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Very Short Introductions (VSI) is a book series published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). The books are concise introductions to particular subjects, intended for a general audience but written by experts. Most are under 200-pages long.
Chapters from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984: History – U.K. 020: The Tudors: John Guy: 10 August 2000 29 August 2013 (2nd ed.) Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984: History – U.K. 021: Stuart Britain: John Morrill: 10 August 2000: Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984: History ...
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. [ 2 ]
Leading 20th-century authors at Oxford University include C. S. Lewis (works including The Chronicles of Narnia series of seven books) and J. R. R. Tolkien (works including Middle-earth books). Inspector Morse is a detective book series based in Oxford, by Colin Dexter. It has spawned a successful television series.
Oxford History of England; The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction; A History of Negro Education in the South; The History of Scottish Theology; Oxford History of the United States; A History of US; Oxford History of Wales; History, Labour, and Freedom; Home University Library of Modern Knowledge; The Hounds of the Morrigan; How ...
This is a list of people from the University of Oxford in academic disciplines. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the university, and others held fellowships at a college. This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford; for other lists, please see the main article List of ...
Clark was born in Darlington and studied experimental psychology at Oxford University.He trained as a clinical psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry.He then returned to teach at Oxford University where he became a professor, then returned to the IOP where in 2000 he became head of psychology and founded the centre for anxiety disorders and trauma at the IOP and associated Maudsley ...
The University of Oxford began to award doctorates for research in the first third of the 20th century. The first Oxford DPhil in mathematics was awarded in 1921. [60] The list of distinguished scholars at the University of Oxford is long and includes many who have made major contributions to politics, the sciences, medicine, and literature.