In recent years the study of history has become a central area of inquiry within anthropology. While classical anthropology focused on the present, current approaches seek to "do history" by using a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches. Approaching the Past is a highly provocative and original volume that examines the issues, themes, and difficulties emerging ou...(展开全部)

Ideal for any cultural anthropology course, this brief and inexpensive collection of ethnographic case studies exposes students to fifteen different cultures. "Culture Sketches" introduces students to ethnography without overwhelming them with excessive reading material. Each sketch, or chapter, was selected for its relevance to students and for its ability to reflect the basic...(展开全部)

罗伯特·F·里瓦斯Robert F.Rivas)是美国西恩纳学院社会工作专业的教授。里瓦斯教授担任西恩纳学院本科项目主任十余年，教学领域涉及社会工作实地督导、实务、政策和研究等广阔的领域，并曾两次担任社会工作教育理事会资格评审委员会委员。里瓦斯教授的主要著作《小组工作实务导论》目前已经四次再版。 小格拉夫顿，H·赫尔(Grafton H.Hull，Jr.)是美国犹他大学的教授，社会工作本科项目主任。赫尔教授有29年的社会工作学士和硕士项目经验，是社会工作教育理事会资格评审委员会和董事会成员。赫尔教授的传记已被收入《美国和世界名人录》。

China's "Great Leap Forward" of 1958-1961 was a time of official rejoicing over the achievements of Communism, but it was also a time of immense suffering. Growing dissent among intellectuals stimulated creativity as writers sought to express both their hope for the success of the revolution and their dissatisfaction with the Party leadership and policies. But the uneasy politi...(展开全部)

The era of the printed book is at a crossroad. E-readers are flooding the market, books are available to read on cell phones, and companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple are competing to command near monopolistic positions as sellers and dispensers of digital information. Already, more books have been scanned and digitized than were housed in the great library in Alexandria...(展开全部)

The invention of writing was one of the most important technological, cultural, and sociological breakthroughs in human history. With the printed book, information and ideas could disseminate more widely and effectively than ever before—and in some cases, affect and redirect the sway of history. Today, nearly one million books are published each year. But is the era of the book...(展开全部)

康拉德•M. 阿伦斯伯格（Conrad M. Arensberg），著名美国人类学家。他为20世纪30至40年代人类学研究对象的转型——从所谓原始社会的初民群体到包括西方现代复杂社会的人群——做出了实践上和理论上的开创性贡献。同时，他也是应用人类学最早的倡导者和组织者之一。阿伦斯伯格1945-1946年当选美国应用人类学学会主席。1991年获该学会马林诺夫斯基奖。1980年当选美国人类学学会主席。 乐梅，人类学博士、博士后，在联合国世界粮食计划署工作多年。

Widely considered to be the most important German intellectual historian of the postwar period, Reinhart Koselleck has had a profound influence on contemporary historiography. With a new, interpretive introduction by the translator, this revised and corrected edition of Koselleck's most acclaimed work is once again available in English.With the advent of modernity in the late e...(展开全部)

Modernity in the late eighteenth century transformed all domains of European life -intellectual, industrial, and social. Not least affected was the experience of time itself: ever-accelerating change left people with briefer intervals of time in which to gather new experiences and adapt. In this provocative and erudite book Reinhart Koselleck, a distinguished philosopher of his...(展开全部)

Modernity in the late eighteenth century transformed all domains of European life -intellectual, industrial, and social. Not least affected was the experience of time itself: ever-accelerating change left people with briefer intervals of time in which to gather new experiences and adapt. In this provocative and erudite book Reinhart Koselleck, a distinguished philosopher of his...(展开全部)