This stimulatingVery Short Introductionthrows open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, with a world-wide reach that goes far beyond America's...

Galina Artemyeva's stories are wise, subtle and honest. All of them are about us, ordinary people living our usual lives. These are stories about joy and sad...

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Corruption is a major problem linked to economic inequality, unemployment, crime, pollution and climate change, human trafficking and terrorism. The book exa...

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In this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the diff...

Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction is an informative, up to date discussion about the predicted impacts of global warming. It draws on material fro...

The word "governance" is ubiquitous. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on "good governance." Climate change and av...