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Samuel Helfont
The Iraq Wars

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Between 1990 and 2018, the United States fought a closely intertwined series of wars in Iraq. The Iraq Wars highlight a conundrum in international history. This string of conflicts was the most persistent…

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Lawrence Buell
Henry David Thoreau

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"When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond..."Henry Da…

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Ilan Stavans
Jorge Luis Borges

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A celebration of the life and works of one of the most influential world literary figures of the twentieth century, thisVery Short Introduction traces Jorge Luis Borges's trajectory from his beginnings in…

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Paul Klenerman
The Immune System

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In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. In particular he focuses on the human immune system, considering how it evolved, the ba…

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Nancy A. Moran
Symbiosis

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringSymbiosis, the sustained and intimate associations between unrelated life forms, is now recognized as a ubiquitous phenomenon, one that has shaped evol…

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Jonathan K. Foster
Memory

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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring How can we remember certain events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday and then forget we did last week? Why does our memory seem to wor…

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Patricia Daley, Ian Klinke
Human Geography

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This book offers an exciting and contemporary entry into the study of power systems and the way in which they have been constructed, subverted, and resisted over time.

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Maurice S. Lee
Herman Melville

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Best known as the author of Moby-Dick (1851), Herman Melville is one of America's greatest writers. His achievements range from popular novels and experimental fiction to powerful poetry. His works are tr…

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Douglas A. Boyd
Oral History

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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThis Very Short Introduction is a general introduction to oral history from the interview to the archive. Douglas A. Boyd examines the oral history in…

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Philip K. Maini
Mathematical Biology

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Mathematical biology develops models which are applied to processes in biology and medicine. Philip K. Maini describes the art of modelling, what it is, why we do it.

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E. J. Clery
Mary Wollstonecraft

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Mary Wollstonecraft is widely hailed as the mother of modern feminism. The book that made her famous, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman , is a work…

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R. B. Bernstein
Alexander Hamilton

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Alexander Hamilton: A Very Short Introductionprovides a brief introduction to the life, work, and legacies of Alexander Hamilton. R. B. Bernstein explores Hamilton's role in revolution, politics, law, con…

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James E. Kelly
The Catholic Reformation

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction traces the Catholic Reformation from its beginnings in the first half of the sixteenth century, th…

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Karen A. Hudson-Edwards, Hannah S. R. Hughes
Mining

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Mining continues to evolve and today's paradigms are 'sustainable' and 'responsible mining', mining that is profitable but protects the environment, human rights, and health. Mining: A Very Short Introduc…

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Maryanne L. Fisher, T. Joel Wade
Evolutionary Psychology

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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringHow did our brains change over the course of evolution, and what did it mean for our ancestors? Why do we behave the way we do today? Evolutionary psy…

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Patricia Aufderheide
Documentary Film

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringIn this Very Short Introduction , Patricia Aufderheide takes readers along the diverse paths of documentary history and charts the lively, often fierce…

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Eli Zaretsky
Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) is now generally recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of the last century. This Very Short Introduction explores his extraordinary life and thought. His complex s…

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Peter Marshall
Thomas More

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThomas More is an enduringly fascinating and profoundly controversial figure. A brilliant scholar, his Utopia of 1516 dared to imagine how society migh…

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Anthony Welch
The Epic

The epic is an ancient, diverse, and global art form. This Very Short Introduction aims to showcase the scope and variety of epic storytelling around the world. Welch takes a global approach that traces k…

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Julia F Irwin
Humanitarianism

Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringHumanitarian crises are a central problem of modern history and contemporary international relations. According to United Nations estimates, 300 milli…

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