Very short introductions

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O'Shea, Michael Culler, Jonathan D Close, F. E Hargreaves, Ian Frith, Uta O'Collins, Gerald Gribbin, John Benton, M. J Bynum, W. F Whiteside, Alan Warburton, Nigel Guelzo, Allen C Kerr, Fergus Le Poidevin, Robin Doyle, William Wald, Elijah Siracusa, Joseph M Cunliffe, Barry W Kalinak, Kathryn Marie Slobin, Mark Fraser, James Curtis Hendrix, Scott H Perdue, Theda Ferber, Michael Ritchie, Donald A Sargent, Lyman Tower Gaskill, Malcolm Gerber, David A Holland, Peter Carrasco, David Ince, D Restall, Matthew Glendinning, Simon Kelly, Thomas Forrest Robinson, Andrew Law, Stephen Bauckham, Richard Clark, Gillian Schwartz, Vanessa R Brown, Jonathan Kay, William K Noll, Mark A Principe, Lawrence M Morgan, Kenneth O Wood, Michael Stedall, Jacqueline A Davies, Owen Vincent, Nicholas Blundell, Stephen Mumford, Stephen Rossabi, Morris Holoman, D. Kern Tuniz, C Middleton, Nick Gwynn, David M Hosking, Geoffrey A King, A. R White, G. Edward Catling, David C Jackson, Ashley Krebs, J. R Falconer, Kenneth Davin, Delia Edmonds, Ennis Barrington Glaude, Eddie S Rice, Timothy Mizruchi, Susan L

1) The brain: a very short introduction , Very short introductions volume 144

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O'Shea, Michael

2) Literary theory: a very short introduction

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Culler, Jonathan D.

3) Particle physics: a very short introduction

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Close, F. E.

4) Journalism : a very short introduction

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Hargreaves, Ian

5) Autism: a very short introduction

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Frith, Uta

6) Catholicism: a very short introduction

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O'Collins, Gerald

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Very short introductions

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Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

c2008

7) Galaxies: a very short introduction

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Gribbin, John

8) The history of life: a very short introduction

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Benton, M. J.

9) History of medicine: a very short introduction

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Bynum, W. F.

10) HIV/AIDS: a very short introduction

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Whiteside, Alan

11) Free speech: a very short introduction

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Warburton, Nigel

12) Lincoln: a very short introduction

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Guelzo, Allen C.

13) Thomas Aquinas: a very short introduction

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Kerr, Fergus

14) Agnosticism: a very short introduction

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Le Poidevin, Robin

15) Aristocracy: a very short introduction

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Doyle, William

16) The blues: a very short introduction

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Wald, Elijah

17) Diplomacy: a very short introduction

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Siracusa, Joseph M.

18) Druids: a very short introduction

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Cunliffe, Barry W.

19) Film music: a very short introduction

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Kalinak, Kathryn Marie

20) Folk music: a very short introduction

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Slobin, Mark

21) Forensic science: a very short introduction

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Fraser, James Curtis

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Very short introductions

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

2010

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Fraser introduces the concept of forensic science and explains how it is used in the investigation of crime. He explores how forensic scientists work, from the reconstruction of events to laboratory examinations. He also considers the techniques they use, such as fingerprinting, and goes on to highlight the impact DNA profiling has had.

22) Martin Luther: a very short introduction

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Hendrix, Scott H.

23) North American Indians: a very short introduction

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Perdue, Theda

24) Romanticism: a very short introduction

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Ferber, Michael

25) The U.S. Congress: a very short introduction

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Ritchie, Donald A.

26) Utopianism: a very short introduction

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Sargent, Lyman Tower

27) Witchcraft: a very short introduction

Author

Gaskill, Malcolm

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Very short introductions

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

2010

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Throughout history, to the present day, witchcraft raises questions about the distinction between reality and fantasy, faith and proof. This book explores witchcraft, both as a contemporary phenomenon and a historical subject. It looks at witch-beliefs and accusations around the world, from pre-history to the present.

28) American immigration: a very short introduction

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Gerber, David A

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Very short introductions

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Oxford University Press

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"The United States has experienced voluntary immigration of unprecedented size and diversity throughout its colonial and national history, over the course of almost five centuries. In light of the number of migrants and migrant peoples, it is to be expected that the fundamental character of American society has been conceived in international migrations, for with the exception of the Native American population, everyone resident in America has migration...

29) The animal kingdom: a very short introduction

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Holland, Peter

30) The Aztecs: a very short introduction

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Carrasco, David

31) The computer: a very short introduction

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Ince, D.

32) The conquistadors: a very short introduction

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Restall, Matthew

33) Derrida: a very short introduction

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Glendinning, Simon

34) Early music: a very short introduction

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Kelly, Thomas Forrest

35) Genius: a very short introduction

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Robinson, Andrew

36) Humanism: a very short introduction

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Law, Stephen

37) Jesus: a very short introduction

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Bauckham, Richard

38) Late antiquity: a very short introduction

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Clark, Gillian

39) Modern France: a very short introduction

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Schwartz, Vanessa R.

40) Muhammad: a very short introduction

Author

Brown, Jonathan

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Very short introductions

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

2011

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An introduction to the major aspects of Muhammad's life and its importance, providing both Muslim and Western historical perspectives. It explains the prominent roles that Muhammad's persona has played in the Islamic world throughout history, from the medieval to the modern period.