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Australia: A Very Short Introduction by Kenneth Morgan
$14.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this Very Short Introduction Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia. He examines the main features of its history, geography, and culture since the beginning of the white settlement in New South Wales in 1788. Drawing attention to the distinctive features ...Show more
Beauty - A Very Short Introduction by Roger Scruton
$26.00 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference. In this Very Short Introduction the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, ...Show more
Catholicism (A Very Short Introduction) by Gerald O'Collins
$24.95 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Despite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church and the broader reality of Catholicism remain a vast and valuable presence into the third millennium of world history. What are the origins of the Catholic Church? How has Catholicism changed and adapted to such v ...Show more
Classical Literature by William Allan
$28.00 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The classical world and the masterpieces of its literature continue to fascinate readers and audiences throughout the media- from popular histories to the reworking of classical subject matters by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists. In this Very Short Introduction, William Allan explores what ...Show more
Classical Mythology (A Very Short Introduction) by Helen Morales
$23.95 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
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 desi ...Show more
Classics by John Henderson
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Starting with a visit to the British Museum, the authors prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery.
Climate: A Very Short Introduction by Mark A. Maslin
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the different components that control climate on Earth. He considers the processes that allow energy to reach the Earth and how it is redistributed around the ...Show more
Communism - A very short introduction by Leslie Holmes
$24.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Very Short Introductions | Reading Level: very good
The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. At its peak, more than a third of the world's population had lived under communist power. What is communism? Where did the idea come from and what attracted people to it? What is the future for communism? This Very ...Show more
Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan Blackmore
$14.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Very Short Introductions
How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? This book attempts to clarify the potentially confusing arguments, and the major theories using illustrations, cartoons, and experiments.
Continental Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction by Simon Critchley
$19.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift | Series: Very Short Introductions
Simon Critchley discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology by explaining their place in the continental tradition.
Derrida: A very short introduction by Simon Glendinning
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher, developed his critical technique known as 'deconstruction'. His work is associated with ideas surrounding both post-structuralism and post-modern philosophy, and he was known to have challenged some of the unquestioned assumptions of our philosophical tradition. ...Show more
Economics: A Very Short Introduction by Partha Dasgupta
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions S.
Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of t ...Show more