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Freud (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Anthony Storr
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• Author(s): Anthony Storr • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: HistorySigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, developed a totally new way of looking at human nature. Only now,...
View full detailsComparative Literature (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Ben Hutchinson
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• Author(s): Ben Hutchinson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Comparative LiteratureComparative Literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately l...
View full detailsThe Welfare State (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Garland
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• Author(s): David Garland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Public Policy - Social Services & WelfareWelfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balanc...
View full detailsWilliam Shakespeare (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Stanley Wells
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• Author(s): Stanley Wells • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: ShakespeareIn this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to ...
View full detailsWitchcraft (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Malcolm Gaskill
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• Author(s): Malcolm Gaskill • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Witchcraft (See Also Religion - Wicca)Reading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kin...
View full detailsRobotics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Alan Winfield
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• Author(s): Alan Winfield • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: RoboticsAbout the Book Robotics is a key technology in the modern world, a well-established part of m...
View full detailsStem Cells (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jonathan Slack
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• Author(s): Jonathan Slack • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyThe topic of stem cells has a high profile in the media. We've made important advances in our scientific understanding, but despite ...
View full detailsThe Holy Roman Empire (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Joachim Whaley
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• Author(s): Joachim Whaley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Europe - GermanyVoltaire's description of the Holy Roman Empire as 'neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire' is often cited to underline its worthlessness. ...
View full detailsRenaissance Art (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Geraldine A Johnson
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• Author(s): Geraldine A Johnson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: European - GeneralBotticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Dürer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works, such as the Last Su...
View full detailsStructural Engineering (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Blockley
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• Author(s): David Blockley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Engineering • BISAC: Civil - GeneralHave you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner? Everyth...
View full detailsSocial & Cultural Anthropology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Monaghan John, Peter Just
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• Author(s): Monaghan John | Peter Just • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural & SocialSocial & Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction is a book that helps its readers in understan...
View full detailsOrganic Chemistry (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Graham Patrick
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• Author(s): Graham Patrick • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Chemistry • BISAC: Chemistry - OrganicAbout the Book Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds of carbon. The ability of carbon to link together to...
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 detailsEnvironmental Law (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Fisher
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• Author(s): Fisher • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: EnvironmentalEnvironmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems. It is a vast area of law that operates from the loc...
View full detailsGravity (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Timothy Clifton
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• Author(s): Timothy Clifton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - GravityGravity is one of the four fundamental interactions that exist in nature. It also has the distinction of...
View full detailsFood (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Krebs
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• Author(s): John Krebs • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Food Science & Technology • BISAC: Life Sciences - GeneralIn this Very Short Introduction, Prof Lord John Krebs provides a brief history of human food, f...
View full detailsEpidemiology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Rodolfo Saracci
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• Author(s): Rodolfo Saracci • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: EpidemiologyWhat is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented? Ep...
View full detailsAlbert Camus (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Gloag Oliver
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• Author(s): Gloag Oliver • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Individual PhilosophersFew would question that Albert Camus (1913-1960), novelist, playwright, philosopher and journalist, is a...
View full detailsDesign (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Heskett
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• Author(s): John Heskett • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: GeneralJohn Heskett wants to transform the way we think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our break...
View full detailsThe History of Time: A Very Short Introduction
Strevens
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• Author(s): Strevens • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: TimeWhy do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into...
View full detailsThe Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
Mcmahon, Robert J.
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• Author(s): Mcmahon, Robert J. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Modern - 20th Century - GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Cold War dominated international life from ...
View full detailsPsychology: A Very Short Introduction
Freda Mcmanus And Gillian Butler
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• 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...
View full detailsPhilosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
Samir Okasha
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• Author(s): Samir Okasha • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Ethics & Moral PhilosophyHow much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific know...
View full detailsMultilingualism: A Very Short Introduction
John C. Maher
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• Author(s): John C. Maher • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Communication StudiesThe languages of the world can be seen and heard in cities and towns, forests and isolated settlements, a...
View full detailsGlobalization: A Very Short Introduction
Steger
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• Author(s): Steger • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We live today in an interconnected w...
View full detailsConsciousness: A Very Short Introduction
Susan Blackmore
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• Author(s): Susan Blackmore • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Developmental - GeneralConsciousness, "the last great mystery for science," remains a hot topic. How can a physical brain crea...
View full detailsThe Invisible World of Germs (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Isabel Thomas
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• Author(s): Isabel Thomas • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
The Brics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Andrew Fenton Cooper
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• Author(s): Andrew Fenton Cooper • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralIn the wake of the post-Cold War era, the aftermath of 9/11, the 2008 global f...
View full detailsTopology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Richard Earl
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• Author(s): Richard Earl • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Topology - GeneralHow is a subway map different from other maps? What makes a knot knotted? What makes the Möbius stri...
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 detailsUtilitarianism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Radek & Singer
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• Author(s): Radek & Singer • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Ethics & Moral PhilosophyUtilitarianism may well be the most influential secular ethical theory in the world tod...
View full detailsWater (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Finney
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• Author(s): John Finney • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Natural ResourcesWater dominates the surface of Earth and is vital to life on our planet. It is a remarkable liquid which...
View full detailsPolitical Philosophy (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Miller David
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• Author(s): Miller David • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: PoliticalThis Introduction introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy: authority, democracy, freedom and i...
View full detailsSchopenhauer (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Christopher Janaway
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• Author(s): Christopher Janaway • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernSchopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book ...
View full detailsPolitics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Minogue Kenneth
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• Author(s): Minogue Kenneth • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: ReferenceIn this provocative but balanced essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the a...
View full detailsOceans (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Dorrik Stow
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• Author(s): Dorrik Stow • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - HydrologyThe importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more th...
View full detailsLight (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Ian A. Walmsley
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• Author(s): Ian A. Walmsley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - Optics & LightPopular science readers and students of the physical sciences, engineering, and associated fi...
View full detailsHumour (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Noël Carroll
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• Author(s): Noël Carroll • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: General Books • BISAC: GeneralHumour is a universal feature of human life. It has been discovered in every known human culture, and thinkers have discussed...
View full detailsFrench Revolution (VSI): Very Short Introduction
William Doyle
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• Author(s): William Doyle • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - FranceThe French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends...
View full detailsFairy Tale (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Marina Warner
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• Author(s): Marina Warner • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyFrom wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins, to gia...
View full detailsEvolution (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Brian Charlesworth Charlesworth
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• Author(s): Brian Charlesworth Charlesworth • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - EvolutionLess than 450 years ago, all European scholars believed that the Earth was...
View full detailsBig Data (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Holmes
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• Author(s): Holmes • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: Computer ScienceSince long before computers were even thought of, data has been collected and organized by d...
View full detailsCorruption (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Leslie Holmes
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• Author(s): Leslie Holmes • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: GeneralCorruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of fo...
View full detailsWorld War II: A Very Short Introduction
Worl War Ii Vsi
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• Author(s): Worl War Ii Vsi • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Wars & Conflicts - World War II - GeneralThe enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led peopl...
View full detailsSexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction
Marlene Zuk
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• Author(s): Marlene Zuk • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyWhat is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant...
View full detailsNumbers: A Very Short Introduction
Peter M. Higgins
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• Author(s): Peter M. Higgins • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: ArithmeticNumbers are integral to our everyday lives and factor into almost everything we do. In this Very Short In...
View full detailsNeoliberalism: A Very Short Introduction
Steger, Roy
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• Author(s): Steger, Roy • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Conservatism & LiberalismVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Anchored in ...
View full detailsLove: A Very Short Introduction
Ronald De Sousa
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• Author(s): Ronald De Sousa • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: EmotionsAlthough there are many kinds of love, erotic love has been celebrated in art and poetry as life's most rewardi...
View full detailsHistory: A Very Short Introduction
John H. Arnold
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• Author(s): John H. Arnold • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: HistoriographyThere are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our ...
View full detailsAstrophysics: A Very Short Introduction
James Binney
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• 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...
View full detailsThe Enlightenment (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Robertson
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• Author(s): John Robertson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Europe - GeneralA foundational moment in the history of modern European thought, the Enlightenment continues to be a ref...
View full detailsModern War (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Richard English
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• Author(s): Richard English • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: International Relations - Arms ControlWarfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the ...
View full detailsHome (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Michael Allen Fox
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• Author(s): Michael Allen Fox • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Architecture & Interior Designs • BISAC: Anthropology - GeneralThoughts and feelings about home traditionally provided people of all cultures with...
View full detailsEgyptian Myth (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Geraldine Pinch
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• Author(s): Geraldine Pinch • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyEgyptian myths articulated the core values of one of the longest lasting civilizations in history, and myths of...
View full detailsCircadian Rhythms (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Russell G. Foster
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• Author(s): Russell G. Foster • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Life Sciences - Anatomy & PhysiologyThe earth's daily rotation affects just about every living creature. From ...
View full detailsShakespeare'S Tragedies (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Stanley Wells
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• Author(s): Stanley Wells • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: ShakespeareTragedy, including grief, pain and suffering, is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if ...
View full detailsSoviet Union (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Stephen Lovell, Stephen
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• Author(s): Stephen Lovell | Stephen • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Russia - GeneralAlmost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence? W...
View full detailsMarketing (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Fitzhugh
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• Author(s): Fitzhugh • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Sales & Selling - GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Marketing is pivotal in today's world. Used for determining and satisfying the...
View full detailsJesus Literary Theory (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Richard Bauckham
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• Author(s): Richard Bauckham • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christian Theology - ChristologyTwo billion people today identify as Christians, with the implication that Jesus is th...
View full detailsInformation (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Luciano Floridi
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• Author(s): Luciano Floridi • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: General Books • BISAC: Computer EngineeringAbout the Book We live in a society that is awash with information, but few of us really understand what info...
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