Oxford Very Short Introductions (VSI)

• Author(s): Evans, Dylan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: EmotionsWas love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery ...

• Author(s): Isabel Thomas • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press

• 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...

• Author(s): Charles L. Zelden • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: Judicial PowerAt some point, everyone living in the United States has some type of interaction with the American judicial...

• Author(s): Miri Rubin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - MedievalThe Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduct...

• Author(s): Mike Goldsmith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Engineering • BISAC: Acoustics & SoundThis Very Short Introduction explores the science of sound and its nature, hearing and harmony. Considering sou...

• Author(s): David Cottington • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Movements - ModernismAs public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general re...

• 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, ...

• 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): 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...

• 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...

• Author(s): Jonathan K. Foster • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology & CognitionMemories are an integral part of being human. They haunt us, we cherish them,...

• Author(s): Coulmas, Florian • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Social PsychologyIdentity has become one of the most widely used terms today, appearing in many different contexts....

• 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...

• Author(s): Alex Prichard • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Political Ideologies - AnarchismIf you asked a passerby on the street what anarchism is, they may answer that it is ...

• Author(s): Jane Caplan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - GermanyAny consideration of the 20th century would be incomplete without a discussion of Nazi Germany, an extraordinary regime whi...

• Author(s): Andrew Scull • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Psychopathology - GeneralMadness is something that frightens and fascinates us all. It is a word with which we are univ...

• 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,...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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. ...

• 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 ...

• 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...

• 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 ...

• 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...

• 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...

• Author(s): Robert Jones • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Marketing - GeneralBranding is possibly the most powerful commercial and cultural force on the planet. Iconic names such as Co...

• 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...

• Author(s): Daniel Pick • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychotherapy - PsychoanalysisSince its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the m...

• 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...

• Author(s): Jeffrey • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralIndia is widely recognized as a new global powerhouse. It has become one of the world's emerging powers, rivaling China i...

• 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...

• Author(s): MacDonald • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - EcologyVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Extinction is a natural process. In geologic...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Author(s): Steven W. Lockley | Russell G. Foster • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Health, Physical Fitness and Yoga • BISAC: SleepWhy do we need sleep? How much sleep is enough? What is sleep? What happens when w...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Author(s): Andrew Ballantyne • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Architecture & Interior Designs • BISAC: History - GeneralThis highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the c...

• Author(s): Newman • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-Communism & SocialismWhat is socialism? Does it have a future, or has it become ...

• Author(s): Tom Burns, Edited By Lundgren • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychotherapy - GeneralPsychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome ...

• 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): 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 ...

• Author(s): Nicholas Cook • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The world teems with different kinds of music--traditiona...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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): Ali Rattansi • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: DiscriminationThere is often a demand for a short, sharp definition of racism, for example as captured in the popular f...

• 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...

• Author(s): Jaboury Ghazoul • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Life Sciences - EcologySince the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energ...

• Author(s): Cynthia Freeland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Criticism & TheoryAbout the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions offers concise and original introductions to a wide range...

• 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 ...

• Author(s): Paul Luna • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: GeneralTypography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millio...