Very Short Introductions (Очень короткие введения, VSI) — серия книг, опубликованная издательством Oxford University Press (OUP). Книги представляют собой краткие введения в определённые предметы, предназначенные для широкой аудитории, но написанные экспертами. Большинство из них имеют длину менее 200 страниц. Хотя авторы могут представлять личные точки зрения, книги должны быть «сбалансированными и законченными», а также предоставлять пищу для размышлений.
Первая книга серии выпущена в 1995 году, к апрелю 2018 года было опубликовано или анонсировано 607 наименований. Книги имели коммерческий успех и были опубликованы более чем на 25 языках. Учреждения могут подписаться на онлайн-сервис, чтобы пользователи могли читать книги этой серии.
Большинство книг было написано специально для этой серии, но около 60 были переработаны из более ранних публикаций OUP: некоторые из них входили в серию «» OUP, а номера 17-24 использовали главы из «Оксфордской иллюстрированной истории Великобритании» (1984).
Список книг серии {| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px; background:#f7f8ff; margin:auto;" cellpadding="7" |- style="text-align:center; background:#e6e9ff;" !width="15" !data-sort-type="number" |# !! Тема !! Автор(ы) !! Дата публикации в британии !! Исходная публикация !! Категория |- | 001 || Classics(Антиковедение) || Mary Beard, || || 1995 |- | 002 || Music(Музыка) || || (2nd ed.) || 1998 || Музыка |- | 003 || Buddhism(Буддизм) || || (2nd ed.) || 1996 || religion |- | 004 || Literary TheoryЛитературная теория || || (2nd ed.) || 1997 || literature |- | 005 || Hinduism(Индуизм) || Kim Knott || (2nd ed.) || 1998 || religion |- | 006 || Psychology(Психология) || Gillian Butler, Freda McManus || (2nd ed.) || 1998 || psychology |- | 007 || Islam(Ислам) || || (2nd ed.) || 1997 || religion |- | 008 || Politics(Политика) || || || 1995 || politics |- | 009 || Theology(Теология) || || (2nd ed.) || 1999 || religion |- | 010 || Archaeology(Археология) || Paul Bahn (иллюстратор: ) || (2nd ed.) || 1996 || archaeology |- | 011 || Judaism(Иудаизм) || || (2nd ed.) || 1996 || religion |- | 012 || Sociology(Социология) || Steve Bruce || (2nd ed.) || 1999 || sociology |- | 013 || The Koran(Коран) || || || || religion |- | 014 || The Bible(Библия) || John Riches || || || religion |- | 015 || Social and Cultural AnthropologyСоциальная и культурная антропология || John Monaghan, Peter Just || || || sociology |- | 016 || History(История) || John Arnold || || || history |- | 017 || Roman Britain(Римская Британия) || Peter Salway || (2nd ed.) || Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 018 || The Anglo-Saxon Age(Англосаксонский период)|| John Blair || || Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 019 || Medieval Britain(Средневековая Британия) || John Gillingham, Ralph A. Griffiths || || Chapters from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 020 || The Tudors(Тюдоры) || John Guy || (2nd ed.) || Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 021 || Stuart Britain(Британия Стюартов) || John Morrill || || Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 022 || Eighteenth-Century Britain(Британия XVIII века) || Paul Langford || || Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 023 || Nineteenth-Century Britain(Британия XIX века) || Christopher Harvie, H. C. G. Matthew || || Chapters from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 024 || Twentieth-Century Britain(Британия XX века) || Kenneth O. Morgan || || Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984 || history — England |- | 025 || Heidegger(Хайдеггер) || Michael Inwood || (2nd ed.) || Past Masters series, 1997 || philosophy |- | 026 || Ancient Philosophy(Античная философия) || Julia Annas || || || philosophy |- | 027 || Socrates(Сократ) || C. C. W. Taylor || (2nd ed.) || Past Masters series, 1998 || philosophy |- | 028 || Marx(Маркс) || Peter Singer || (2nd ed.) || Past Masters series, 1980 || philosophy |- | 029 || Logic(Логика) || Graham Priest || (2nd ed.) || |- | 030 || Descartes(Декарт) || Tom Sorell || || Past Masters series, 1987 || philosophy |- | 031 || Machiavelli(Макиавелли) || Quentin Skinner || (2nd ed.) || Past Masters series, 1981 || philosophy |- | 032 || Aristotle(Аристотель) || Jonathan Barnes || || Past Masters series, 1982 || philosophy |- | 033 || Hume(Юм) || A. J. Ayer || || Past Masters series, 1980 || philosophy |- | 034 || NietzscheНицше || Michael Tanner || || Past Masters series, 1987 || philosophy |- | 035 || DarwinДарвин || Jonathan Howard || || Past Masters series, 1982 || science |- | 036 || European UnionЕвропейский союз || John Pinder, Simon Usherwood || (2nd ed.) (3rd ed.) (4th ed.) || |- | 037 || GandhiГанди || Bhikhu Parekh || || Past Masters series, 1997 || politics |- | 038 || AugustineБлаженный Августин || Henry Chadwick || || Past Masters series, 1986 || philosophy |- | 039 || IntelligenceИнтеллект || Ian J. Deary || || |- | 040 || Jung || Anthony Stevens || || Past Masters series, 1994 || psychology |- | 041 || Buddha || Michael Carrithers || || Past Masters series, 1983 || religion |- | 042 || Paul || E. P. Sanders || || Past Masters series, 1991 || religion |- | 043 || Continental philosophy || Simon Critchley || || || philosophy |- | 044 || Galileo || Stillman Drake || || Past Masters series, 1980 || science |- | 045 || Freud || Anthony Storr || || Past Masters series, 1989 || psychology |- | 046 || Wittgenstein || A. C. Grayling || || Past Masters series, 1988 || philosophy |- | 047 || Indian philosophy || Sue Hamilton || || Non-VSI, 2000 || philosophy |- | 048 || Rousseau || Robert Wokler || || Past Masters series, 1995 || philosophy |- | 049 || Hegel || Peter Singer || || Past Masters series, 1983 || philosophy |- | 050 || Kant || Roger Scruton || || Past Masters series, 1982 || philosophy |- | 051 || Cosmology || Peter Coles || || || |- | 052 || Drugs || Leslie Iversen || (2nd ed.) || || medicine |- | 053 || Russian literature || Catriona Kelly || || || literature |- | 054 || The French Revolution || William Doyle || (2nd ed.) || || history |- | 055 || Philosophy || Edward Craig || (2nd ed.) || Non-VSI, 2002 || philosophy |- | 056 || Barthes || Jonathan Culler || || Modern Masters series, Fontana Press, 1983 || philosophy |- | 057 || Animal Rights || David DeGrazia || || || |- | 058 || Kierkegaard || Patrick Gardiner || || Past Masters series, 1988 || philosophy |- | 059 || Russell || A. C. Grayling || || Past Masters series, 1996 || philosophy |- | rowspan=2 | 060 || ShakespeareGreer, Shakespeare: . Wells, William Shakespeare: . || Germaine Greer || || Past Masters series, 1986 || literature |- | William Shakespeare|| Stanley Wells || || || literature |- | 061 || Clausewitz || Michael Howard || || Past Masters series, 1983 || military |- | 062 || Schopenhauer || Christopher Janaway || || Past Masters series, 1994 || philosophy |- | 063 || The Russian Revolution || S. A. Smith || || || history |- | 064 || Hobbes || Richard Tuck || || Past Masters series, 1989 || philosophy |- | 065 || World Music || Philip V. Bohlman || (2nd ed.) || || music |- | 066 || Mathematics || Timothy Gowers || || || mathematics |- | 067 || Philosophy of Science || Samir Okasha || (2nd ed.) || || philosophy |- | 068 || Cryptography || Fred Piper, Sean Murphy || || || mathematics |- | 069 || Quantum Theory || John Polkinghorne || || || physics |- | 070 || Spinoza || Roger Scruton || || Past Masters series, 1986 || philosophy |- | 071 || Choice Theory || Michael Allingham || || |- | 072 || Architecture || Andrew Ballantyne || || || |- | 073 || Poststructuralism || Catherine Belsey || || || |- | 074 || Postmodernism || Christopher Butler || || |- | 075 || Democracy || Bernard Crick || || || politics |- | 076 || Empire || Stephen Howe || || || politics |- | 077 || Fascism || Kevin Passmore || (2nd ed.) || || politics |- | 078 || Terrorism || Charles Townshend || (2nd ed.) (3rd ed.) || || politics — military |- | 079 || Plato || Julia Annas || || || philosophy |- | 080 || Ethics || Simon Blackburn || (2nd ed.) || Being Good: An Introduction to Ethics, 2001 rev. 2003 || philosophy — religion |- | 081 || Emotion || Dylan Evans || (2nd ed.) || Emotion: The Science of Sentiment, 2001 || psychology |- | 082 || Northern Ireland || Marc Mulholland || || The Longest War: Northern Ireland’s Troubled History, 2002 || history |- | 083 || Art Theory || Cynthia Freeland || || But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory, 2001 || art |- | 084 || Locke || John Dunn|| || Past Masters series, 1984 || philosophy |- | 085 || Modern Ireland || Senia Paseta || || || history |- | 086 || Globalization|| Manfred Steger || (2nd ed.) (3rd ed.) (4th ed.) (5th ed.) || || politics |- | 087 || The Cold War || Robert J. McMahon || (2nd ed.) || || history — military |- | 088 || The History of Astronomy || Michael Hoskin || || || science |- | 089 || Schizophrenia || Chris Frith, Eve C. Johnstone || || || psychology |- | 090 || The Earth || Martin Redfern || || || science |- | 091 || Engels || Terrell Carver || || Past Masters series, 1981 || philosophy |- | 092 || British Politics || Tony Wright || (2nd ed.) (3rd ed.) || || politics |- | 093 || Linguistics || P. H. Matthews || || |- | 094 || The Celts || Barry Cunliffe || || || sociology |- | 095 || Ideology || Michael Freeden || || |- | 096 || Prehistory || Chris Gosden || (2nd ed.) || || history |- | 097 || Political Philosophy || David Miller || || || philosophy — politics |- | 098 || Postcolonialism || Robert J.C. Young || (2nd ed.) || || |- | 099 || Atheism || Julian Baggini || || || religion |- | 100 || Evolution || Brian Charlesworth, Deborah Charlesworth || (2nd ed.) || || science |- | 101 || Molecules || Philip Ball || || Stories of the Invisible: A Guided Tour of Molecules, 2001 || chemistry |- | 102 || Art History || Dana Arnold || || || art |- | 103 || Presocratic Philosophy || Catherine Osborne || || || philosophy |- | 104 || The Elements || Philip Ball || || The Ingredients: A Guided Tour of the Elements, 2002 || chemistry |- | 105 || Dada and Surrealism || David Hopkins || || |- | 106 || Egyptian Myth || Geraldine Pinch || || || myth |- | 107 || Christian Art || Beth Williamson || || || art |- | 108 || Capitalism || James Fulcher || (2nd ed.) || || politics |- | 109 || Particle Physics || Frank Close || || || physics |- | 110 || Free Will || Thomas Pink || || || philosophy |- | 111 || Myth || Robert A. Segal || (2nd ed.) || || myth |- | 112 || Ancient Egypt || Ian Shaw || (2nd ed.) || || history |- | 113 || Hieroglyphs || Penelope Wilson || || Sacred Signs: Hieroglyphs in Ancient Egypt, 2003 || |- | 114 || Medical Ethics || Tony Hope || (2nd ed.) || || medicine |- | 115 || Kafka || Ritchie Robertson || || || |- | 116 || Anarchism || Colin Ward || || || politics |- | 117 || Ancient Warfare || Harry Sidebottom || || || military |- | 118 || Global Warming || Mark Maslin || (2nd ed.) (3rd ed.) (4th ed.) || In the 3rd edition the title has changed to Climate Change || science |- | 119 || Christianity || Linda Woodhead || (2nd ed.) || || religion |- | 120 || Modern Art || David Cottington || || || art |- | 121 || Consciousness || Susan Blackmore || (2nd ed.) || |- | 122 || Foucault || Gary Gutting || (2nd ed.) || || philosophy |- | 123 || The Spanish Civil War || Helen Graham || || || history |- | 124 || The Marquis de Sade || John Phillips || || || philosophy |- | 125 || Habermas || Gordon Finlayson || || || philosophy |- | 126 || Socialism || Michael Newman || (2nd ed.) || || politics |- | 127 || Dreaming || J. Allan Hobson || || Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep, 2002 || psychology |- | 128 || Dinosaurs || David Norman || (2nd ed.) || || archaeology |-