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ANIMAL RIGHTS by David DeGrazia
29.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
By presenting models for understanding animals' moral status and rights, and examining their mental lives and welfare, this book explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connection with our diet, zoos, and research. It offers a moral voice with a non-polemical tone.
African History by John Parker
24.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions
Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this "Very Short Introduction" looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a ...Show more
Anaesthesia by Aiden O'Donnell
20.99 NZD
Category: Health | Series: Very Short Introductions
What do anaesthetists do? How does anaesthesia work? What are the risks? And how does the anaesthetist know if you are really asleep? Anaesthesia is a mysterious and sometimes threatening process. In this Very Short Introduction, Aidan O'Donnell takes the reader on a tour through the whole of the modern ...Show more
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Damien Keown
27.95 NZD
29.95 (6% off)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
This Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the integration of Buddhism into daily life. What are the distinctive features of Buddhism? Who was the Buddha, and what are his teachings? How has Buddhist thought developed over the centuries, and how can contempo ...Show more
CRYPTOGRAPHY by Fred C. Piper
29.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Presenting an informative introduction to the science of codebreaking, this book explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be concerned. It also highlights the explosive impact of cryptography on modern society, with, for example, th ...Show more
Cancer by Nick James
15.99 NZD
Category: Health | Series: Very Short Introductions
In 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Nine years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Ten years later, Richard Nixon echoed this pledge by declaring a 'war' on cancer. More than 30 years later, however, cancer remains one of the largest c ...Show more
Continental Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction by Simon Critchley
25.95 NZD
29.95 (13% off)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Simon Critchley discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology by explaining their place in the continental tradition.
Cosmology: a Very Short Introduction by Peter Coles
29.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Providing a non-technical introduction to cosmology, this work explains what it is and what cosmologists do. It also discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and the speculative issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.
Darwin: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Howard
27.95 NZD
29.95 (6% off)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
There is still scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology.
Descartes: A Very Short Introduction by Tom Sorell
29.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | 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
Drugs: A Very Short Introduction by Leslie L. Iversen
29.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | 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
Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction by Nigel Warburton
28.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' This slogan, attributed to Voltaire, is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find anyone prepared to defend all expression in every circumstance, especially if the views expressed incite viole ...Show more