马歇尔·萨林斯：现任芝加哥大学教授。萨林斯在芝加哥长大就读于密歇根大学, 他的毕业后留在那里工作，同时也在哥伦比亚大学讲课，教授的是人类学。 萨林斯首先意识到自己是一位波利尼西亚的民族志学者和历史学家。 他的关于波利尼西亚与欧洲接触的历史理论引发了主要的人类学的争论， 并且刊登在若干国家性的新闻杂志上。 萨林斯也与他一起工作的夏威夷人民而著名， 他为了本民族的人民和文化继续工作， 他在美国、欧洲和亚洲给许多学生和教师作过演讲。 他的研究领域使他得以游历了充满异国情调的土耳其、斐济、和新几内亚， 1976年他成为了美国艺术和科学学院的院士。

马歇尔·萨林斯：现任芝加哥大学教授。萨林斯在芝加哥长大就读于密歇根大学, 他的毕业后留在那里工作，同时也在哥伦比亚大学讲课，教授的是人类学。 萨林斯首先意识到自己是一位波利尼西亚的民族志学者和历史学家。 他的关于波利尼西亚与欧洲接触的历史理论引发了主要的人类学的争论， 并且刊登在若干国家性的新闻杂志上。 萨林斯也与他一起工作的夏威夷人民而著名， 他为了本民族的人民和文化继续工作， 他在美国、欧洲和亚洲给许多学生和教师作过演讲。 他的研究领域使他得以游历了充满异国情调的土耳其、斐济、和新几内亚， 1976年他成为了美国艺术和科学学院的院士。

Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands--Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand--whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western scholarship that creates false dichotomies between past and present, between structure and event, between the individual and society. Sahlins's provocative reflections form a powerful c...(展开全部)

Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands--Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand--whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western scholarship that creates false dichotomies between past and present, between structure and event, between the individual and society. Sahlins's provocative reflections form a powerful c...(展开全部)

A rare and beautifully illustrated journey to fifty faraway worlds. There are still places on earth that are unknown. Visually stunning and uniquely designed, this wondrous book captures fifty islands that are far away in every sense-from the mainland, from people, from airports, and from holiday brochures. Author Judith Schalansky used historic events and scientific repor...(展开全部)

This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist and adventurer. Living a bacherlor's life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson's existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role of father and the unfamiliar demands of family. A late work by one of A...(展开全部)

Bernard Faure examines the study of Chan / Zen from the standpoint of postmodern human sciences and literary criticism, challenging this inversion of traditional 'Orientalist' discourse: whether the Other is caricatured or idealized, ethnocentric premises marginalize important parts of Chan thought.

Bernard Faure examines the study of Chan / Zen from the standpoint of postmodern human sciences and literary criticism, challenging this inversion of traditional 'Orientalist' discourse: whether the Other is caricatured or idealized, ethnocentric premises marginalize important parts of Chan thought.

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a biography showcasing the life and work of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist in Singapore. With a career spanning more than five decades, from pre-independent Singapore through its three Prime Ministers, Chan’s work reflects the changing political and economic environment in Singapore. Containing Chan’s origin...(展开全部)

"Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye, the greatest comic book artist you've probably never heard of. When he started making comics in Singapore as a boy of 16 in 1954, Chan expected fame and fortune to quickly follow. But just as Singapore's road to independence would be full of twists and turns, so too would Chan's own journey as an artist. Splicing together a dizzying array of art st...(展开全部)