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The History of Medicine (A Very Short Introduction) by William Bynum
$29.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimen ...Show more
The Immune System: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Klenerman (Nuffield Department of Medicine University of Oxford)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
The immune system is central to human health and the focus of much medical research. Growing understanding of the immune system, and especially the creation of immune memory (long lasting protection), which can be harnessed in the design of vaccines, have been major breakthroughs in medicine. In this Ve ...Show more
The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction by Miri Rubin
$21.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From the provinces of the Roman Empire, which became Barbarian ...Show more
The Napoleonic Wars: A Very Short Introduction by Mike Rapport
$20.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change - particularly in Spain, Germany, and Italy - and are frequently v ...Show more
The New Testament as Literature (A Very Short Introduction) by Kyle Keefer
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Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
The words, phrases, and stories of the New Testament permeate the English language. Indeed, this relatively small group of twenty-seven works, written during the height of the Roman Empire, not only helped create and sustain a vast world religion, but also have been integral to the larger cultural dynam ...Show more
The Norman Conquest (A Very Short Introduction) by George Garnett
$32.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
The Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning points in English history, cataclysmically transforming a disparate collection of small nations into a European state. But what actually happened? How was the invasion viewed by those ...Show more
The Periodic Table: A very short introduction by Eric R. Scerri
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Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
The Quakers (A Very Short Introduction) by Pink Dandelion
$29.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the social unrest of the English civil war, the Quakers have gone on to have an influence way beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance against war or th ...Show more
The Renaissance A Very Short Introduction by Jerry Brotton
$24.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Provides a wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance, seeing the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale. This book guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from art, architecture, and literature, ...Show more
The Roman Empire (A Very Short Introduction) by Christopher Kelly
$24.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions | Reading Level: very good
The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of sixty million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from drizzle-soaked northern England to the sun-baked banks of the Euphrates in Syria, and from the Rhine to the North African coast. It was, above a ...Show more
The Scientific Revolution by Lawrence M. Principe
$25.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period has been called the 'Scientific Revolution.' New ideas and discoveries not only redefined what human beings believed, knew, and could do, but also forced them to redefine themselves with re ...Show more
The United Nations by Jussi M. Hanhimaki
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Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
The United Nations has been called everything from "the best hope of mankind" to "irrelevant" and "obsolete." With this much-needed introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimaki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understanding of how it was originally concei ...Show more