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The Basics


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The Basics is a highly successful series of accessible guidebooks which provide an overview of the fundamental principles of a subject area in a jargon-free and undaunting format.

Intended for students approaching a subject for the first time, the books both introduce the essentials of a subject and provide an ideal springboard for further study. With over 50 titles spanning subjects from Artificial Intelligence to Women’s Studies, The Basics are an ideal starting point for students seeking to understand a subject area.

Each text comes with recommendations for further study and gradually introduces the complexities and nuances within a subject.

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Work Psychology The Basics

Work Psychology: The Basics

1st Edition

By Laura Dean, Fran Cousans
October 12, 2023

Work Psychology: The Basics provides an accessible, jargon-free introduction to the fundamental principles of work and occupational psychology. Covering key theories and models in this dynamic area, it offers a solid understanding of both academic theory and practical applications. The book ...

Economics The Basics

Economics: The Basics

4th Edition

By Tony Cleaver
October 02, 2023

Now in its fourth edition, Economics: The Basics continues to provide an engaging and topical introduction to the key issues in contemporary economics. The new edition has been fully updated to take into account recent world economic events and key developments, such as the impact of the Covid-19 ...

Translation: The Basics

Translation: The Basics

2nd Edition

By Juliane House
September 25, 2023

Translation: The Basics is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the study of translation. This revised edition includes two new chapters on culturally embedded concepts and translation in global business. All references have been updated with additional references and new quotes added. ...

Food Ethics: The Basics

Food Ethics: The Basics

2nd Edition

By Ronald L. Sandler
September 13, 2023

Food Ethics: The Basics is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the ethical dimensions of the production and consumption of food. It offers an impartial exploration of the most prominent ethical questions relating to food and agriculture, including: Should we eat animals? Are locally ...

Global Development The Basics

Global Development: The Basics

1st Edition

By Daniel Hammett
August 09, 2023

How do we try to make the world a better place, when the challenges of poverty, disease, war, conflict, and climate change continue to impact millions of lives? Global Development: The Basics is a lively and engaging introduction to the shifting landscape of global development, right from its ...

Evolutionary Psychology The Basics

Evolutionary Psychology: The Basics

1st Edition

By Will Reader, Lance Workman
July 13, 2023

Evolutionary Psychology: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction to evolutionary psychology, which examines behaviour, thoughts, and emotions in relation to evolutionary theory. Reader and Workman outline how evolutionary thinking can enhance the core areas of psychology: social, ...

Subcultures: The Basics

Subcultures: The Basics

2nd Edition

By Ross Haenfler
June 29, 2023

Subcultures: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to subcultures in a global context. This fully revised new edition adds new case studies and an additional chapter on the digital lives of subculturists as well as reflections on the relationships between subcultures and ...

Critical Thinking: The Basics

Critical Thinking: The Basics

2nd Edition

By Stuart Hanscomb
June 28, 2023

Critical Thinking: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the field of critical thinking, drawing on philosophy, communication, and psychology. Emphasising its relevance both to academic literacy and to decision-making in a range of contexts, this book introduces and explains the ...

Psychopathy The Basics

Psychopathy: The Basics

1st Edition

By Sandie Taylor, Lance Workman
June 28, 2023

Psychopathy: The Basics is an accessible text that provides a compact introduction to the major findings and debates concerning this complex personality disorder. This book provides an overview of the field and covers a wide range of research findings from genetics to psychosocial developmental ...

Jacques Lacan The Basics

Jacques Lacan: The Basics

1st Edition

By Calum Neill
June 27, 2023

Jacques Lacan: The Basics provides a clear and succinct introduction to the work of Jacques Lacan, one of the key thinkers of the twentieth century. Lacan’s ideas are applied in the study of the humanities, politics, and psychology as well as contemporary media and the arts, but their complexity ...

Totalitarianism The Basics

Totalitarianism: The Basics

1st Edition

By Phillip W. Gray
June 20, 2023

Totalitarianism: The Basics is an easy-to-read introduction into the main concepts, ideologies, and regimes associated with totalitarianism. Starting with an overview of how scholars have attempted to define totalitarianism, Phillip W. Gray begins with an examination of the various types of terms ...

Imitation The Basics

Imitation: The Basics

1st Edition

By Naomi Van Bergen, Allard Feddes, Liesbeth Mann, Bertjan Doosje
June 13, 2023

Imitation: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the topic of imitation behavior in humans, providing a summary of existing scientific research on imitation, covering everything from examples of imitation across each developmental stage to animal imitation such as monkeys imitating each other. ...

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