Although the work of Pierre Francastel (1900-1970) has long carried the label "sociology of art," it bears little resemblance to anything conventionally sociological. For too long Francastel has been unavailable to English-language readers, and hence known only through erroneous and secondhand characterizations. This translation of Art and Technology should open the way for a r...(展开全部)

Although the work of Pierre Francastel (1900-1970) has long carried the label "sociology of art," it bears little resemblance to anything conventionally sociological. For too long Francastel has been unavailable to English-language readers, and hence known only through erroneous and secondhand characterizations. This translation of Art and Technology should open the way for a r...(展开全部)

迈耶•夏皮罗（Meyer Schapiro, 1904-1996），曾为哥伦比亚大学校级教授，艺术史学科中最卓越的人物之一。与思想史界的以赛亚•伯林齐名，长期以来被认为是美术史界的传奇。夏皮罗的学术成就集中体现在其四卷本的选集中。它们是《罗马式艺术》（Romanesque Art, 1977）、《现代艺术：19与20世纪》（Modern Art: 19th and 20th Centuries, 1978）、《古代晚期、基督教早期和中世纪艺术》（Late Antique, Early Christian and Medieval Art, 1979），以及《艺术理论与哲学：风格、艺术家和社会》（Theory and Philosophy of Art: Style, Artist and Society, 1994）。夏皮罗一生获得过无数荣誉，其中包...(展开全部)

迈耶•夏皮罗（Meyer Schapiro, 1904-1996），曾为哥伦比亚大学校级教授，艺术史学科中最卓越的人物之一。与思想史界的以赛亚•伯林齐名，长期以来被认为是美术史界的传奇。夏皮罗的学术成就集中体现在其四卷本的选集中。它们是《罗马式艺术》（Romanesque Art, 1977）、《现代艺术：19与20世纪》（Modern Art: 19th and 20th Centuries, 1978）、《古代晚期、基督教早期和中世纪艺术》（Late Antique, Early Christian and Medieval Art, 1979），以及《艺术理论与哲学：风格、艺术家和社会》（Theory and Philosophy of Art: Style, Artist and Society, 1994）。夏皮罗一生获得过无数荣誉，其中包...(展开全部)

In architecture, composition refers to the conception of a building according to principles of regularity and hierarchy, or according to the principles of obtaining equilibrium. However, it is not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that the notion of composition becomes truly associated with architectural conception, notably under the influence of Jean-Nicolas-Louis ...(展开全部)

Tin was everywhere in early modern China—lining tea chests, shaping religious vessels, alloyed into coins. Yet beneath this ordinary metal lies a story of migration, technology, and governance that paved the way for China’s entry into global capitalism. The Tin Centuries uncovers how tin connected miners in Yunnan and Southeast Asia, entrepreneurs and traders across oceans, and...(展开全部)

Focusing on our complex relationship with technology, The machine and the ghost explores our culture's continued fascination with the spectral, the ghostly and the paranormal. Through a series of critical case studies and artists' discussions, this lively new collection examines topics ranging from contemporary art to cultural theory. Produced with renowned specialists within t...(展开全部)

Focusing on our complex relationship with technology, The machine and the ghost explores our culture's continued fascination with the spectral, the ghostly and the paranormal. Through a series of critical case studies and artists' discussions, this lively new collection examines topics ranging from contemporary art to cultural theory. Produced with renowned specialists within t...(展开全部)

It has often been said that the nineteenth century was a relatively stagnant period for Chinese fiction, but preeminent scholar Patrick Hanan shows that the opposite is true: the finest novels of the nineteenth century show a constant experimentation and evolution. In this collection of detailed and insightful essays, Hanan examines Chinese fiction before and during the period ...(展开全部)

Daniel R. Headrick is Professor of Social Science and History at Roosevelt University and author of numerous books on world history.