Originally published in 1945, this book presents a discussion of medieval literature, focusing to a large extent on French literature. The text emphasises the fundamental differences between the medieval period and modern times, most notably the changes engendered by the invention of print. As noted in the introduction, 'if a fair judgment is to be passed upon literary works be...(展开全部)

Against the grain of the growing literature on screens, *Screen Genealogies* argues that the present excess of screens cannot be understood as an expansion and multiplication of the movie screen nor of the video display. Rather, screens continually exceed the optical histories in which they are most commonly inscribed. As contemporary screens become increasingly decomposed into...(展开全部)

A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the moviessince 1915. This graphic approach includes comparisons of style by interpreting a 'model script', created for the book, in storybo...(展开全部)

This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people.

乔纳森·L. 李（Jonathan L. Lee），英国皇家亚洲学会和英国波斯研究所研究员、英国阿富汗研究所研究员。他曾在阿富汗生活多年，是一名社会和文化历史学家，也是研究阿富汗历史的首席权威专家。 钱镇，中央党校国际战略研究院副研究员，曾在南京大学-霍普金斯大学中美文化中心、英国利兹大学民主化研究中心进修，在美国斯坦福大学、路易威尔大学和雪城大学做访问学者。主持翻译乔姆斯基《谁统治世界》。 李勤，中国人民大学外国语学院英语翻译专业硕士毕业。专注中英文翻译实践，有大量书籍、商务翻译、涉外陪同接待经验，译文主攻人文社科方向，风格忠实流畅。 陶续，大连外国语大学英语学院副教授，研究方向：美国文学、区域国别研究。 朱永彪，兰州大学阿富汗研究中心主任。

乔纳森·L. 李（Jonathan L. Lee），英国皇家亚洲学会和英国波斯研究所研究员、英国阿富汗研究所研究员。他曾在阿富汗生活多年，是一名社会和文化历史学家，也是研究阿富汗历史的首席权威专家。 钱镇，中央党校国际战略研究院副研究员，曾在南京大学-霍普金斯大学中美文化中心、英国利兹大学民主化研究中心进修，在美国斯坦福大学、路易威尔大学和雪城大学做访问学者。主持翻译乔姆斯基《谁统治世界》。 李勤，中国人民大学外国语学院英语翻译专业硕士毕业。专注中英文翻译实践，有大量书籍、商务翻译、涉外陪同接待经验，译文主攻人文社科方向，风格忠实流畅。 陶续，大连外国语大学英语学院副教授，研究方向：美国文学、区域国别研究。 朱永彪，兰州大学阿富汗研究中心主任。

This essential publication reintroduces the importance of learning to see by hand, to visualize large-scale design schemes and explain them through drawing, before using the digital tools that are so crucial to efficient and cost-effective building solutions. Combining traditional drawing techniques with those from CAD rendering, in nine chapters, "Drawing for Landscape Archite...(展开全部)

What does an elephant do? It stomps its foot. Can you? From the creator of such beloved classics as The Grouchy Ladybug and The Mixed-Up Chameleon comes this interactive story that invites kids to imitate animal movements. Watching giraffes bend their necks or monkeys wave their arms is fun, but nothing could be better than joining in. From their heads down to their toes, k...(展开全部)

What does an elephant do? It stomps its foot. Can you? From the creator of such beloved classics as The Grouchy Ladybug and The Mixed-Up Chameleon comes this interactive story that invites kids to imitate animal movements. Watching giraffes bend their necks or monkeys wave their arms is fun, but nothing could be better than joining in. From their heads down to their toes, k...(展开全部)