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Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction by Martin Bunton
$21.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Very Short Introductions
The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence - a modern territorial contest between tw ...Show more
Politics: a Very Short Introduction by Kenneth R. Minogue
$24.00 NZD
Category: Politics | Series: Very Short Introductions
Discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the twentieth century. The author prompts the reader to consider why political systems evolve, how politics offers both power and order in the society, whether democracy is always a good thing, and what future politics may have in the twent ...Show more
Religion A Very Short Introduction by Tweed Thomas A
$24.00 NZD
Category: Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Toye
$28.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions
Rhetoric is often seen as a synonym for shallow, deceptive language, and therefore as something negative. But if we view rhetoric in more neutral terms, as the 'art of persuasion', it is clear that we are all forced to engage with it at some level, if only because we are constantly exposed to the rhetor ...Show more
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle
$29.95 NZD
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions
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 Koran: a Very Short Introduction by M.A. Cook
$24.00 NZD
Category: Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
Explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. This book provides an account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. It also discusses issues of interpretat ...Show more
Time: a Very Short Introduction by Jenann Ismael
$24.00 NZD
Category: Astrophysics | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
What is time? What does it mean for time to pass? Is it possible to travel in time? What is the difference between the past and future? Until the work of Newton, these questions were purely topics of philosophical speculation. Since then we've learned a great deal about time, and its study hasmoved from ...Show more