American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Eric Avila

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: the...

Discusses the origins and early pioneers of biblical archaeology as a discipline, and the major controversies that prompted many explorers to go in...

Gordon Campbell embraces the beauty and practicality of gardens in their many forms, in history and culture across the world. He also look at varia...

DescriptionThe periodic table of elements, first encountered by many of us at school, provides an arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by ...

Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. Here, Dana Arnold introduces the...

Famous throughout history for their doomed stand at Thermopylae, and immortalised by contemporary Athenian writers who viewed them as the exotic ot...

Antisemitism, as hatred of Jews and Judaism, has been a central problem of Western civilization for millennia, and its history continues to invite ...

New in the }VSI{ series, this examines the origins of the Druids and the evidence for their beliefs and practices. Also considers the cult revivals...

Considers the factors that have shaped Iran and the Iranian identity through history, providing a reinterpretation of the country's history and pol...

A lively and accessible guide to the history, doctrine and practices. 10 b/w illus.

2nd edition of the comprehensive and authoritative guide, now revised and rewritten to encompass recent research and developments. Includes a new o...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Jennifer (Merle Curti and Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Achievement Professor of History, Merle Cur...

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or ...

Russia's sheer size has made it difficult to mobilize resources and to govern effectively, especially given its harsh climate, vast and vulnerable ...

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 beyo...

'Ghetto' is an extraordinarily complex word that encompasses Jewish history, black experiences in northern America, and our contemporary sense of c...

Combining history and anthropology in a global examination of families and power, this book connects medieval kings and queens to contemporary fami...

Quentin Skinner introduces Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine diplomat, politician, and the writer known for that most infamous Early Modern work, The...

Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development. After painting Hegel's life and times in...

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...

A thoroughly revised and updated fourth edition, it includes coverage of the huge changes which have taken place in the EU since 2013, together wit...

Looks at the differing ways the invasion was viewed, and how its legacy has been interpreted by the following generations. Examines how historians ...

John Locke (1632-1704) one of the greatest English philosophers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, argued in his masterpiece, An...

Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, conce...

The idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Yarrow looks at the ori...

DescriptionEvery year around 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer, around 80% of whom are destined to die from the disease, accounting for 1...

Descartes is perhaps best known for his statement, "Cogito, ergo sum, " the cornerstone of his metaphysics. But he did not intend the metaphysics t...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Mi...

Jurgen Habermas is the most renowned living German philosopher. This book aims to give a clear and readable overview of his philosophical work. It ...

Reducere. Scholars have largely misunderstood Soren Kierkegaard, remembering him chiefly in connection with the development of existentialist philosophy in t...

In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's prosecution and condemnation by the Inqui...

How have the Jews survived? For millennia, they have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their an...

In 1607, Powhatan teenager Pocahontas first encountered English settlers when John Smith was brought to her village as a captive. In 1920, the rati...

In American Military History: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph T. Glatthaar explores the relationship between America and its military from its or...

This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative ...

China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presenc...

Millions of Africans, Asians, and other peoples were the subjects of colonial rule by overseas empires through the mid-twentieth century. By the en...

This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec li...

What is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly smaller mach...

In this enlightening new Very Short Introduction, Simon Critchley shows us that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical ...

DescriptionSomewhere between 1910 and 1970, architecture changed. Now that modern architecture has become familiar (sometimes celebrated, sometimes...

DescriptionFrom early slave rebels to radical reformers of the Civil War era and beyond, the struggle to end slavery was a diverse, dynamic, and ra...

Diplomatic history is the critical study of the management of relations between nation-states. Based on significant historical case studies - the A...