The Basics Box: Very Short Introductions

Very Short Introductions

by Edward Craig, Timothy Gowers, John Arnold

These books are perfect to pop in your pocket now packaged to make the ideal gift! Five of the best-selling introductory books from the highly acclaimed "Very Short Introductions" series packaged in a stylish case to make the ideal gift or way-in to five of the most important subjects. This boxed set gives a great introduction to five key subjects: politics, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and history.

"Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction" by Edward Craig (ISBN-10: 0-19-285421-6/ISBN-13 978-0-19-285421-6)
"Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction" by Timothy Gowers (ISBN-10: 0-19-285361-9/ISBN-13 978-0-19-285361-5)
"History: A Very Short Introduction" by John Arnold (ISBN-10: 0-19-285352-X/ISBN-13 978-0-19-285352-3)
"Politics: A Very Short Introduction" by Kenneth Minogue (ISBN-10: 0-19-285388-0/ISBN-13: 978-0-19-285388-2)
"Psychology: A Very Short Introduction" by Gilian Butler and Freda McManus (ISBN-10: 0-19-285381-3/ISBN-13: 978-0-19-285381-3)

Paperback

First published November 23, 2006

About the author

Edward John Craig was educated at Charterhouse. He read philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge (1960–1963), and was Reader in Philosophy at Cambridge from 1992 to 1998. He became Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy in 1998, a chair he held until his retirement in 2006. He is a Fellow of Churchill College. He edited the journal Ratio from 1988 to 1992. He is also a former cricketer at first-class level: a right-handed batsman for Cambridge University and Lancashire.

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