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Less than 450 years ago, all European scholars believed that the Earth was at the centre of a Universe that was at most a few million miles in extent, and that the planets, sun, and stars all rotated around this centre. Less than 250 years ago, theybelieved that the Universe was created essentially in its present state about 6000 years ago. Even less than 150 years ago, the view that living species were the result of special creation by God was still dominant. The recognition by Charles Darwin andAlfred Russel Wallace of the mechanism of evolution by natural selection has completely transformed our understanding of the living world, including our own origins.In this Very Short Introduction Brian and Deborah Charlesworth provide a clear and concise summary of the process of evolution by natural selection, and how natural selection gives rise to adaptations and eventually, over many generations, to newspecies. They introduce the central concepts of the field of evolutionary biology, as they have developed since Darwin and Wallace on the subject, over 140 years ago, and discuss some of the remaining questions regarding processes. They highlight thewide range of evidence for evolution, and the importance of an evolutionary understanding for instance in combating the rapid evolution of resistance by bacteria to antibiotics and of HIV to antiviral drugs.

'I rejoice', Doctor Johnson, 'to concur with the Common Reader.' For the last century, the tastes and preferences of the common reader have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaginglook through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why.John Sutherland shows that bestseller lists monitor one of the strongest pulses in modern literature and are therefore worthy of serious study. Along the way, he lifts the lid on the bestseller industry, examines what makes a book into a bestseller, andasks what separates bestsellers from canonical fiction.Exploring the relationship between bestsellers and the fashions, ideologies, and cultural concerns of the day, the book includes short case-studies and lively summaries of bestsellers through the years: from In His Steps - now almost totally forgotten,but the biggest all-time bestseller between 1895 and 1945, to Gone with the Wind and The Andromeda Strain, and The Da Vinci Code.- John Sutherland a

Film is considered by some to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century. It is many things, but it has become above all a means of telling stories through images and sounds. The stories are often offered to us as quite false, frankly andbeautifully fantastic, and they are sometimes insistently said to be true. But they are stories in both cases, and there are very few films, even in avant-garde art, that don't imply or quietly slip into narrative. This story element is important, and isclosely connected with the simplest fact about moving pictures: they do move.Even the older meanings of the word 'film' - a membrane, a covering, a veil, an emanation - now seem to have something to do with moving pictures. Many people believe films are an instrument of illusion, an emphatic way of seeing what is not there

The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home décor andcontemporary fashion. Nick Groom shows how the Gothic has come to encompass so many meanings by telling the story of the Gothic from the ancient tribe who sacked Rome to the alternative subculture of the present day.This unique Very Short Introduction reveals that the Gothic has predominantly been a way of understanding and responding to the past. Time after time, the Gothic has been invoked in order to reveal what lies behind conventional history. It is a way ofdisclosing secrets, whether in the constitutional politics of seventeenth-century England or the racial politics of the United States. While contexts change, the Gothic perpetually regards the past with fascination, both yearning and horrified. Itreminds us that neither societies nor individuals can escape the consequences of their actions.The anatomy of the Gothic is richly complex and perversely contradictory, and so the thirteen chapters here range deliberately widely. This is the first time that the entire story of the Gothic has been written as a continuous history: from thehistorians of late antiquity to the gardens of Georgian England, from the mediaeval cult of the macabre to German Expressionist cinema, from Elizabethan Revenge Tragedy to American consumer society, from folk ballads to vampires, from the past to thepresent.The Gothic: A Very Short IntroductionNick GroomVery Short Introductions Examines all aspects of the 'Gothic', including architecture, fiction, culture, literature, poetry, photography, and film Explores the historical meanings of the term and its origins Presents a rich and complex history that offers striking new ways of understanding and looking at modern culture and identity Considers the contemporary Gothic phenomenon Part of the best-selling Very Short Introductions series - over five million copies sold worldwideThe Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home décor andcontemporary fashion. Nick Groom shows how the Gothic has come to encompass so many meanings by telling the story of the Gothic from the ancient tribe who sacked Rome to the alternative subculture of the present day.

Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of thesubject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technicalterms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.In this new edition Graham Priest expands his discussion to cover the subjects of algorithms and axioms, and proofs in mathematics.

The Selfish Gene40th Anniversary editionFourth EditionRichard DawkinsRichard Dawkins - Az önző gén (angol)Table of ContentsIntroduction to 30th anniversary editionPreface to 1989 2nd editionForeword to 1976 1st editionPreface to 1976 1st edition1: Why are people?2: The replicators3: Immortal coils4: The gene machine5: Aggression: stability and the selfish machine6: Genesmanship7: Family planning8: Battle of the generations9: Battle of the sexes10: You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours11: Memes: the new replicators12: Nice guys finish first13: The long reach of the geneEpilogue to 40th anniversary editionEndnotesReviews from earlier editionsUpdated bibliographyIndex and key to bibliography

What is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented?Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease and its main aim is to improve the health of populations. It's a vital field, central to the health of society, to the identification of causes of disease, and to their management andprevention.Epidemiology has had an impact on many areas of medicine

Bagoly barátunk szépen megpucolt. Felhúzta a nyúlcipőt. Elhúzta a csíkot. Olajra lépett. Elpárolgott. Köddé vált, felszívódott! Úgy meglógott, hogy csak na. Vagy talán elrabolták? Minden esetre az egész Nevenincs erdő őt akarja megtalálni. Segíts te is akeresésben, és mulass jól! Azon ráérsz csodálkozni, hogy vajon mikor került a fejedbe a földrajzi nevek helyesírása. A nyelvtan ötöst pedig zsebeld csak be érte nyugodtan! Bosnyák Viktória ismert és hasznos meséje a Tintató Kiadó Tengernyi tudássorozatában vidám, új kerettörténetet kapott, amiből kiderül, hogy Körtemájer-Sercli kapitánynak, a kék medvének ehhez az esethez is van valami köze. A könyvet Dudás Győző beszédes, csupa érzelem rajzai teszik igazán szerethetővé.

German philosophy remains the core of modern philosophy. Without Kant, Frege, Wittgenstein, and Husserl there would be no Anglo-American 'analytical' style of philosophy. Moreover, without Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, the 'ContinentalPhilosophy' of Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou, and Zizek, which has had major effects on humanities subjects in recent years, is incomprehensible. Knowledge of German philosophy is, then, an indispensable prerequisite of theoretically informed studyin the humanities as a whole.German Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction discusses the idea that German philosophy forms one of the most revealing responses to the problems of 'modernity'. The rise of the modern natural sciences and the related decline of religion raises a seriesof questions, which recur throughout German philosophy, concerning the relationships between knowledge and faith, reason and emotion, and scientific, ethical, and artistic ways of seeing the world.There are also many significant philosophers who are generally neglected in most existing English-language treatments of German philosophy, which tend to concentrate on the canonical figures. This Very Short Introduction will include reference to thesethinkers and suggests how they can be used to question more familiar German philosophical thought.

Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Professor Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel'sphilosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works.

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 tothe deep Englishness of landscape poetry and the ethnic diversity of Britain's Nobel literature laureates. It goes on to provide a more in-depth analysis, with close readings from an extraordinary scene in King Lear to a war poem by Carol Ann Duffy, anda series of striking examples of how literary texts change as they are transmitted from writer to reader.The narrative embraces not only the major literary movements such as Romanticism and Modernism, together with the most influential authors including Chaucer, Donne, Johnson, Wordsworth, Austen, Dickens and Woolf, but also little-known stories such as theidentity of the first English woman poet to be honoured with a collected edition of her works. Written with the flair and passion for which Jonathan Bate has become renowned, this book is the perfect Very Short Introduction for all readers and studentsof the incomparable literary heritage of these islands.

Happiness is an everyday term in our lives, and most of us strive to be happy. But defining happiness can be difficult.In this Very Short Introduction, Dan Haybron considers the true nature of happiness. By examining what it is, assessing its importance in our lives, and how we can (and should) pursue it, he considers the current thinking on happiness, from psychology tophilosophy.Illustrating the diverse routes to happiness, Haybron reflects on contemporary ideas about the pursuit of a good life and considers the influence of social context on our satisfaction and well-being.

Considers secularism as an approach to the ordering of communities, nations, and states Looks at how secularism provides a framework for engaging directly with the most contentious political and legal issues of our time: 'blasphemy', 'apostasy', religious persecution, religious discrimination, religious schools, and freedom of beliefand thought in a divided world Discusses the struggle for power between churches and governments in Europe which formed the background to the development of modern separation between religion and state Previously published in hardback as Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide

Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text.Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the Hebrew Bible) and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, andProtestants. He looks at the rise of modern biblical scholarship as well as the recovery of ancient Near Eastern literatures and their significance for biblical interpretation. One particularly interesting section examines three principal characters ofthe Old Testament-Abraham, Deborah, and David-illuminating important themes connected with them, such as Abraham and covenant and David as poet and warrior.Coogan explores the use of invented dialogue and historical fiction in the Old Testament, the presence of mythic elements in apparently historical accounts, and the relationship of ancient Israelite myths to those of their neighbors. The book considersthe Old Testament's idea of divine justice, especially in Ecclesiastes and Job, and looks at notions of the afterlife in the ancient Near East and in ancient Israel. Coogan highlights the significance of the history and literature of the Old Testamentand describes how non-biblical evidence, such as archaeological data and texts, has placed the Old Testament in a larger and more illuminating context. The book also discusses law and ritual in the Bible as well as the biblical understandings ofprophecy.

The first narrative on the emergence of North American Indigenous literatureA place for discovery of virtually unknown literary achievements by Indigenous peopleAn entry into fascinating Indigenous ways of life and worldviewsTable of ContentsList of illustrations1. The man made of words2. Oral literatures3. To write in English4. From artifact to intellectual5. Indigenous literary studies6. The indigenous novel7. Indigenous futurityFurther reading

Almost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world?Taking a fresh approach to the study of the Soviet Union, this Very Short Introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time. Stephen Lovell examines aspects of patriotism, political violence, poverty,and ideology

Bosnyaïk Viktoïria először maïsfeïl eïvtizede megjelent könyve, A siraïly a kiraïly? nem veïletlenuùl ismert eïs közkedvelt orszaïgszerte az aïltalaïnos iskolaïk alsoï tagozataïban.E kedves mese segiïtseïgeïvel ugyanis a gyerekek szoïrakozva tanulhatjaïk meg az LY-os szavak legjavaït. Olvashatjaïk önaïlloïan, vagy feldolgozhatjaïk közösen, iïgy is, uïgy is hasznos.Most a Tintatoï Kiadoï Tengernyi Tudaïs sorozataïban jelent meg, ahol az elterjedt meseregeïny baïjos kiegeïsziïto? keretet kapott. Mivel maga az LY-t taniïtoï mese minden vaïltoztataïs neïlkuùl az eredeti formaïban olvashatoï, az önmagaïban iseïrtelmezhető, pedagoïgusoknak, maïr kidolgozott, joïl bevaïlt tanmenetuùktől, jaïteïkos feladataiktoïl emiatt nem kell elteïrniuùk.Az uïj, bőviïtett kiadaïshoz ingyenes feladatlapok eïs okleveïl letölthető a Tintatoï Kiadoï honlapjaïroïl. A könyvet Dudaïs Győző csupa eïrzelem rajzai teszik kedvesseï, aïteïlhetőveï.A Tintatoï Kiadoï Tengernyi tudaïs sorozata jaïtszva taniït Bosnyaïk Viktoïria reïgi eïs uïj meseïivel.

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew's Very Short Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Britain is a sharp but subtle account of remarkable economic and social change andan even more remarkable political stability. Britain in 1789 was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half Celtic. By 1914, when it faced its greatest test since the defeat of Napoleon, it was largely urban and English. ChristopherHarvie and Colin Matthew show the forces behind Britain's rise to its imperial zenith, and the continuing tensions within the nations and classes of the 'union state'.

Schizophrenia is the archetypal form of madness. Schizophrenia is a common disorder and has a devastating effect on sufferers and their families-patients typically hear voices in their heads and hold bizarre beliefs. The schizophrenic patient presentedto the public in sensational press reports and lurid films bears little resemblance to reality of the illness. This book describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses, and the treatments that have been applied. It alsosummarizes the most up-to-date knowledge available about the biological bases of this disorder. Finally it attempts to give some idea of what it is like to have schizophrenia and what this disorder tells us about the relationship between mind and brain.

What is fascism? Is it revolutionary? Or is it reactionary? Can it be both?Fascism is notoriously hard to define. How do we make sense of an ideology that appeals to streetfighters and intellectuals alike? That is overtly macho in style, yet attracts many women? That calls for a return to tradition while maintaining afascination with technology? And that preaches violence in the name of an ordered society?In the new edition of this Very Short Introduction, Kevin Passmore brilliantly unravels the paradoxes of one of the most important phenomena in the modern world-tracing its origins in the intellectual, political, and social crises of the late nineteenthcentury, the rise of fascism following World War I, including fascist regimes in Italy and Germany, and the fortunes of 'failed' fascist movements in Eastern Europe, Spain, and the Americas. He also considers fascism in culture, the new interest intransnational research, and the progress of the far right since 2002.

Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such asthe advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, Bill Bynum offers insights into medicine's past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies.

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attemptedparliamentary reform.

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What is innovation? How is innovation used in business? How can we use it to succeed?Innovation, the ways ideas are made valuable, plays an essential role in economic and social development, and is an increasingly topical issue. Over the last 150 years our world has hit an accelerated rate of transformation. From aeroplanes to televisionand penicillin, and from radios to frozen food and digital money, the fruits of innovation surround us.This Very Short Introduction looks at what innovation is and why it affects us so profoundly. It examines how it occurs, who stimulates it, how it is pursued, and what its outcomes are, both positive and negative. Considering innovation today, anddiscussing future disruptive technologies such as AI, which have important implications for work and employment, Mark Dodgson and David Gann consider the extent to which our understanding of innovation has developed over the past century and how it mightbe used to interpret the global economy.