Between Winds and Clouds tells the two-thousand-year history of Yunnan, an ethnic frontier bordered by Tibet, mainland Southeast Asia, and southwest China. Yunnan's prime geographic location turned the site into a center of cross-regional trade, and consequently, it became a desirable conquest for Eurasian rivals. Bin Yang details the fight for military control of Yunnan and it...(展开全部)

A quirky, clever guide for everyone who loves to look up. Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from history and science to art ...(展开全部)

作者简介 阿尔弗雷德•考尔德科特，享有世界声誉的英国哲学家、史学家，剑桥大学道德科学协会奠基人，伦敦国王学院逻辑与精神哲学协会主席、伦敦国王学院院长。从1896年到1898年，他被聘为维多利亚女王的御讲。在不到三年的时间里，他为维多利亚女王系统地讲述了英国的殖民史。 译者简介 周亚莉，女，甘肃西和人。1996年毕业于西北师范大学外语系英语教育专业，获文学学士学位并留校任教。2006年毕业于西北师范大学外国语学院英语语言文学专业（翻译理论与实践方向），获文学硕士学位。2007年晋升副教授。2008年被遴选为硕士研究生导师。2014年毕业于西北师范大学教育学院课程与教学论专业（英语教学论方向），获教育学博士学位，同年晋升教授。2008年赴新西兰奥克兰大学访问学习。2011年赴英国朴茨茅斯大学访问学习。先后在《中国翻译》《甘肃社会科学》等期刊发表学术论文...(展开全部)

This is a thought-provoking reading of Aristophanes' Clouds. O'Regan's principle theme is the logos, or power of argument, and its effects; she also assesses the self awareness of the second Clouds as a comedy of logos directed towards a resistant audience. Within and without the play, the logos meets defeat when confronted with human nature. The argument conveys insight into A...(展开全部)

From early times, Daoist writers claimed to receive scriptures via revelation from heavenly beings. In numerous cases, these writings were composed over the course of many nights and by different mediums. New revelations were often hastily appended, and the resulting unevenness gave rise to the impression that Daoist texts often appear slapdash and contain contradictions. A Lib...(展开全部)

In "Other Chinas" Ralph A. Litzinger investigates the politics of ethnic identity in post-socialist China. By combining innovative research with extensive fieldwork conducted during the late 1980s and early 1990s in south-central and southwestern China, Litzinger provides a detailed ethnography of the region's Yao population in order to question how minority groups are represen...(展开全部)

In "Other Chinas" Ralph A. Litzinger investigates the politics of ethnic identity in post-socialist China. By combining innovative research with extensive fieldwork conducted during the late 1980s and early 1990s in south-central and southwestern China, Litzinger provides a detailed ethnography of the region's Yao population in order to question how minority groups are represen...(展开全部)

A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth took place in Europe during the High Middle Ages, which transformed it from a world of small separate communities into a network of powerful kingdoms with distinctive cultures. In this vivid and provocative book, Robert Bartlett vividly shows how Europe was itself a product of colonization, as much as it was later a co...(展开全部)

Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variety having inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Described by Aristophanes as "the patron goddesses of idle men", clouds and the ever-changing patterns they create have long symbolized the restlessness and unpredictability of nature, and yet they are al...(展开全部)