Introduction to Chinese-English Translation: Key Concepts and Techniques (Ye Zinan)(Paperback)

Introduction to Chinese-English Translation: Key Concepts and Techniques (Ye Zinan)(Paperback)

Introduction to Chinese-English Translation is the first book published in the U.S. that addresses how to translate from Chinese into English. Part One discusses basic issues in translation. Part Two introduces ten essential skills with the help of actual translation examples. Part Three deals with

Food: The Key Concepts (Belasco Warren)(Paperback)

Food: The Key Concepts presents an exciting, coherent and interdisciplinary introduction to food studies for the beginning reader. Food Studies is an increasingly complex field, drawing on disciplines as diverse as Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies at one end and Economics, Politics and

Physical Geography: The Key Concepts (Huggett Richard John)(Paperback)

Physical Geography: The Key Concepts is a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field. It provides extended definitions of terms that are fundamental to physical geography and its many branches, covering topics such as: biogeography ecology

Afterlives of Chinese Communism: Political Concepts from Mao to XI (Sorace Christian)(Paperback)

Essays from 40 prominent scholars on key concepts in Chinese politics Afterlives of Chinese Communism includes essays from over 40 world-renowned scholars in the China field, from different disciplines, and continents. It provides an indispensable guide for understanding how the intellectual

Introduction to Data Science: A Python Approach to Concepts, Techniques and Applications (Igual Laura)(Paperback)

This accessible and classroom-tested textbook/reference presents an introduction to the fundamentals of the emerging and interdisciplinary field of data science. The coverage spans key concepts adopted from statistics and machine learning, useful techniques for graph analysis and parallel

This Is Sociology: A Short Introduction (Woodman Dan)(Paperback)

This is Sociology is a progressive, engaging and concise introduction to the key concepts for studying social life. It shows how sociology can help us understand our lives, the groups we are part of, and the rapid social changes and inequalities that shape contemporary societies. Key features:

Global Citizenship Education: A Critical Introduction to Key Concepts and Debates (Sant Edda)(Paperback)

Global Citizenship Education explores key ideas and issues within local, national and global dimensions. Including examples and case studies from across the world, the authors draw on ideas, experiences and histories within and beyond 'the West' to contribute to multifaceted perspectives on global

From Genes to Genomes: Concepts and Applications of DNA Technology (Dale Jeremy W.)(Paperback)

The latest edition of this highly successful textbook introduces the key techniques and concepts involved in cloning genes and in studying their expression and variation. The new edition features: Increased coverage of whole-genome sequencing technologies and enhanced treatment of bioinformatics

Understanding the Media (Devereux Eoin)(Paperback)

This is a lucid and lively introduction to key concepts and developments in media and media studies. The new edition, with updated case studies and a good range of online reading, is a valuable resource for both students and lecturers. - Chindu Sreedharan, Bournemouth University 'Has expanded the

Key Questions in Language Teaching: An Introduction (Benati Alessandro G.)(Paperback)

Innovative and evidence-based, this introduction to the main concepts and issues in language teaching uses a 'key questions' structure, enabling the reader to understand how these questions have been addressed by researchers previously, and how the findings inform language teaching practices

An A-Z of Applied Linguistics Research Methods (Loewen Shawn)(Paperback)

A brief and accessible introduction to the concepts and techniques used in applied linguistics research, which will be illustrated using real-life examples. The book covers both qualitative and quantitative research design, sampling procedures, instrumentation and analyses found in applied

The Philosophy of Marx (Balibar tienne)(Paperback)

A rich and accessible introduction to Marx's fundamental concepts from a key intellectual--now updated Written by one of political theory's leading thinkers, The Philosophy of Marx examines all the key areas of Marx's writings in their wider historical and theoretical context--including the

Quantum Key Distribution: An Introduction with Exercises (Wolf Ramona)(Paperback)

This textbook introduces the non-specialist reader to the concepts of quantum key distribution and presents an overview of state-of-the-art quantum communication protocols and applications. The field of quantum cryptography has advanced rapidly in the previous years, not least because with the age

Photography: The Key Concepts (Bate David)(Paperback)

Providing a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the study of photography this second edition of Photography: The Key Concepts has been expanded and updated to cover more fully contemporary changes to photography. Photography is a part of everyday life; from news and advertisements to data

Random Walks in Biology: New and Expanded Edition (Berg Howard C.)(Paperback)

This book is a lucid, straightforward introduction to the concepts and techniques of statistical physics that students of biology, biochemistry, and biophysics must know. It provides a sound basis for understanding random motions of molecules, subcellular particles, or cells, or of processes that

Illustrated Chinese Moxibustion Techniques and Methods (Chang Xiaorong)(Paperback)

This authoritative text provides a complete overview of Chinese moxibustion techniques and methods, including detailed treatments and contraindications for a wide range of conditions. The authors cover the fundamentals of theory as well as the skills and techniques practitioners will need, and

Thinking English Translation - Analysing and Translating English Source Texts (Cragie Stella)(Paperback / softback)

Thinking English Translation is a practical guide to analysing and translating English source texts. Section I focuses on pre-translation analysis where students are guided to consider the features of a variety of English texts and the various implications for translation into other languages

Introduction to Classical Chinese (Vogelsang Kai)(Paperback)

This textbook provides a comprehensive scholarly introduction to Classical Chinese and its texts. Classical Chinese is the language of Confucius and Mencius and their contemporaries, who wrote the seminal texts of Chinese philosophy more than 2,000 years ago. Although it was used as a living

Positive Psychology in Business: 101 Workplace Ideas and Applications (Lewis Sarah)(Paperback)

This accessible book draws together key ideas and techniques for applying concepts drawn from positive psychology and strengths-based management in workplace settings. It illuminates the application of various positive psychology approaches in a wide range of different workplace settings and

Statistical Methods for Business and Economics (Nieuwenhuis Gert)(Paperback / softback)

Contains an introduction to the key methods and techniques useful for a typical statistics syllabus. This book helps students to develop the skills needed to analyze, interpret and prepare data for use in business, economics and related disciplines. It covers descriptive statistics, probability,

Marx's Capital Illustrated: An Illustrated Introduction (Smith David)(Paperback)

This beginners guide to Capital illustrates the key concepts, humour, and immense vitality to be enjoyed in Marx's great

Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Miller David)(Paperback)

This Very Short Introduction introduces readers to the key concepts of political philosophy: authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationality. Accessibly written and assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, it encourages the reader to think

Yeh-Hsien a Chinese Cinderella in Chinese and English (Casey Dawn)(Paperback / softback)

Chinese Mythology: An Introduction (Birrell Anne M.)(Paperback)

In Chinese Mythology, Anne Birrell provides English translations of some 300 representative myth narratives selected from over 100 classical texts, many of which have never before been translated into any Western language. Organizing the narratives according to themes and motifs common to world