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Very short introductions volume 18
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England and it is the most comprehensive and authoritative short guide to the Anglo-Saxon age available.
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Very short introductions volume 23
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
"Nineteenth-century Britain is a sharp but subtle account of remarkable economic and social change - and an even more remarkable political stability. Britain in 1789 was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half Celtic. By 1914, when it faced its greatest test since the defeat of Napoleon, it was largely urban and English. Christopher Harvie and H.C.G. Matthew show the forces behind Britain's rise to its imperial zenith, and the...
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Very short introductions volume 17
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
"Britain was within the orbit of Graeco-Roman civilization for at least half a millennium, and for over 350 years part of the political union created by the Roman Empire that encompassed most of Europe and all the countries of the Mediterranean." "Peter Salway's Very Short Introduction to Roman Britain weaves together the results of archaeological investigation and historical scholarship in a rounded and highly readable concise account. He charts...
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Very short introductions volume 94
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A brief introduction to the Celts which explores the archaeological, artistic, and linguistic evidence which reveals who they really were.
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004
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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Very short introductions volume 111
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
This work is not about myths, but about approaches to myth, from all of the major disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. The fate of the preternaturally beautiful Adonis is one of the main fables upon which Segal focuses.
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Very short introductions volume 140
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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"This Very Short Introduction, originally published as Fighting in Christendom, presents a clear and lively discussion of the Crusades and the debates and the controversies that surround them. Bringing together issues of colonialism, cultural exchange, and economic exploitation, Tyerman challenges our assumptions about the Crusades and encourages us to re-evaluate the relationship between past and present."--Jacket.
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
An accessible introduction to the world's fifth largest religion, this work presents Sikhism's meanings and myths, and its practices, rituals, and festivals, also addressing ongoing social issues such as the relationship with the Indian state, the diaspora, and caste.
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Very short introductions volume 149
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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Very short introductions volume 167
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires? This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich...
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In this Very Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribbin tells the story of our growing understanding of galaxies, from the days before Galileo to our present-day observations of our many hundreds of millions of galactic neighbors. Their study has revealed much of what we know today about the cosmos, providing a window on the Big Bang and the origins of the Universe. He looks at our own "Milky Way" Galaxy in detail, from the different...
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Series
Very short introductions volume 181
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
The author offers an exploration of the 'Old Testament', illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. He provides an overview of one of the great pillars of Western religion and culture, a book which remains important today for Jews, Christians, and Muslims worldwide.
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Very short introductions volume 189
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach 'Intelligent Design' in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these extremes. As Thomas Dixon shows in this balanced and thought-provoking introduction, many have seen harmony rather than conflict between faith and...
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Very short introductions volume 196
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Statistical ideas and methods underlie just about every aspect of modern life. From randomized clinical trials in medical research, to statistical models of risk in banking and hedge fund industries, to the statistical tools used to probe vast astronomical databases, the field of statistics has become centrally important to how we understand our world. But the discipline underlying all these is not the dull statistics of the...
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Very short introductions volume 217
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in millions of viewers to watch shows on the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus. Important discoveries with relevance to the Bible are made virtually every year-during 2007 and 2008 alone researchers announced at least seven major discoveries in Israel, five of them in or near Jerusalem. Biblical Archaeology...
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Hermione Lee is one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, the author of widely acclaimed lives of Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. Now, in this Very Short Introduction, Lee provides a magnificent look at the genre in which she is an undisputed master--the art of biography. Here Lee considers the cultural and historical background of different types of biographies, looks at the factors that affect...
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Series
Very short introductions volume 219
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
With over 140 million copies in print, and serving as the principal proselytizing tool of one of the world's fastest growing faiths, the Book of Mormon is undoubtedly one of the most influential religious texts produced in the western world. Written by Terryl Givens, a leading authority on Mormonism, this compact volume offers the only concise, accessible introduction to this extraordinary work. Givens examines the Book of Mormon first and foremost...
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Very short introductions volume 215
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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