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The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions | Reading Level: good
Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, this work leads the reader to the realization that we are living with developments of the French Revolution. It looks at how the ancient regime became ancient, as well as examines cases in which achievement failed to match ambition ...Show more
The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction by Jacqueline Stedall
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Mathematics is a fundamental human activity that can be practised and understood in a multitude of ways; indeed, mathematical ideas themselves are far from being fixed, but are adapted and changed by their passage across periods and cultures. In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores ...Show more
The Norman Conquest (A Very Short Introduction) by George Garnett
$24.95 AUD
Category: History | 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
$19.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | 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 Renaissance A Very Short Introduction by Jerry Brotton
$19.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | 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
$22.95 AUD
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 Russian Revolution: a Very Short Introduction by S.A. Smith
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. This very short introduction examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole - on different classes, ethnic groups, the army, men and women, and youth.
The Scientific Revolution by Lawrence M. Principe
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | 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 Soviet Union by Stephen Lovell
$22.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions S.
Almost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? Taking a fresh approach to the study of the Soviet Union, this Very Short Introduction blends political history ...Show more
The Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham
$19.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Amid the catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War exerts a particular fascination. This title provides a written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and an international scale.
Tides: A Very Short Introduction by Bowers, David George (Emeritus Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University), Roberts, Emyr Martyn (Researcher, University of Bergen)
$18.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see the tide as a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level that moves the edge of the sea up and down a beach or ...Show more
William Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction by Stanley Wells
$15.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to the life and writings of the world's greatest and best-known dramatists: William Shakespeare. Looking at his early life and education, Wells explores Shakespeare's social and intellectual b ...Show more