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A Very Short IntroductionFor the last century, the tastes and preferences of readers of fiction have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this  Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why....

A Very Short IntroductionAntisemitism has been a chillingly persistent presence throughout the last millennium, culminating in the dark apogee of the Holocaust. Steven Beller examines and untangles the history of the phenomenon: from medieval religious conflict, to its growth as a political and ideological movement in the 19th century, and 'new'...

This book explores the nature of finiteness, clarifying what it is and establishing its usefulness and limitations. Leading scholars look from a range of perspectives at how finiteness is conceived in formal and functional theories of grammar; at its cross-linguistic manifestations; at the finite/nonfinite opposition in individual languages; and at...

A Very Short Introduction 2/eLiterary Theory: A Very Short Introduction offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, human identity, and the power of language. Fully updated for 2011 and including a new chapter on 'Ethics and aesthetics', it steers a clear and lucid path through an often impenetrable subject....

Unlike most other discussion of responsibility, which focus on the idea that to be responsible, agents must in some sense act voluntarily, this book focuses on the relatively neglected idea that they must in some sense know what they are doing. Because it integrates first-and-third personal elements, this account is well suited to capture the...

Technological Creativity and Economic ProgressBeginning with a fascinating, concise history of technological progress, Mokyr        traces major inventions and innovations that have transformed society since ancient        Greece and Rome. What were the causes of technological creativity? Mokyr        distinguishes between the relationship of...