Lo Jung-pang argues that during each of the three periods when imperial China embarked on maritime enterprises (the Qin and Han dynasties, the Sui and early Tang dynasties, and the Song, Yuan, and early Ming dynasties), coastal states took the initiative at a time when China was divided, maritime trade and exploration peaked when China was strong and unified, and then declined ...(展开全部)

Lo Jung-pang argues that during each of the three periods when imperial China embarked on maritime enterprises (the Qin and Han dynasties, the Sui and early Tang dynasties, and the Song, Yuan, and early Ming dynasties), coastal states took the initiative at a time when China was divided, maritime trade and exploration peaked when China was strong and unified, and then declined ...(展开全部)

The Memoirs of a Polar Bear has in spades what Rivka Galchen hailed in the New Yorker as “Yoko Tawada’s magnificent strangeness”―Tawada is an author like no other. Three generations (grandmother, mother, son) of polar bears are famous as both circus performers and writers in East Germany: they are polar bears who move in human society, stars of the ring and of the literary worl...(展开全部)

The Memoirs of a Polar Bear has in spades what Rivka Galchen hailed in the New Yorker as “Yoko Tawada’s magnificent strangeness”―Tawada is an author like no other. Three generations (grandmother, mother, son) of polar bears are famous as both circus performers and writers in East Germany: they are polar bears who move in human society, stars of the ring and of the literary worl...(展开全部)

约翰·斯蒂尔·戈登，美国作家和经济历史学家。1944年生于纽约，其祖父和外祖父均在纽约股票交易所拥有席位。他1966年毕业于范德比尔特大学,获历史学学士学位。在过去的二十年，他作为全职作家，著有《华尔街上的猩红女人——十九世纪六十年代的华尔街历史》，《汉密尔顿的赐福：美国国债的兴衰史》。1999年，他出版了《伟大的博弈——华尔街金融帝国的崛起》。 祁斌，《伟大的博弈》译者。1968年生于北京。1991年毕业于清华大学物理系并留校任教。1992年赴美留学，1995年获罗切斯特大学生物物理学硕士学位并通过博士资格考试，同年转学芝加哥大学商学院，1997年获MBA学位。从1997年起开始在华尔街工作，先后在伦敦、纽约等地从事一级市场、二级市场、资产管理和风险投资等业务。曾供职于法国巴黎银行和美国高盛集团，并曾在纽约一家风险投资基金任合伙人。2000年回国加...(展开全部)

In this memoir, Paul A. Cohen, one of the West’s preeminent historians of China, traces the development of his work from its inception in the early 1960s to the present, offering fresh perspectives that consistently challenge us to think more deeply about China and the historical craft in general. A memoir, of course, is itself a form of history. But for a historian, writing a ...(展开全部)

克里斯蒂安·里特（Christiane Ritter） 奥地利艺术家、作家，一八九七年出生。一九三四年，里特与丈夫赫尔曼、探险家卡尔一起，在挪威位于北极圈内的斯瓦尔巴群岛，进行了为期一年的极地探险之旅。回到奥地利后，里特根据其经历写就《一个女人，在北极》。其德文版出版于一九三八年，而后有英、法等多语种版本。后定居维也纳，于二〇〇〇年去世。 译者简介： 赖雅静 专业译者，译有《隐页书城》《资本的世界史》等作品。

Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human . . . where is he going? What does he want? Acclaimed author Mac Barnett’s narration deftly balances suspense and emotion, as well as poignant, subtle themes, compelling us to follow the bear with each page turn. Artist...(展开全部)

克里斯蒂安·里特（Christiane Ritter） 奥地利艺术家、作家，一八九七年出生。一九三四年，里特与丈夫赫尔曼、探险家卡尔一起，在挪威位于北极圈内的斯瓦尔巴群岛，进行了为期一年的极地探险之旅。回到奥地利后，里特根据其经历写就《一个女人，在北极》。其德文版出版于一九三八年，而后有英、法等多语种版本。后定居维也纳，于二〇〇〇年去世。 译者简介： 赖雅静 专业译者，译有《隐页书城》《资本的世界史》等作品。