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JULY 26, 2018

What's new in July 2018

Six new Very Short Introductions have been published online ...

JULY 9, 2018

An Introduction to the Future with VSI [video]

Explore the concept of the future, and the connections that appear across a range of topics ...

JUNE 21, 2018

What's new in June 2018

An introduction to Southeast Asia and a new edition of Prehistory: A Very Short Introduction are now available online ...

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