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Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction
Hinduism is practised by eighty per cent of India's population, and by thirty million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott combines a succinct and …
OXFORD HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Now in its eleventh edition, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine includes three new authors on the writing team, bringing a fresh perspective to the content. Each page has …
Risk: A Very Short Introduction
We find risks everywhere-from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to intimacy, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They …
Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction
What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and …
Bad Medicine
Just how much good has medicine done over the years? And how much damage does it continue to do?The history of medicine begins with Hippocrates in the fifth century BC. Yet until …
Myths from Mesopotamia
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay …
Imagining AI
Chapters 16 and 19 from this book are published open access and are free to read or download from Oxford AcademicAI is now a global phenomenon. Yet Hollywood narratives dominate …
Racism: A Very Short Introduction
There is often a demand for a short, sharp definition of racism, for example as captured in the popular formula Power + Prejudice= Racism. But in reality, racism is a complex, …
Data Analysis
Statistics lectures have been a source of much bewilderment and frustration for generations of students. This book attempts to remedy the situation by expounding a logical and …
Anatomy of Corporate Law
This is the long-awaited third edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to reflect the …
Typography: A Very Short Introduction
Typography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millions of people engage daily. The widespread usage …
Vatican II: A Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), or Vatican II, is arguably the most significant event in the life of the Catholic …