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English
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This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. We are all Classicists - we come into touch with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations...
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Very short introductions volume 51
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Written in simple and accessible language, this non-technical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the latest developments, and explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative. In addition, the author discusses the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter....
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
142 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly engaging introduction, the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key postmodernist ideas are explored and challenged, as they figure in the theory, philosophy, politics,...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004
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192 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination-mummies and pyramids, curses, and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the right one? How much do we really know about this great civilization?
This second edition of Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction explores the history and culture of pharaonic Egypt, including ideas about Egyptian kingship, ancient Egyptian...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
155 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scarcely ten years old, but even in these early years of its existence it has generated debate, controversy, and even outrage. Rulings on beef hormones and tuna-dolphin cases provide graphic examples of how the organization regulates and intrudes into areas of individual consumer choice, ethical preferences, and cultural habits. This deep and far-ranging impact of the WTO on peoples' everyday lives means that...
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Very short introductions volume 160
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
165 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
This Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented, both in Africa and beyond. The author illustrates important aspects of Africa's history with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over five millennia across this vast continent. The multitude of topics that the listener will learn about in this succinct work include the unity and diversity of African cultures,...
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Very short introductions volume 173
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007
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184 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
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English
Author
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Very short introductions volume 199
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2008
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171 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
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English
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
xvi, 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
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"When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians Theda Perdue and Michael Green begin by describing how nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers followed the bison and woolly mammoth over the Bering...
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Very short introductions volume 270
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xiv, 162 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
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Very short introductions volume 7
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Second edition
Physical Desc
xiv, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
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English
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen J. Blundell illuminates the mysterious force of magnetism. For centuries, magnetism has been used for various purposes--through compasses it gave us the ability to navigate, and through motors, generators, and turbines, it has given us power. Blundell explores our understanding of electricity and magnetism, from the work of Galvani, Ampere, Faraday, and Tesla, and describes how Maxwell and Faraday's work led...
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Very short introductions volume 310
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
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Very short introductions volume 352
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 139 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
126 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society. They and their followers took aim at the hypocrisy and taboos of their time-particularly those involving sex, race, and class-in such provocative works as Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957), Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" (1956),...
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