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A Very Short IntroductionChina today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. This   Very Short Introduction provides an accessible guide to why China looks the way it does today, and how it got there....

Causation is a central topic in many areas of philosophy, including metaphysics,        epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics, history of philosophy, and philosophy of        science. Thirty-seven specially written chapters by some of the world's leading        philosophers provide the most comprehensive critical guide available to...

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Journeying through the writings and activism of anti-colonial thinkers, anti-globalization protesters, and queer activists, Rao demonstrates that important currents of Third World protest have long battled against both the international and the domestic, in a manner that combines nationalist and cosmopolitan sensibilities....

What Everyone Needs to KnowWhen CNBC reporter Rick Santelli angrily called for a 'tea party' from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in February 2009, the specific target of his wrath was a new government program to help distressed homeowners with crushing mortgages. Yet there was also a more general target: the government's increasing...

A Very Short IntroductionParticle Physics provides a compelling introduction to the fundamental constituents of the universe. Beginning with a guide to what matter is made of and how it evolved, the author goes on to describe the techniques used to study it. He discusses quarks, electrons, and the neutrino, exotic matter, and antimatter. He also...