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Ritual: A Very Short Introduction by Barry Stephenson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Ceremonies & Celebrants | Series: Very Short Introductions
Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What i ...Show more
Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Salway
$20.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | 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
Russell by A.C. Grayling
$29.95 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Very Short Introductions
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. ...Show more
Russian History by Geoffrey Hosking
$21.99 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Very Short Introductions
Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia's territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has open and vulnerable l ...Show more
Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Catriona Kelly
$17.95 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Explores the place and importance of literature in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? This book uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare', as an example.
Science and Religion (A Very Short Introduction) by DIXON THOMAS
$27.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these ...Show more
Social Psychology: A Very Short Introduction by Richard J. Crisp
$18.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Social psychology is about the people who populate our everyday lives, and how they affect our 'personal universe', defining who we are, and shaping our behaviour, beliefs, attitudes, and ideology. In an age where we've mapped the human genome and explored much of the physical world, the study of people ...Show more
Spirituality by Philip Sheldrake
$21.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
It has been suggested that "spirituality" has become a word that "can define an era". Why? Because paradoxically, alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations, the growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a variety of contexts is a striking aspect of contemporary western ...Show more
Sport: A Very Short Introduction by Mike Cronin
$21.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety ...Show more
Structural Engineering: A Very Short Introduction by David Blockley
$21.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Have you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner? Everything has structure. Structure is the difference between a random pile of components and a fully functional object. Through structure the parts connect to make the whole. Natural structur ...Show more
Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Stewart
$21.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
In the 1800s mathematicians introduced a formal theory of symmetry: group theory. Now a branch of abstract algebra, this subject first arose in the theory of equations. Symmetry is an immensely important concept in mathematics and throughout the sciences, and its applications range across the entire sub ...Show more
Taxation: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Smith
$20.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Taxation is crucial to the functioning of the modern state. Tax revenues pay for public services - roads, the courts, defence, welfare assistance to the poor and elderly, and in many countries much of health care and education too. More than one third of national income in the industrialized (OECD) coun ...Show more