owen Davies • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Paganism & Neo-Paganism"Paganism" is an evocative word that even today conjures up deep-seated emotions and prejudices....

• Author(s): Divan & Royds • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Molecular BiologyMolecular Biology is the story of the molecules of life, their relationships, an...

• Author(s): Charles Foster • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Medical Law & LegislationMedical law touches on many of society's most hotly debated issues, from the s...

• Author(s): Jonathan Culler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Semiotics & TheoryWhat is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? These are some of que...

• Author(s): Wacks • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: Gender & the LawVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Law is at the heart of every society, protecting rights, im...

• Author(s): Mashood • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Islamic law is one of the major legal systems in the world today, yet ...

• Author(s): Khalid Koser • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Emigration & ImmigrationIn recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its po...

• Author(s): Andrew Clapham • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Human RightsToday it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rig...

• Author(s): Ritchie Robertson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Literary FiguresIn 1878 the Victorian critic Matthew Arnold wrote: 'Goethe is the greatest poet of modern times... because...

• Author(s): A. W. Moore • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: LogicbVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b Kurt Gödel first published his celebrated theorem, showi...

• Author(s): John M. Archibald • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyGenomics has transformed the biological sciences. From epidemiology and medicine to evolut...

• Author(s): John D. Lyons • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: European - FrenchThe heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, extensive in time and space, and appealing...

• Author(s): Stephen Gaukroger • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernFrench culture is unique in that philosophy has played a significant role from the earl...

• Author(s): Kathryn Kalinak • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Instruction & Study - TheoryThe rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema. The first proj...

• Author(s): Michael Wood • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismFilm is arguably the dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Intro...

• Author(s): Dasgupta • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economics - GeneralHere Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to...

• Author(s): Thomas Forrest Kelly • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Genres & Styles - GeneralFrom Gregorian chant to Bach's Brandenburg Concerti, the music of the Medieval, Re...

• Author(s): Lynda Mugglestone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Encyclopaedias and References • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralDictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In t...

• Author(s): Llewelyn Et Al • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Clinical PsychologyClinical psychology makes a significant contribution to mental health care across the world. The e...

• Author(s): Usha Goswami • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Developmental - ChildThis Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern...

• Author(s): Damien Keown • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Buddhism - Rituals & PracticeWith over 520 million followers, Buddhism is now the world's fourth largest religion. Ove...

• Author(s): Lorch, Mark • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Chemistry • BISAC: BiochemistryVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring From the simplest bacteria to humans, all living things are composed of...

• Author(s): Jonathan Barnes • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: History & Surveys - Ancient & ClassicalThe influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual his...

• Author(s): Steven Beller • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural & SocialAntisemitism, as hatred of Jews and Judaism, has been a central problem of Western civilization for m...

• Author(s): Erle C. Ellis • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologyThe proposal that the impact of humanity on the planet has left a distinct footprint, even on t...

• 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 ...

• 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...

• Author(s): Michael F. Land • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyThe eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, and has evolved up to 40 ti...

• Author(s): Philip Ball • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Chemistry • BISAC: Chemistry - GeneralThis Very Short Introduction is an exciting and non-traditional approach to understanding the terminology, properties,...

• Author(s): Paul Foster • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New TestamentThis Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise...

• Author(s): Peter S. Ungar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: General Books • BISAC: Anthropology - PhysicalTeeth are amazing -- the product of half a billion years of evolution. They provide fuel for the body by br...

• Author(s): Jennifer T. Roberts • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: HistoriographyHailed by Cicero as "the father of history," Herodotus was both a critical thinker and a lively storyteller, a travel...

• Author(s): Frank A. J. L. James • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryMichael Faraday is one of the best known scientific figures of all time. Known as the discoverer of electro-m...

• Author(s): William K. Kay • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - Pentecostal & CharismaticPentecostalism is arguably the most vibrant and rapidly growing religious mo...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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" ...

• Author(s): Michael Howard • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: GeneralKarl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was descr...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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 ...

• Author(s): Lodge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Historical - GeneralNelson Mandela--is it possible to say who or what he is? Yes, he was one of the world's longest-detained political prisoners....