Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Elleke (Professor of World Literature in English, University of Oxford) Boehmer

As well as being a remarkable statesman, Nelson Mandela has become a universal symbol of justice, a secular saint. Elleke Boehmer examines not only...

In this Very Short Introduction, Ritchie Robertson provides the newcomer with an up-to-date and accessible examination of this fascinating author. ...

Discusses why literature matters, how narrative works, and what is distinctly English about English literature. Bate looks at the three major kinds...

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Centur...

his Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played i...

The WTO has a deep and far reaching impact on people's everyday lives, and in its short lifetime has generated debate, controversy and outrage. Thi...

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the cen...

Emile Zola occupies a distinctive place in the great tradition of French realist fiction. Brian Nelson introduces this quintessential novelist of m...

In the wake of the Eurozone crisis and Brexit the European Union faces difficult questions about its future. In this debate, the law has a central ...

In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia; examining the main features ...

Aristocracies dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European countries until only a few generations ago. William Doyle s...

Jane Austen is one of the most widely-read novelists in the English language, and one of very few pre-Victorian writers to have a large popular fol...

In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this ...

A lively discussion of the history and significance of children's literature. Providing examples from across history and types, this introduces the...

A concise, lucid, yet broad overview of classical literature, including a range of examples of original Greek and Latin texts.

Was love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possibl...

This book brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, and weaves in case-studies, anecdotes, and even literature and philos...

This Very Short Introduction draws on the best scientific research to offer a highly accessible explanation of what anxiety is, why it is such a no...

In this Very Short Introduction, Dan Haybron considers the true nature of happiness. By examining what it is, assessing its importance in our lives...

Madness profoundly disturbs our common sense assumptions; threatens the social order, both symbolically and practically; creates almost unbearable ...

Racism: A Very Short Introduction incorporates the latest research to demystify the subject of racism and explore its history, science, and culture...

Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, each is made up of many hundreds of millions of stars in which th...

Defining 'magic' is a maddening task. Over the last century numerous philosophers, anthropologists, historians, and theologians have attempted to p...

This Very Short Introduction offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and Asperger syndrome. Explaining the vast array of d...

This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history o...

In this Very Short Introduction to Gandhi's life and thought, Bhikhu Parekh outlines both Gandhi's major philosophical insights and the limitations...

Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. Th...

This book introduces fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is explored as a creative force, a business, and a means of communicat...

Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty - which is the norm - requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. As analys...

How do we define consciousness or intentionality? Is the neurophysiology of pain all there is to pain? How do words and mental pictures come to rep...

Comparative Literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernit...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Rolena (Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish, Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish, Yale U...

Game theory has seen spectacular successes in evolutionary biology and economics, and is beginning to revolutionize other disciplines from psycholo...

Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liv...

This Very Short Introduction offers a wide-ranging look at the myriad indigenous religious traditions on the African continent. Drawing on archeolo...

For complex cultural and historical reasons, ethics has not received as much attention in traditional Buddhist thought as it has in the West, and p...

This Very Short Introduction provides a lucid, accessible, and engaging overview of the subject of film music. Beginning with an analysis of the mu...

In forensic science, a criminal case can often hinge on a piece of evidence such as a hair, a blood trace, half a footprint, or a tyre mark. High p...

Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand welfare? By pres...

Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of free choices - some of them trivial, and some so consequential that they may change the course ...

In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives...

We make choices all the time - about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. A...

These are the questions that the field of developmental biology seeks to answer. It is an area that is closely linked to genetics, evolution, and m...