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Very Short Introductions #21: Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction
by John Morrill
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Very Short Introductions #4: Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
by Jonathan Culler
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The Brain: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Michael Oshea
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Very Short Introductions #74: Postmodernism
by Christopher Butler
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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
by Timothy Gowers
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Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
by Paul Langford
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Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Bernard Wood
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Very Short Introductions #78: Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction
by Charles Townshend
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Jung: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Anthony Stevens
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The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Christopher Tyerman
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Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Susan Blackmore
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Very Short Introductions #36: The European Union: A Very Short Introduction
by John Pinder
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