Oxford Very Short Introductions (VSI)

• Author(s): Michael Carrithers • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Buddhism - HistoryIn this valuable introduction, Michael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conf...

• Author(s): James Binney • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - AstrophysicsAstrophysics is the physics of the stars, and more widely the physics of the Universe. It enables us t...

• Author(s): T. S. Kemp • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Zoology - GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring From frogs, toads, newts, and sa...

• Author(s): Paul Cartledge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Ancient - GreeceThis highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most...

• Author(s): Shaw, Ian • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Ancient - EgyptVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination -- mummies ...

• Author(s): Beaney • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Movements - AnalyticOriginating in the pioneering work of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein ...

• 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...

• 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...

• Author(s): Klaus Dodds • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Regional StudiesThe Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world, an extraordinary physical space ...

• Author(s): Brian Cummings • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Christian Living - PrayerThe Book of Common Prayer is one of the most influential books in history. First published i...

• Author(s): Peter Holland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Animals - GeneralThe animal world is immensely diverse, and our understanding of it has been greatly enhanced by mole...

• 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...

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Group TheorySymmetry is an immensely important concept in mathematics and throughout the sciences. In this Very Short In...

• Author(s): Timothy Walker • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BotanyPlants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly a...

• Author(s): J. L. Heilbron • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - Quantum TheoryNiels Bohr, who pioneered the quantum theory of the atom, had a broad conception of his obligation...

• 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...

• Author(s): Peter Salway • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Ancient - GeneralFor four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portuga...

• 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...

• Author(s): David a. Rothery • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyFrom the rings of Saturn to the "canals" of Mars and the Great Red Dot of Jupiter, the plan...

• Author(s): Donald Winch • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economic HistoryWith world population today edging over seven billion, and with projections for it to reach nine billion by mid-century,...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Author(s): Rebecca Arnold • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Fashion & AccessoriesFashion is a gigantic global industry, generating some three hundred billion dollars in reve...

• Author(s): Owen Gingerich • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryNicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) is a pivotal figure in the birth of modern science, the astronomer who "stopped the...

• Author(s): Nick Middleton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Historical GeographyDeserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to m...

• Author(s): Brian Nelson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Literary FiguresÉmile Zola was the leader of the literary movement known as 'naturalism' and is one of the great figures of th...

• Author(s): Mark Chapman • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Christianity - AnglicanWhat is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come t...

• Author(s): Hermione Lee • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: HistoricalHermione Lee is one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, the author of widely a...

• Author(s): Donald Wright • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Americas (North Central South West Indies)Canada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a countr...

• Author(s): Aiden O'Donnell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: AnesthesiologyHow does anesthesia work? What are the risks? And how does the anesthetist know if you are r...

• Author(s): Michael Fairhurst • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: GeneralWe live in a society which is increasingly interconnected, in which communication between ...

• 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 ...

• Author(s): Zalasiewicz Branney • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earthquakes & VolcanoesAbout the Book Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tec...

• Author(s): David George Bowers • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - OceanographyThe tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop o...

• 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...

• Author(s): Alan Knight • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Latin America - MexicoReading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kinds of books. You can...

• Author(s): Helen Graham • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - SpainThis Very Short Introduction offers a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores i...

• Author(s): George Garnett • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - MedievalThe Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turnin...

• 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...

• Author(s): Rab Houston • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: General Books • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralScotland's past is too often seen through a film of myths and misconceptions. In this Very Short Intr...

• 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...

• Author(s): Charles Reagan Wilson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Americas (North Central South West Indies)About the Book The American South is a distinctive place with a dramatic history, and h...

• Author(s): Michael Wert • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Encyclopaedias and References • BISAC: Asia - JapanAbout the Book The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in ...

• Author(s): Jan Zalasiewicz • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologyAbout the Book Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid str...

• Author(s): Theodoulou & K. Roy | Roy Ravi K. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Public Affairs & AdministrationPublic administration ensures the development and deliver...

• Author(s): Bart Van Es • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: ShakespeareFrom The Two Gentlemen of Verona in the early 1590s to The Two Noble Kinsmen at the end of his career around 1614, Shakespeare wrote at least eight...

• Author(s): Jo Labanyi • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: European - Spanish & PortugueseThis Very Short Introduction introduces the ways in which Spanish literature has been read, in...

• Author(s): Catherine Osborne • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - Ancient & ClassicalThis is a book about the invention of Western philosophy, and the firs...

• Author(s): Jim Bennett • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Maritime History & PiracyFrom the Bronze Age mariners of the Mediterranean to contemporary sailors using satellite-based technologies, the history of navi...

• Author(s): Paul Slack • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Infectious DiseasesAbout the Book Throughout history plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes. It w...

• Author(s): Llewelyn Morgan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Ancient, Classical & MedievalAbout the Book "Vivam" is the very last word of Ovid's masterpiece, the Metamorphoses: "I s...

• Author(s): Pereira • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Modern - 21st CenturyAbout the Book Brazil is associated in many people's minds with conviviality, sensuality, and natural beauty. Yet the coun...

• Author(s): Gillingham & Griffiths | Ralph A. Griffiths • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - MedievalAbout the Book A comprehensive and authoritative short guide, this Very Short Introduc...

• 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...

• Author(s): Ian Thompson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Architecture & Interior Designs • BISAC: LandscapeAbout the Book Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live ...

• Author(s): David Vaughan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - MineralogyMinerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evoluti...

• Author(s): Jonathan F. S. Post • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: American - GeneralbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b Elizabeth Bishop has been described as the...

• Author(s): Jim Fraser • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: CriminologyForensic science is a subject of wide fascination. What happens at a crime scene? How does DNA profi...

• Author(s): Snowling • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: NeuropsychologySince dyslexia was first described in the british medical journal in 1896, There has been debate about the d...