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Depression by Jan Scott
$18.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and how are they treated? Can a small child be diagnosed with depression and treated with antidepressants - and should they be? Covering depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder, this Very Short Introduction gives a brief ac ...Show more
Derrida: A very short introduction by Simon Glendinning
$15.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher, developed his critical technique known as 'deconstruction'. His work is associated with ideas surrounding both post-structuralism and post-modern philosophy, and he was known to have challenged some of the unquestioned assumptions of our philosophical tradition. ...Show more
Descartes: A Very Short Introduction by Tom Sorell
$29.95 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Rene Descartes had a short working life, and his output was small, yet he made significant contributions to philosophy and science. This book shows that Descartes was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of a new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his metaphysics to support his ...Show more
Design by John Heskett
$24.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
John Heskett wants to transform the way we think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal, and the car we drive to work in, to the medical equipment used to save lives. Design combines 'need' and 'desire' in the form of a practical ...Show more
Dictionaries by Lynda Mugglestone
$15.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Do, or should, dictionaries control language? How do they treat language change, both now and in the past? Which words do dictionaries leave out - and on what grounds? Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone ...Show more
Diplomacy by Joseph M. Siracusa
$25.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Like making war, diplomacy has been around a very long time, at least since the Bronze Age. It was primitive by today's standards, there were few rules, but it was a recognizable form of diplomacy. Since then, diplomacy has evolved greatly, coming to mean different things, to different persons, at diffe ...Show more
Drugs: A Very Short Introduction by Leslie L. Iversen
$29.95 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
During the 20th century, the introduction of new medicines for the treatment of infections, heart disease, cancer, and mental illnesses and the oral contraceptive have altered all of our lives. This work gives an account of how drugs work in the body, and reviews both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffe ...Show more
Economics : a Very Short Introduction by Partha Dasgupta
$29.99 NZD
Category: Business & Investing | Series: Very Short Introductions S.
Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of t ...Show more
Education: A Very Short Introduction by Gary Thomas
$21.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas explores how and why education has evolved has it has. Examining education worldwide, he explains the way schools work, noting how curricula are remarkably consistent around the world. Delving into some of the big questions, Thomas explor ...Show more
Engineering: A Very Short Introduction by David Blockley
$20.99 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Very Short Introductions
Engineering is part of almost everything we do - from the water we drink and the food we eat, to the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on. In this Very Short Introduction, David Blockley explores the nature and practice of engineering, its history, its scope, and its relationship ...Show more
English Literature : A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Bate
$24.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Sweeping across two millennia and every literary genre, acclaimed scholar and biographer Jonathan Bate provides a dazzling introduction to English Literature. The focus is wide, shifting from the birth of the novel and the brilliance of English comedy to the deep Englishness of landscape poetry and the ...Show more
Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction by Catherine Wilson
$18.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Very Short Introductions
Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. However it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy that emphasized simplicity and moderation, and considered nature to consist of atoms and the void. Epicure ...Show more