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Advertising

Advertising

ISBN:9780199568925

Authors:Winston Fletcher

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Jun 2011

How advertising works is not a question that has a simple answer. Advertising is a diverse entity and different campaigns work (or fail to work) in a plethora of different ways. Most advertising... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

African History

African History

ISBN:9780192802484

Authors:John Parker; Richard Rathbone

Series:Very Short Introductions

Mar 2007

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this "Very Short Introduction" looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Agnosticism

Agnosticism

ISBN:9780199575268

Authors:Robin Le Poidevin

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Oct 2011

What is agnosticism? Is it just the 'don't know' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

American Immigration

American Immigration

ISBN:9780195331783

Authors:David A. Gerber

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    May 2011

Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have been brought together by a variety of historical processes--conquest, colonialism, the slave trade, territorial acquisition, and... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

American Political Parties 
& Elections

American Political Parties & Elections

ISBN:9780195301229

Authors:Louis Sandy Maisel

Series:Very Short Introductions

Jan 2007

Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

American Politics

American Politics

ISBN:9780195373851

Authors:Richard M. Valelly

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Mar 2013

This book introduces the vital elements of American politics, emphasizing how these elements have evolved into the form they take today. By using a historical-institutional approach to the various... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

American Presidency

American Presidency

ISBN:9780195307016

Authors:Charles O. Jones

Series:Very Short Introductions

Oct 2007

The expansion of executive powers amid the war on terrorism has brought the presidency to the center of heated public debate. Now, in The American Presidency, presidential authority Charles O.... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

ISBN:9780199584543

Authors:Aiden O'Donnell

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Apr 2012

What do anaesthetists do? How does anaesthesia work? What are the risks? And how does the anaesthetist know if you are really asleep? Anaesthesia is a mysterious and sometimes threatening process.... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Anarchism

Anarchism

ISBN:9780192804778

Authors:Colin Ward

Series:Very Short Introductions

Oct 2004

The word 'anarchism' tends to conjure up images of aggressive protest against government, and - recently - of angry demonstrations against bodies such as the World Bank and the International... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

ISBN:9780192854193

Authors:Ian Shaw (Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Liverpool)

Series:Very Short Introductions

Jul 2004

The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination - mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt,... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

ISBN:9780199601349

Authors:Paul Cartledge

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Sep 2011

The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable. In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy, the world we live in would be unrecognizably... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Ancient Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy

ISBN:9780192853578

Authors:Julia Annas

Series:Very Short Introductions

Oct 2000

The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book aims to introduce readers to some ancient debates and to... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Ancient Warfare

Ancient Warfare

ISBN:9780192804709

Authors:Harry Sidebottom

Series:Very Short Introductions

Nov 2004

Greek and Roman warfare differed from other cultures and was unlike any other forms of warfare before and after. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practised a... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Angels

Angels

ISBN:9780199547302

Authors:David Albert Jones

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Sep 2011

What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, fairies, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? This Very Short Introduction outlines some... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

Anglicanism

Anglicanism

ISBN:9780192806932

Authors:Mark Chapman

Series:Very Short Introductions

Jun 2006

What is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come to have so many different versions throughout the world? Although originally united by location and a... Read more

Price(incl.tax) 1,050 yen

 
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