Pelican Books Series

40 primary works • 40 total works

Book 1

Economics: The User's Guide
Economics: The User's Guide Ha-Joon Chang
4.16 avg. rating · 8276 Ratings

Book 2

Human Evolution: A Pelican Introduction
Human Evolution: A Pelican Introduction Robin I.M. Dunbar
4.08 avg. rating · 416 Ratings

Book 3

Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History
Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History Orlando Figes
4.04 avg. rating · 3028 Ratings

Book 5

Greek and Roman Political Ideas: A Pelican Introduction
Greek and Roman Political Ideas: A Pelican Introduction Melissa Lane
3.69 avg. rating · 227 Ratings

Book 7

Who Governs Britain?
Who Governs Britain? Anthony King
3.81 avg. rating · 301 Ratings

Book 8

How to See the World: An Introduction to Images, from Self-Portraits to Selfies, Maps to Movies, and More
How to See the World: An Introduction to Images, from Self-Portraits to Selfies, Maps to Movies, and More Nicholas Mirzoeff
3.71 avg. rating · 795 Ratings

Book 9

The Meaning of Science
The Meaning of Science Tim Lewens
3.64 avg. rating · 309 Ratings

Book 10

A Pelican Introduction: Social Class in the 21st Century
A Pelican Introduction: Social Class in the 21st Century Mike Savage
4.06 avg. rating · 526 Ratings

Book 11

The European Union: A Citizen's Guide
The European Union: A Citizen's Guide Christopher J. Bickerton
3.62 avg. rating · 298 Ratings

Book 13

Islam: The Essentials
Islam: The Essentials Tariq Ramadan
3.83 avg. rating · 247 Ratings

Book 14

A Pelican Introduction: Basic Income
A Pelican Introduction: Basic Income Guy Standing
3.98 avg. rating · 520 Ratings

Book 15

Think Like an Anthropologist
Think Like an Anthropologist Matthew Engelke
3.81 avg. rating · 816 Ratings

Book 16

Hermeneutics: Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information
Hermeneutics: Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information John D. Caputo
4.22 avg. rating · 216 Ratings

Book 17

Being Ecological
Being Ecological Timothy Morton
3.54 avg. rating · 778 Ratings

Book 18

Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything (Pelican Books)
Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything (Pelican Books) Graham Harman
3.7 avg. rating · 734 Ratings

Book 19

Marx and Marxism
Marx and Marxism Gregory Claeys
3.74 avg. rating · 330 Ratings

Book 20

The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene
The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene Simon L. Lewis
4.27 avg. rating · 701 Ratings

Book 21

Think Again: How to Reason and Argue
Think Again: How to Reason and Argue Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
3.35 avg. rating · 584 Ratings

Book 22

Parenting the First Twelve Years: What the Evidence Tells Us (Pelican Books)
Parenting the First Twelve Years: What the Evidence Tells Us (Pelican Books) Victoria Cooper
3.72 avg. rating · 58 Ratings

Book 23

Social Mobility and Its Enemies (Pelican Books)
Social Mobility and Its Enemies (Pelican Books) Lee Elliot Major
4.01 avg. rating · 239 Ratings

Book 24

National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy Roger Eatwell
3.8 avg. rating · 1353 Ratings

Book 25

What We Really Do All Day: Insights from the Centre for Time Use Research (Pelican Books)
What We Really Do All Day: Insights from the Centre for Time Use Research (Pelican Books) Jonathan Gershuny
3.16 avg. rating · 76 Ratings

Book 26

A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop (Pelican Books)
A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop (Pelican Books) Kevin H. O'Rourke
4.08 avg. rating · 359 Ratings

Book 27

A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace (Pelican Books)
A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace (Pelican Books) Jonathan Holslag
3.64 avg. rating · 617 Ratings

Book 28

A Pelican Introduction: Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide
A Pelican Introduction: Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide Jo Dunkley
4.28 avg. rating · 488 Ratings

Book 29

Chinese Thought
Chinese Thought Roel Sterckx
3.89 avg. rating · 196 Ratings

Book 30

The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data David Spiegelhalter
4.16 avg. rating · 5372 Ratings

Book 31

This Is Shakespeare
This Is Shakespeare Emma Smith
4.26 avg. rating · 1260 Ratings

Book 32

The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism
The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism Ruth Kinna
3.71 avg. rating · 247 Ratings

Book 33

Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth (Pelican Books)
Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth (Pelican Books) Guy Standing
4.15 avg. rating · 155 Ratings

Book 34

Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans Melanie Mitchell
4.35 avg. rating · 3486 Ratings

Book 35

Can We Be Happier? Evidence and Ethics
Can We Be Happier? Evidence and Ethics Richard Layard
3.87 avg. rating · 156 Ratings

Book 36

Feeding Britain: Our Food Problems and How to Fix Them
Feeding Britain: Our Food Problems and How to Fix Them Tim Lang
3.86 avg. rating · 128 Ratings

Book 37

The Road to Conscious Machines: The Story of AI
The Road to Conscious Machines: The Story of AI Michael Wooldridge
4.18 avg. rating · 379 Ratings

Book 38

Feminisms: A Global History (Pelican Books)
Feminisms: A Global History (Pelican Books) Lucy Delap
3.81 avg. rating · 535 Ratings

Book 39

Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency (Pelican Books)
Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency (Pelican Books) Barnabas Calder
4.21 avg. rating · 226 Ratings

Book 40

Around the World in 80 Books
Around the World in 80 Books David Damrosch
3.64 avg. rating · 664 Ratings

Book 42

How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures
How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures Robin I.M. Dunbar
3.99 avg. rating · 581 Ratings

Book 44

The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea
The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea Guy Standing
4.2 avg. rating · 40 Ratings

Book 45

Understanding Media: Communication, Power and Social Change (Pelican Books)
Understanding Media: Communication, Power and Social Change (Pelican Books) James Curran
4.11 avg. rating · 9 Ratings