China today is never out of the news from international finance to human rights controversies global coverage of its rising international presence & the Chinese 'economic miracle' It seems to be a country of contradictions a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities heir to an ancient civilization that is still trying to find a modern identity This Very Short Introduction offers the reader an entry to understanding the world's most populous nation giving an integrated picture of modern Chinese society culture economy politics & art In this new edition Rana Mitter addresses China's current global position accounting for the country's growth in global significance over the past decade ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Homestyle A Cookbook is the easiest & most fun way for today's home cooks to inspire their weeknight cooking routines 75 of the most popular comfort foods get a super tasty twist using modern ingredients flavours & techniques Some recipe twists are unexpected mash-ups in global favourites such as Thai Stir-Fry IMachos & Lamb Curry Gnocchi Some are healthier versions of comforting favourites such as Quinoa Cake Huevos Rancheros Others are sinfully delicious revisions on drive-through cravings such as Chorizo Cheeseburger with Chimichurri Aioli & of course no modern foodie's manifesto is complete without a kombucha recipe (hello Pomegranate Kombucha Floats) & spiralised zucchini noodles (Shrimp Scampi Zoodle Bake is a must-try!) This cookbook is the perfect way to bring your home cooking to life have a blast in the kitchen & create unforgettable meals This book will have 75 recipes & 75 color photographs ...

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Modern Cosmology begins with an introduction to the smooth homogeneous universe described by a Friedman-Robertson-Walker metric including careful treatments of dark energy big bang nucleosynthesis recombination & dark matter From this starting point the reader is introduced to perturbations about an FRW universe their evolution with the Einstein-Boltzmann equations their generation by primordial inflation & their observational consequences These consequences include the anisotropy spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) featuring acoustic peaks & polarization the matter power spectrum with baryonic wiggles & their detection via photometric galaxy surveys redshift distortions cluster abundances & weak lensing The book concludes with a long chapter on data analysis Modern Cosmology is the first book to explain in detail the structure of the acoustic peaks in the CMB the EB decomposition in polarization which may allow for detection of primordial gravity waves & the modern analysis techniques used on increasingly large cosmological data sets Readers will gain the tools needed to work in cosmology & learn how modern observations are rapidly revolutionizing our picture of the universe ...

' In our era criticism is not merely a library of secondary aids to the understanding & appreciation of literary texts but also a rapidly expanding body of knowledge in its own right' David Lodge This anthology uses extracts from the works of the leading thinkers in the field of literary criticism to introduce the main ideas at the centre of today s literary & cultural debates Each extract begins with an introduction that places the writing in context & ends with suggestions for further reading that will help students research the subject further The new edition has been thoroughly updated & expanded to reflect the latest developments in the field so there is now more coverage of post-colonialism Queer theory & Ecocritical perspectives There are enhanced references to web & electronic sources & a glossary of key terms to help students understand the subject ...

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An engaging writing style & a strong focus on the physics make this comprehensive graduate-level textbook unique among existing classical electromagnetism textbooks Charged particles in vacuum & the electrodynamics of continuous media are given equal attention in discussions of electrostatics magnetostatics quasistatics conservation laws wave propagation radiation scattering special relativity & field theory Extensive use of qualitative arguments similar to those used by working physicists makes Modern Electrodynamics a must-have for every student of this subject In 24 chapters the textbook covers many more topics than can be presented in a typical two-semester course making it easy for instructors to tailor courses to their specific needs Close to 120 worked examples & 80 applications boxes help the reader build physical intuition & develop technical skill Nearly 600 end-of-chapter homework problems encourage students to engage actively with the material A solutions manual is available for instructors at wwwcambridgeorg Zangwill ...

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