The Fozu tongji by Zhipan (ca. 1220-1275) is a key text of Chinese Buddhist historiography. In the present volume Thomas Jülch presents his translation of the first five juan of the massive annalistic part. Rich annotations clarify the backgrounds to the historiographic contents, presented by Zhipan in a highly essentialized style. For the historical traditions the sources Zhip...(展开全部)

This volume outlines the origins of a wide range of disciplines including astronomy, agricultural science, medicine, physics, chemistry, and natural history. It provides an overview of China’s history of science and technology, which can be traced back to the pre-Qin times when the arts had free expression and the schools of thought were unrestricted. It also includes a glossar...(展开全部)

Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed as among the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as music --- an operatic tapestry of cultures, histories, languages, and principles. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films takes the reader on an unprecedented journey i...(展开全部)

达德利•安德鲁（Dudley Andrew），美国著名电影理论家，美国艺术与科学研究院委员，耶鲁大学电影中心创建者，谢尔顿•罗斯荣誉教授。获法国文化部授予的法国文化艺术勋章、美国电影与传媒研究会授予的“杰出终生事业成就奖”，著有《主要电影理论》（The Major Film Theories）、《电影理论概论》（Concepts of Film Theory）、《巴赞传》（André Bazin）、《悔恨的迷雾：法国古典电影的文化和敏感性》（Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film）等15本著作，最新力作为《电影是什么！》（What Cinema Is!）、《打开巴赞》（Opening Bazin）。

达德利•安德鲁（Dudley Andrew），美国著名电影理论家，美国艺术与科学研究院委员，耶鲁大学电影中心创建者，谢尔顿•罗斯荣誉教授。获法国文化部授予的法国文化艺术勋章、美国电影与传媒研究会授予的“杰出终生事业成就奖”，著有《主要电影理论》（The Major Film Theories）、《电影理论概论》（Concepts of Film Theory）、《巴赞传》（André Bazin）、《悔恨的迷雾：法国古典电影的文化和敏感性》（Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film）等15本著作，最新力作为《电影是什么！》（What Cinema Is!）、《打开巴赞》（Opening Bazin）。

Isabella Bird was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time， and this is her last major book， a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey， Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasions when she is almost killed by anti-foreign mobs. It many ways， Isabella created...(展开全部)

中山大学哲学系副教授，中国问题学专家