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Modern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction by Senia Paseta
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Category: No Category | Series: Very Short Introductions
This is a book about the Irish Question, or more specifically about Irish Questions. The term has become something of a catch-all, a convenient way to encompass numerous issues and developments which pertain to the political, social, and economic history of modern Ireland. It is a question which refuses ...Show more
Modern Italy by Anna Cento Bull
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Category: No Category | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and regeneration; projects which often had their roots in a widespread dissatisfaction with social and political reality, and perceived moral corruption. The Risorgimento, themovement le ...Show more
Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Goto-Jones
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Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions S.
Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. The aim of this Very Short Introduction is to explode the myths and explore the reality of modern Japan - by taking a concise look at its h ...Show more
Music: a Very Short Introduction by Nicholas Cook
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Category: Film & Music | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
What is music? How is it constructed? How is it consumed? Why do you enjoy it at all? In Music: A Very Short plays Introduction, Nicholas Cook invites us to really think about music and the role it plays in our lives and our ears. Drawing on a number of accessible examples, the author prompts us to call ...Show more
Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction by Maxwell Irvine
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Category: Science and Nature | Series: Very Short Introductions
With the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply. However, the term 'nuclear power' causes anxiety in many people and t ...Show more
Plants by Timothy Walker
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Category: Science and Nature | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal crops, fruit, and vegetables, but in theirmany other use ...Show more
Robotics: A Very Short Introduction by Alan Winfield
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Category: Science and Nature | Series: Very Short Introductions
Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Robots are a well-established part of manufacturing and warehouse automation, assembling cars or washing machines, and, for example, moving goods to and from storage racks for Internet mail order. More recently robots have taken their first steps into ho ...Show more
Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Salway
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Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions
For four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne and beyond. Its involvement with Rome started long before the Conquest launched by the Emperor Claudius in 43 AD, and it continued to be a part of t ...Show more
Scotland by Rab Houston
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Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Since Devolution in 1999 Scotland has become a focus of intense interest both within Britain and throughout the wider world. In this iVery Short Introduction/i, Rab Houston explores how an independent Scottish nation emerged in the Middle Ages, how it was irrevocably altered by Reformation,links with En ...Show more
Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt
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Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions
The Sikh religion has a following of over 20 million people worldwide. However,events such as the verbal and physical attacks on Sikhs just after September 11, where Sikhs were being mistaken for Muslims, suggest that the Sikh faith still remains mysterious to many. This Very Short Introduction introduc ...Show more
Southeast Asia: a Very Short Introduction by James R. Rush
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Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The eleven countries of Southeast Asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions of their residents to their political systems and levels of prosperity. These nations--Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, and East Timor-- ...Show more
The Brain: A Very Short Introduction by Michael O'Shea
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Category: Science and Nature | Series: Very Short Introductions
Provides an introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research. This book describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memor ...Show more