Jorge Luis Borges

a very short introduction

• Stavans, Ilan
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Jorge Luis Borges (1899--1986) is one of the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. His short stories, poems, essays, and translations explore Argentine mythology, mysticism, philosophical ideas, and myriad other topics. This Very Short Introduction gives an engaging overview of Borges's life ...

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Jorge Luis Borges

a very short introduction

• Stavans, Ilan
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Jorge Luis Borges (1899--1986) is one of the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. His short stories, poems, essays, and translations explore Argentine mythology, mysticism, philosophical ideas, and myriad other topics. This Very Short Introduction gives an engaging overview of Borges's life ...

Human geography

a very short introduction

• Daley, Patricia
• Klinke, Ian
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Human geography offers answers to some of the most important challenges of our time. To understand contemporary struggles over global economic inequality, forced migration, racial injustice, gender justice, and the climate crisis, we must grasp the ways in which ...

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Human geography

a very short introduction

• Daley, Patricia;
• Klinke, Ian
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Human geography offers answers to some of the most important challenges of our time. To understand contemporary struggles over global economic inequality, forced migration, racial injustice, gender justice, and the climate crisis, we must grasp the ways in which ...

The Catholic Reformation

a very short introduction

• Kelly, James E.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction traces the Catholic Reformation from its beginnings in the first half of the sixteenth century, through the years of unrest in Europe, to its global expansion in the Americas, Asia, and Africa ...

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The Catholic Reformation

a very short introduction

• Kelly, James E.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction traces the Catholic Reformation from its beginnings in the first half of the sixteenth century, through the years of unrest in Europe, to its global expansion in the Americas, Asia, and Africa ...

Mary Wollstonecraft

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• Clery, E.J.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Mary Wollstonecraft is widely hailed as the mother of modern feminism. The book that made her famous, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is a work of worldwide renown. Yet the range of her achievements as a thinker ...

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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• Clery, E.J.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Mary Wollstonecraft is widely hailed as the mother of modern feminism. The book that made her famous, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is a work of worldwide renown. Yet the range of her achievements as a thinker ...

Elections

A Very Short Introduction

• Maisel, L. Sandy
• Yoder, Jennifer A.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Most citizens know how elections work in their own country, but not all elections are created equally. Elections occur in all democracies and many non-democratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to govern. They connect ...

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Elections

A Very Short Introduction

• Maisel, L. Sandy;
• Yoder, Jennifer A.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2025

Most citizens know how elections work in their own country, but not all elections are created equally. Elections occur in all democracies and many non-democratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to govern. They connect ...

Surveillance

A Very Short Introduction

• Lyon, David
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2024

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Surveillance permeates every aspect of our lives today. Once a more limited and often remote aspect of social life, today surveillance is central to political, economic, and everyday life. Every click on the keyboard, every call, text or email ...

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Surveillance

A Very Short Introduction

• Lyon, David
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2024

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Surveillance permeates every aspect of our lives today. Once a more limited and often remote aspect of social life, today surveillance is central to political, economic, and everyday life. Every click on the keyboard, every call, text or email ...

The U.S. Supreme Court

A Very Short Introduction

• Grenhouse, Linda
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2024

ery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. In this Very Short Introduction, she draws on her deep knowledge ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court

A Very Short Introduction

• Grenhouse, Linda
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2024

ery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. In this Very Short Introduction, she draws on her deep knowledge ...

The British constitution

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• Loughlin, Martin
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2024

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its ...

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The British constitution

a very short introduction

• Loughlin, Martin
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2024

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its ...

Ancient Greek and Roman science

A Very Short Introduction

• Taub, Liba
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Ancient Greece is often considered to be the birthplace of science and medicine, and the explanation of natural phenomena without recourse to supernatural causes. The early natural philosophers - lovers of wisdom concerning nature - sought to explain the order and ...

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Ancient Greek and Roman science

A Very Short Introduction

• Taub, Liba
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Ancient Greece is often considered to be the birthplace of science and medicine, and the explanation of natural phenomena without recourse to supernatural causes. The early natural philosophers - lovers of wisdom concerning nature - sought to explain the order and ...

Genes

A Very Short Introduction

• Slack, Jonathan
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Publisher's Synopsis Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development. By explaining the nature of genetic variation in the human population ...

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Genes

A Very Short Introduction

• Slack, Jonathan
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Publisher's Synopsis Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development. By explaining the nature of genetic variation in the human population ...

The history of emotions

A Very Short Introduction

• Dixon, Thomas
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances. They are intimate and private and yet gain their substance and significance ...

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The history of emotions

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• Dixon, Thomas
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances. They are intimate and private and yet gain their substance and significance ...

Bohemians

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• Weir, David
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

The Romantic myth of Bohemia originated in the early nineteenth century as a way of describing the new conditions faced by artists and writers when the previous system of aristocratic patronage collapsed in the wake of the Age of Revolution. Without the patron system, the ...

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Bohemians

A Very Short Introduction

• Weir, David
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

The Romantic myth of Bohemia originated in the early nineteenth century as a way of describing the new conditions faced by artists and writers when the previous system of aristocratic patronage collapsed in the wake of the Age of Revolution. Without the patron system, the ...

African American History

A Very Short Introduction

• Holloway, Jonathan Scott
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question. If being "American" means living in a land of freedom and opportunity, what are we to make of those Americans who ...

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African American History

A Very Short Introduction

• Holloway, Jonathan Scott
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question. If being "American" means living in a land of freedom and opportunity, what are we to make of those Americans who ...

Vatican II

A Very Short Introduction

• Blanchard, Shaun
• Bullivant, Stephen
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), or Vatican II, is arguably the most significant event in the life of the Catholic Church since the Reformation. The Council initiated, intentionally or not, profound changes not simply within Catholic theology, but ...

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Vatican II

A Very Short Introduction

• Blanchard, Shaun;
• Bullivant, Stephen
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), or Vatican II, is arguably the most significant event in the life of the Catholic Church since the Reformation. The Council initiated, intentionally or not, profound changes not simply within Catholic theology, but ...

Addiction

A Very Short Introduction

• Humphreys, keith
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Addiction is a subject which straddles public and personal interests; societal and criminal justice concerns; and family, social, and medical responses. It is a continuing area of uncertainty and concern for society and professionals trained in the field. This ...

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Addiction

A Very Short Introduction

• Humphreys, keith
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Addiction is a subject which straddles public and personal interests; societal and criminal justice concerns; and family, social, and medical responses. It is a continuing area of uncertainty and concern for society and professionals trained in the field. This ...

Peace

A Very Short Introduction

• Richmond, Oliver P.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The concept of peace has always attracted radical thought, action, and practices. It has been taken to mean merely an absence of overt violence or war, but in the contemporary era it is often used interchangeably with 'peacemaking', 'peacebuilding ...

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Peace

A Very Short Introduction

• Richmond, Oliver P.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The concept of peace has always attracted radical thought, action, and practices. It has been taken to mean merely an absence of overt violence or war, but in the contemporary era it is often used interchangeably with 'peacemaking', 'peacebuilding ...

Invasive species

A Very Short Introduction

• Lockwood, Julie L.
• Welbourne, Dustin J.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. In our increasingly connected world, with speedy commercial and recreational travel and ...

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Invasive species

A Very Short Introduction

• Lockwood, Julie L.;
• Welbourne, Dustin J.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. In our increasingly connected world, with speedy commercial and recreational travel and ...

Suburbs

A Very Short Introduction

• Abbott, Carl
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion ...

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Suburbs

A Very Short Introduction

• Abbott, Carl
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion ...

Mathematical Analysis

A Very Short Introduction

• Earl, Richard
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, sharp, inspiring The 17th-century calculus of Newton and Leibniz was built on shaky foundations, and it wasn't until the 18th and 19th centuries that mathematicians--especially Bolzano, Cauchy, and Weierstrass--began to establish a rigorous basis for the subject. The resulting discipline ...

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Mathematical Analysis

A Very Short Introduction

• Earl, Richard
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, sharp, inspiring The 17th-century calculus of Newton and Leibniz was built on shaky foundations, and it wasn't until the 18th and 19th centuries that mathematicians--especially Bolzano, Cauchy, and Weierstrass--began to establish a rigorous basis for the subject. The resulting discipline ...

The Civil rights movement

a very short introduction

• Holt, Thomas C.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

The Civil Rights Movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. Not only did it decisively change the legal and political status of African Americans, but it prefigured as well ...

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The Civil rights movement

a very short introduction

• Holt, Thomas C.
• Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2023

The Civil Rights Movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. Not only did it decisively change the legal and political status of African Americans, but it prefigured as well ...