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Dinah Birch
Anthony Trollope

This Very Short Introduction will place Trollope's work in the context of his life and times, drawing on recent scholarship to illuminate his central interests and literary strategies. Readers will find a…

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James Loxton
Authoritarianism

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We constantly hear about the threat of authoritarianism, whether in the form of communist China or at the hands of people like Donald Trump in the United States. But what is it exactly? This Very Short In…

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Nick James
Cancer

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Cancer is a problem that touches virtually everyone either directly or indirectly. As one of the biggest killers in the Western world it is feared by many people. In this Very Short Introduction, Nick Jam…

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Monica Duffy Toft
Civil Wars: A Very Short Introduction

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Civil wars are the most common form of large-scale political violence. They are usually nasty, brutish, and long. Their causes are complex; ranging from fights over access to housing, jobs, and arable lan…

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Sean Murphy, Rachel Player
Cryptography

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Cryptography is a part of everyday life, with most of us being daily users of it, often without knowing. In this second edition, Sean Murphy and Rachel Player explain how cryptography works, discuss its i…

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L. Sandy Maisel (Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government Emeritus, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government Emeritus, Colby College), Jennifer A. Yoder (Robert E. Diamond Professor of Government and Global Studies, Robert E. Diamond Professor of Government and Global Studies, Colby College)
Elections: A Very Short Introduction

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Elections occur in all democracies and many non-democratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to govern. They connect citizens to those whom they choos…

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Roger Trigg
Faith: A Very Short Introduction

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This Very Short Introduction argues that all faith needs reason, putting contemporary discussions into historical perspective, and shows that faith also involves a commitment to action. It matters for all…

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Katharine Jenkins
Feminist Philosophy

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Katharine Jenkins offers an introduction to feminist philosophy, giving the reader an idea of what it is, why it is important, and how to think about it. She explores key topics such as gender oppression,…

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Ara H. Merjian
Futurism

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From the motorcar to the radio, modern technology radically transformed urban life by the first decade of the twentieth century. This Very Short Introduction explores the ideas, works, key figures, and de…

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Antoinette Burton
Gender History: A Very Short Introduction

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This introduction to the field of gender history offers a set of working definitions of gender as a descriptive category and as a category of historical analysis, tracing the emergence, usage, and applica…

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Juliette Atkinson
George Eliot

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This Very Short Introduction aims to show the extraordinary sophistication and self-awareness of Eliot's fiction, which resists any kind of moral or artistic simplification.

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Matthew Townend
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction

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This Very Short Introduction provides an accessible and authoritative guide to Tolkien's works, and it places The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in the context of his full body of writings.

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Joshua Landy
Marcel Proust: A Very Short Introduction

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Marcel Proust (1871-1922) was arguably France's best-known literary writer. He wrote stories, essays, translations, and a 3,000-page novel, In Search of Lost Time (1913-27). This book is a brief guide to…

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E. J. Clery
Mary Wollstonecraft

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This Very Short Introduction will examine the conditions for Mary Wollstonecraft's formation as a feminist, and will go on to look at Wollstonecraft as an educator, a political thinker, and a romantic.

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Emma Borg, Sarah A. Fisher
Meaning

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Our ability to use written and spoken signs to mean things is so integral to the kind of creatures we are, we seldom notice how incredible this ability is. Yet on reflection, meaning seems entirely myster…

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Lucas A. Powe Jr.
Media Law: A Very Short Introduction

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Media Law: A Very Short Introduction provides a clear and engaging account of the development and status of the law relating to all media-newspapers, magazines, books, broadcasting, the Internet-in the Un…

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Antulio J. Echevarria
Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction

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Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction adapts Clausewitz's framework to highlight the dynamic relationship between the main elements of strategy: purpose, method, and means. Drawing on historical ex…

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Ross Brann
Moses Maimonides

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Moses Maimonides, a scientist, physician, philosopher, rabbinic scholar, and communal leader, was perhaps the most important Jewish figure of the pre-modern age. In this accessible introduction, Ross Bra…

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Christian W. Mcmillen
Pandemics: A Very Short Introduction

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A concise and comprehensive account of pandemics throughout human history, including plague, tubercolosis, smallpox, malaria, cholera, HIV, and COVID-19.

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Fernanda Ferreira
Psycholinguistics

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This Very Short Introduction to psycholinguistics is an accessible and engaging description of how people use language. Talking and understanding language probably seem like simple and straightforward ski…

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