Boston, as any Bostonian will proudly tell you, has a long history of achievements and a fine heritage of preserved buildings and structures. Built on the banks of the River Witham in the late elevent

This is a fascinating and diverse collection of images from the author's extensive photographic archive recalling Wigton's rich heritage both past and present. You will be taken on a journey through t

Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 57,663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the Riv

It is hard to imagine the Middlesbrough area before its industrial might was established. In 1801, the area was a small hamlet with a population of just twenty-five. Middlesbrough's growth began with

迈克尔•本森，美国作家，知名太空摄影家，电影制片人，同时他也是纽约时报的撰稿人和记者。著有Beyond: A Solar System Voyage及Beyond: Visions Of The Interplanetary Probes。在过去十年中，他曾主办过多次大 规模的有关行星的展览。

The London to Brighton Line was opened in 1841 by the London & Brighton Railway, providing a service between London Bridge Station and the fashionable South Coast. Although the railway started carryin

Kevin Brown is the owner of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (http://www.geographicus.com), a generalist dealer in rare maps from all periods and at all value points. Kevin attended Bennington College, in Vermont, where he majored in “Pilgrimage.” Bennington fosters a “learn by doing” approach to academics, and Kevin has translated this philosophy to the map trade. He approaches ...(展开全部)

Are we what we eat? What does food reveal about how we live and how we think of ourselves in relation to others? And why do people have a strong attachment to their own cuisine and an aversion to the foodways of others? In this engaging account of the crucial significance rice has for the Japanese, "Rice as Self" examines how people use the metaphor of a principal food in conce...(展开全部)

大贯惠美子（Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney），威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校人类学系教授，以历史人类学、象征人类学见长。早年研究底特律的华人，后转向阿伊努人，再转向日本人。美国艺术与科学院院士，多次获古根海姆等其他学术奖。主要作品有：《神风特攻队日记：反思日本学生兵》（2006）；《神风特攻队、樱花与民族主义：日本历史上美学的军国主义化》（2002）；《作为自我的稻米：日本人穿越时间的身份认同》（1993）；《穿越时间的文化：人类学的路径》（主编，1990）；《作为镜子的猴子：日本历史与仪式的转化》（1987）；《当代日本的疾病与文化：人类学的观点》（1984）；《萨哈林岛阿伊努人的疾病与治疗：一个象征解释》（1981）等。 石峰，人类学博士，贵州师范大学历史与政治学院教授。