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American Politics: A Very Short Introduction by Richard M. Valelly
$35.24 AUD
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions
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 parts of American politics, Valelly communicates that the American political system is, and always has been ...Show more
Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction by Christina Riggs
$22.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions
From Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some of the world's greatest museums, while the architecture of Egyptian temples and pyramids has attracted tourists to Egypt for centuries. But what did Egyptian art and architecture mean to the people who f ...Show more
Architecture (Oxford Very Short Introduction Series) by Andrew Ballantyne
$22.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Very Short Introductions
This original look at architecture aims to help us understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach in favour of giving an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and ...Show more
Art Theory A Very Short Introduction by Cynthia A. Freeland
$22.95 AUD
Category: Art Craft Photography | Series: Very Short Introductions
Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art.
Beauty - A Very Short Introduction by Roger Scruton
$23.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | 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
British Politics by Tony Wright
$22.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
Tony Wright's Very Short Introduction to British Politics is an interpretative essay on the British political system, rather than an abbreviated textbook on how it currently works. He identifies key characteristics and ideas of the British tradition, and investigates what makes British politics distinct ...Show more
Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Atkins
$22.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Very Short Introductions
Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubb ...Show more
Children's Literature : a very short introduction by Kimberley Reynolds
$22.95 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and p ...Show more
Chinese Literature by Sabina Knight
$23.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity tothe present, ...Show more
Classical Mythology (A Very Short Introduction) by Helen Morales
$22.95 AUD
Category: History | 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
Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction by Daniel K. Gardner
$16.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
To understand China, it is essential to understand Confucianism. First formulated in the sixth century BCE, the teachings of Confucius would come to dominate Chinese society, politics, economics, and ethics. In this Very Short Introduction, Daniel K. Gardner explores the major philosophical ideas of the ...Show more
Dada and Surrealism by David Hopkins
$22.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding thesemovements: ...Show more