今天，中国正发生一场与19世纪西方国家在工业化和现代化进程中经历过相似的社会巨变，其中经济增长的总量和城镇化磅礴的浪潮最为引入注目。 随着城镇化的快速步伐，中国的城乡环境已被彻底改造，建筑活动因此是必然的首要审视对象。本书以类型学为方法论，主要聚焦在2001 年后竣工的建设项目，重点研究中国当代都市建筑和都市设计。 书中论及的摩天大厦、大剧院、购物中心、商品房、艺术村、城中村、大学城等建筑类型，代表了当前中国城市的活力。这些新鲜的建筑类型，不管是20世纪末从国外引进的，还是中国本土原生的，都在21世纪之初就迅速扩散至所有的大城市。它们之中，有的是市场上最流行的发展形势；有的在规模、数量和造价方面是轰动一时或引起争议的；有的不仅为中国，而且为世界创造了一种新模型或新型的生活方式。在描画过去15年城市发展轮廓的基础上，本书各章作者还对中国建筑和城市主义作...(展开全部)

《大国诸城:21世纪中国城市与区域竞争》从类型着手，研究了全国几大富有代表性的城市及区域的发展之路，剖析了其各自发展的短板和可取之处，书中并在此基础上提出了中肯的建言，由此为中国的城市和区域发展提供最为全面的建设智慧。

This volume explores the phenomenon and trend of cultural buildings by investigating 10 typical cities in China from the first, second, and third tiers, and from the Chinese diaspora. Each grand theater design was the result of a high-profile international competition and created by global architects in collaboration with Chinese design institutes. The national and internationa...(展开全部)

Michael Mann is one of the most influential sociologists writing today. His three-volume work The Sources of Social Power, the third volume of which has just been completed, has transformed our way of thinking about power and has rewritten the history of human societies. No one interested in understanding how the modern world was shaped, how we got to where we are today and whe...(展开全部)

We are surrounded by images as never before: on Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube; on thousands of television channels; in digital games and virtual worlds; in media art and science. Without new efforts to visualize complex ideas, structures, and systems, today's information explosion would be unmanageable. The digital image represents endless options for manipulation; images seem ...(展开全部)

In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our childre...(展开全部)

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling jour...(展开全部)

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling jour...(展开全部)

In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our childre...(展开全部)

史蒂芬·卢奇（Stephen Lucci） 拥有纽约市立大学的博士学位，目前在纽约市立大学教授计算机科学课程。他曾在高性能计算领域发表了多篇论文，并且是NASA 发起的MU-SPIN 项目的学术带头人。MU-SPIN 项目旨在为NASA 培养下一代*尖的科学家和工程师。 丹尼·科佩克（Danny Kopec） 拥有爱丁堡大学博士学位，目前在纽约市立大学布鲁克林学院和纽约市立大学研究生中心任教。他发表过多篇论文，并出版过几本书，还是一位国际象棋大师。 译者简介 林赐 软件设计师、网络工程师，毕业于渥太华大学系统科学硕士专业，已翻译出版《Python神经网络编程》等多本技术图书。