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Oxford very short introductions volume 3
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 2
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 27
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 183
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 243
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians Theda Perdue and Michael Green begin by describing how nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers followed the bison and woolly mammoth over the...
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Oxford very short introductions volume 32
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 167
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 66
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
"Mathematics is a subject we are all exposed to in our daily lives, but one which many of us fear. In this introduction, Timothy Gowers elucidates the most fundamental differences, which are primarily philosophical, between advanced mathematics and what we learn at school, so that one emerges with a clearer understanding of such paradoxical-sounding concepts as 'infinity', 'curved space', and 'imaginary numbers'. From basic ideas, through to philosophical...
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Oxford very short introductions volume 11
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
An ideal introduction to Judaism as a religion and way of life. In addition to surveying the nature and development of Judaism, this Very Short Introduction outlines the basics of practical Judaism -- its festivals, prayers, customs, and various sects. Modern concerns and debates of the Jewish people are also addressed, such as the impact of the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel, the status of women, and medical and commercial ethics...
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Oxford very short introductions volume 9
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 126
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 14
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Author
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Oxford very short introductions volume 99
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Author
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Oxford very short introductions volume 7
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Author
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Oxford very short introductions volume 194
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Author
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Oxford very short introductions volume 79
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 181
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 252
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Oxford very short introductions volume 203
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Abraham Lincoln was a fatalist who promoted freedom; he was a classical liberal who couched liberalism's greatest deed - emancipation of the slaves - in the unliberal language of divine providence; he was a religious doubter who became a national icon bordering on religion; and he was a rights-oriented liberal who appealed to natural law when confronting slavery"--Provided by publisher.
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Oxford very short introductions volume 128
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
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