Very Short Introductions

Writing in the New Yorker in 2017, Kathryn Schulz praised the diversity of topics covered but noted significant gaps in coverage, including an absence of women and people of colour in its 54 biographies and "a British bias in the choice of subjects". ==List of books in the series==

See List of Very Short Introductions books. ==Boxed sets==

Six boxed sets, each with a different theme, were released in 2006. Five books from the series on the given theme were included, plus the series' promotional volume A Very Short Introduction to Everything. • The Ballot Box • Politics (008) • Capitalism (108) • Democracy (075) • Socialism (126) • Fascism (077) • The Brain Box • Evolution (100) • Consciousness (121) • Intelligence (039) • Cosmology (051) • Quantum Theory (069) • The Thought Box • Hegel (049) • Marx (028) • Nietzsche (034) • Schopenhauer (062) • Kierkegaard (058) • The Basics Box • Philosophy (055) • Mathematics (066) • History (016) • Politics (008) • Psychology (006) • The Boom Box • Ancient Warfare (117) • Cold War (087) • Crusades (140) • French Revolution (054) • Spanish Civil War (123) • The Picture Box • Art History (102) • Renaissance Art (129) • Modern Art (120) • Architecture (072) • Design (136) ==See also==