愛德華．史都華（Edward C. Stewart） 為美國認知心理學專家，畢業於德州大學的心理學系，隨後在美國多所大學任教。他生長於一個異族通婚的家庭，家族成員來自法國、瑞士、美國南部、以及巴西，以致於他自幼即對不同文化之間的差異很有銳利的觀察能力。 米爾頓．班奈特（Milton J. Bennett） 在太平洋各小島擔任和平隊志工（Peace Corps volunteer）的經驗讓他對不同民族截然不同、但各具特色與智慧的文化模式著迷不已，畢業於明尼蘇達大學大眾傳播學系之後，於波特蘭州立大學任教，鑽研跨文化交流與自我意識研究，並於1986年成立了非營利教育單位「跨文化交流研究中心」（The Intercultural Communication Institute），2006年成立了「跨文化發展研究中心」（Intercultural Devel...(展开全部)

Manuel Castells - one of the world’s pre-eminent social scientists - has drawn together a stellar group of contributors to explore the patterns and dynamics of the network society in its cultural and institutional diversity. The book analyzes the technological, cultural and institutional transformation of societies around the world in terms of the critical role of electronic co...(展开全部)

This book offers an intimate portrait of early-twentieth-century Harbin, a city in Manchuria where Russian colonialists, and later refugees from the Revolution, met with Chinese migrants. The deep social and intellectual fissures between the Russian and Chinese worlds were matched by a multitude of small efforts to cross the divide as the city underwent a wide range of social a...(展开全部)

"American Kinship" is the first attempt to deal systematically with kinship as a system of symbols and meanings, and not simply as a network of functionally interrelated familial roles. Schneider argues that the study of a highly differentiated society such as our own may be more revealing of the nature of kinship than the study of anthropologically more familiar, but less diff...(展开全部)

"American Kinship" is the first attempt to deal systematically with kinship as a system of symbols and meanings, and not simply as a network of functionally interrelated familial roles. Schneider argues that the study of a highly differentiated society such as our own may be more revealing of the nature of kinship than the study of anthropologically more familiar, but less diff...(展开全部)

One of the most common--and wounding--misconceptions about literary scholars today is that they simply don't love books. While those actually working in literary studies can easily refute this claim, such a response risks obscuring a more fundamental question: why should they? That question led Deidre Shauna Lynch into the historical and cultural investigation of Loving Literat...(展开全部)

One of the most common--and wounding--misconceptions about literary scholars today is that they simply don't love books. While those actually working in literary studies can easily refute this claim, such a response risks obscuring a more fundamental question: why should they? That question led Deidre Shauna Lynch into the historical and cultural investigation of Loving Literat...(展开全部)

This book differs from most others of its kind, by looking at the Hong Kong issue from China’s perspective, which in turn mirrors China’s own situation. Through a legal lens, the author conducts a political and cultural examination of the past and the present, and provides a comprehensive overview of the many theories and problems concerning Hong Kong. Including reflections on ...(展开全部)

A single theme is pursued in this book - the trade between peoples of differing cultures through world history. Extending from the ancient world to the coming of the commercial revolution, Professor Curtin's discussion encompasses a broad and diverse group of trading relationships. Drawing on insights from economic history and anthropology, Professor Curtin has attempted to mov...(展开全部)

菲利普·D·柯丁，美国约翰·霍普金斯大学赫伯特·巴克斯特·亚当斯历史学教授，一直是非洲历史现代研究的先锋人物，共出版了19部著作，如《非洲印象》（Tile Image of Africa）、《大西洋奴隶贸易：一项人口调查》（The Atlan—tic Slave Trade：A Census）等，所著的《迁移致死：19世纪欧洲遭遇热带世界》（Death by Migration：Europe’s Encounter with the Tropical World in the Nineteentb Century）被《美国历史评论》杂志誉为“开创性的作品”；1983年任美国历史协会主席，并曾获得麦克·阿瑟奖。