Oxford University Press

A Very Short IntroductionThis clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. Importantly, this book explains how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles originates in western art production and can obscure other approaches, as well as art from non-western cultures....

'many men compete in digging and kicking but no one at all in the pursuit of human        excellence.'Diogenes the Cynic is best remembered today for having lived in a        storage-jar, and walking the streets with a lamp in daylight, looking for an honest        man. Such stories formed part of a rich tradition of sayings and anecdotes;...

In the 'twinkling of an eye' Jesus secretly returns to earth and gathers to him all believers. As they are taken to heaven, the world they leave behind is plunged into chaos. Cars and airplanes crash and people search in vain for loved ones. Plagues, famine, and suffering follow. The antichrist emerges to rule the world and to destroy those who...

As Wall Street rose to dominate the U.S. economy, income and pay inequalities in        America came to dance to the tune of the credit cycle. As the reach of financial        markets extended across the globe, interest rates, debt, and debt crises became the        dominant forces driving the rise of economic inequality almost everywhere. Thus...

In this book Albie Sachs gives an intimate account of his extraordinary life and work as a judge in South Africa. Mixing autobiography with reflections on his major cases and the role of law in achieving social justice, Sachs offers a rare glimpse into the workings of the judicial mind and a unique perspective on modern South African history....

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