In this detailed study Simha Arom takes a new and original approach to the understanding of the complex and sophisticated patterns of polyphony and polyrhythm that characterise African music. Considering in particular the harp, sanza, xylophone and percussion music of Central Africa, Simha Arom develops a rigorous method for the analysis of the music and for the recording and d...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 西玛•阿罗姆（Simha Arom） 乐队号手、音乐家、法国国家科学研究院(CNRS)名誉研究院长。他曾荣获法国国家科学研究院银质奖章，并四次荣获夏尔-克罗学院大奖，其中包括共和国总统奖。2008年，获得民族音乐学小泉文夫奖（东京）和Fyssen基金会国际奖。

"Structure and Architecture" is an essential textbook for students and practitioners of architecture and structural engineering. MacDonald explains the basic principles of structure and describes the ranges of structure types in current use. Furthermore, the book links these topics directly with the activity of architectural design and criticism. An update of the first edition,...(展开全部)

This textbook explains the basic principles of structure in architecture and describes the ranges of structure in current use. It links these topics directly with the activity of architectural design and criticism. The author deals with structures in a holistic way and when detailed topics are discussed these are always related back to the whole structure and the whole building...(展开全部)

This Element introduces several prominent themes in contemporary work on the epistemology and methodology of ethics. Topics addressed include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we...(展开全部)