Socrates: A Very Short Introduction
 This book should not have been published: Chris Taylor has produced an apalling book. Impossible to read, convoluted and meandering, 'Socrates' appears designed to make philosophy less accessible to the average reader than more. It is strange that Oxford [... more]
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Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction
Postmodernism for beginners (but then, aren't we all): Postmodernism is a tricky thing to define. According to Christopher Butler, 'it is certain of its uncertainty', and he intentionally writes 'about postmodern artists, intellectual gurus, academic [... more]
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Islam: A Very Short Introduction
Academic Judgments Now Eclipsed By History: As usual this Very Short Introduction is right on target, that is, a quick and lucid overview of a major world religion. Yet, the post-September 11th times have sadly eclipsed the author's judgment about the [... more]
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Marx: A Very Short Introduction
short and sweet: The "Very Short Introductions" series is great for us busy-bees on the go. It fits neatly in the pocket or purse for waiting rooms, staff meetings, etc. It has been said that Marx is the most influential philosopher in modern [... more]
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Politics: A Very Short Introduction
Good overview, but not clear: This book suffers from its overall argument, which is that the notion of politics has been construed, expanded, and has therefore become meaningless. In Minogue's view, if everything from reading a poem to conducting a love [... more]
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Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction
A Handy Intro. to a Popular Form of Intellectual Anarchy: For those looking to see what exactly all of this talk about Post-Structuralism is about, this is a hand, dandy place to start. (I really do give kudos to whomever thought up this series of Very [... more]
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Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Profound, Concise, Scholarly, Accessible and "Real": There is nothing more beautiful to me than a profound, concise, respectable and rigorous small book. The gift of knowledge and time such a book provides matches any beauty that I've [... more]
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Sociology: A Very Short Introduction
scattered and uninformative: I purchased this book based on the fine coverage given to other topics in the series, Literary Criticism and Politics, and am rather disappointed with this selection. The author favors an extensive use of conversational [... more]
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Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction
The End of A World: To understand Roman Britain one ought to understand the Roman Empire of which it was a part: the division between East and West, the various potentates in Gaul and Britain and so on. It also helps to understand who the various [... more]
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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
helpful to me: I have been reading Culler's more comprehensive books on Structuralism and Deconstruction. I was having trouble reading these, so I stopped and read this, along with the other "Very Short Introduction" on Poststructuralism (not [... more]
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The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
The ideal introduction to the Cold War: McMahon presents this survey of the Cold War with authority, insight, and balance. He takes us from the events of WWII that set the scene, to the US and Soviet disagreement over the disposition of Germany after the [... more]
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Logic: A Very Short Introduction
Very good, essential, compact: This book is a perfect introduction to logic. It is short and goes straight to the point. It features intelligent examples, interesting exercises and a fresh and modern style. It may seem a little too short, but the reader [... more]
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