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• Author(s): Matthew Reynolds • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Translating & InterpretingTranslation is everywhere, and matters to everybody. Translation doesn't only give us foreign...

• Author(s): Virginia Berridge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Public HealthPublic health is a term much used in the media, by health professionals, and by activists. At the nat...

• Author(s): Richard J. Crisp • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralIn this Very Short Introduction Richard Crisp tells the story of social psychology, its history,...

• Author(s): Mark Maslin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: WeatherIn this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the d...

• Author(s): Tyler Amanda • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: ConstitutionalLegal scholar Amanda L. Tyler discusses the history and future of habeas corpus in America and around the world....

• Author(s): Eleanor Nesbitt • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: SikhismThis Very Short Introduction describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day....

• Author(s): Russell Stannard • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - Relativity100 years ago, Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics. Our comforting Newton...

• Author(s): Michael J. Benton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Life Sciences - EvolutionThere are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This...

• Author(s): Freeden • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: History & Theory - GeneralIdeology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both r...

• Author(s): Catriona Kelly • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Russian & SovietThis book is intended to capture the interest of anyone who has been attracted to Russian culture through the greats of Russian literat...

• Author(s): Narayan Badri • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: World - AsianAbout the Book There are two ways of looking at democracy. One is the view of the state, policymakers, an...

• Author(s): Fowler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Composition & Creative Writing - GeneralAbout the Book How to Write is an introductory guide to writing, aimed at people who thin...

• Author(s): Burke Edited By Paul Guyer • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: AestheticsPain and pleasure are simple ideas, incapable of definition.'In 1757 the 27-year-old Edmund Burke argued that our aesthetic responses...

• Author(s): Joseph M. Siracusa • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Military - Nuclear WarfareNuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bo...

• 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...

• Author(s): Christopher Butler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Movements - ModernismModernism ushered in some of the most exciting innovations in art and literature, from Fauvism, Cubi...

• Author(s): Sharma R.S. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralAbout the Book R.S. Sharma, one of the best-known historians of early India, provides a comprehensive yet accessible ...

• Author(s): Narayana Jha • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: HistoryAbout the Book Updated and revised, Ethics: The Basics , Second Edition , introduces students to fundamental ethical concepts, principles, theories,...

• Author(s): Ashley Jackson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralFrom the eighteenth century until the 1950s the British Empire was the biggest political entity in the w...

• Author(s): Katherine Blundell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - AstrophysicsAbout the Book Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious ...

• Author(s): Mark Katz • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: History & Criticism - GeneralMark Katz surveys the age-old interrelationship between music and technology, from prehistoric musical instr...

• Author(s): Simon Horobin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Linguistics - Historical & ComparativeThe English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. B...

• Author(s): Vajpeyi Ananya ; Jahanbegloo Ramin(Eds) • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: GeneralThis volume is an adda of great minds, spanning generations and multiple nationalities. ...

• Author(s): Bimal Krishna Matilal | Jornardon Ganeri • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: EasternThis landmark classic marks the beginning of a new approach to Indian philosophy. While...

• Author(s): Avinash Dixit • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economics - MicroeconomicsMicroeconomics - individuals' choices of where to live and work, how much to save, what to buy, and firms' de...

• Author(s): Michael Allingham • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economics - TheoryWe make choices all the time - about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, ...

• Author(s): Andrew Bowie • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - GeneralGerman philosophy remains the core of modern philosophy. This Very Short Introduction discu...

• Author(s): Simon Critchley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernSimon Critchley's Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a...

• Author(s): Reddy O. Chinnappa • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: InternationalWritten by one of the Supreme Court's most respected judges, this seminal work assesses the collective stre...

• Author(s): Flynn • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Movements - ExistentialismExistentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its...

• Author(s): Sen Amartya • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UPThe main purpose of development is to spread freedom and its thousand charms to the unfree citizens. The author explains how in a world of unprecedented increase in ove...

• Author(s): Singh Khushwant • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralFirst published in 1963, this remains the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the Sikhs. The new edition...

• Author(s): William H. Brock • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Chemistry - GeneralIn this Very Short Introduction, William H Brock traces the unique appeal of this fundamental science throughout hi...

• Author(s): Peter Singer • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernReading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kin...

• Author(s): Gribbin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyAbout the Book In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribben tells the story of our growing understand...

• 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...

• Author(s): Julian V. Roberts • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: Criminal Law - GeneralGeneral readers interested in the topic, as well as all students of law.

• Author(s): Helen Morales • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyFrom Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exer...

• Author(s): Peter Atkins • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Mechanics - ThermodynamicsAmong the many laws of science, there are four laws that direct and constrain everything that happ...

• Author(s): Pink • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Free Will & DeterminismDo we really make our own decisions? Or are we compelled to act by factors beyond our control? This introduction is an investigation of on...

• Author(s): Thomas Oberlies • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and PhilosophyThis comprehensive new presentation of the religion of the Rigveda is the result of a thorough-going endeavour to extrapolate his...

• Author(s): R.S Sharma • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Archaeology

• 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...

• Author(s): Naheed And Azfar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - India & South AsiaAbout the Book In this book, the prominent poet and author Kishwar Naheed presents a fascinating account ...

• Author(s): Chris Gosden • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: ReferencePrehistory covers the period of some 4 million years before the start of written history, when our earliest ancestors, the Austra...

• Author(s): Charles Townshend • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: TerrorismIs one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'War on ...

• Author(s): Ganguly | Sumit • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - Diplomacyयह पुस्तक 1947 से 2010 तक भारत की विदेश नीति के उद्भव का एक व्यापक विवरण प्रस्त...

• 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...

• Author(s): Jonathan F. S. Post • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: ShakespeareNot for nothing is William Shakespeare considered possibly the most famous writer in history; his works have ...

• 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): Eve C. Johnstone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Psychopathology - SchizophreniaSchizophrenia is the archetypal form of madness. Schizophrenia is a common disorder and has a devastating effect on suffer...

• Author(s): Inhouse • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology

• Author(s): RadhakrishnanS. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: EasternThis classic work is a general introduction to Indian philosophy that covers the Vedic and Epic periods, includi...

• Author(s): RadhakrishnanS. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HinduThis classic work is a general introduction to Indian philosophy that covers the Vedic and Epic periods, including...

• Author(s): Bimal Krishna Matilal | Jornardon Ganeri • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: EasternThe unifying motif of Bimal Krishna Matilal's work is the study of rational traditio...

• 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): Julian Stallabrass • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Criticism & TheoryContemporary art has never been so popular - but the art world is changing. In a landscape of increasing glo...

• 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): 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): William Allan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: GeneralPresenting a range of material from both Greek and Latin literature, William Allan illustrates the variety and sophisti...