A synthesis of the most important principles of cultural and environmental formation processes. For students and practicing archaeologists.

A synthesis of the most important principles of cultural and environmental formation processes. For students and practicing archaeologists.

Many consider Lewis Binford to be the single most influential figure in archaeology in the last half-century. His contributions to the "New Archaeology" changed the course of the field as he argued for the development of a scientifically rigorous framework to guide the excavation and interpretation of the archaeological record. In this book, first published nearly two decades a...(展开全部)

The New Chinese Documentary Film Movement is a groundbreaking project unveiling recent documentary film work that has transformed visual culture in China, and brought new immediacy along with a broader base of participation to Chinese media. As a foundational text, this volume provides a much-needed introduction to the topic of Chinese documentary film, the signature mode of co...(展开全部)

The referendum on Britain's membership of the EU is one of the most controversial political events of our times. For the first time, the man who called that vote talks about the decision and its origins, as well as giving a candid account of his time at the top of British politics. David Cameron was Conservative Party leader during the largest financial crash in living memory. ...(展开全部)

'About this coast...In the event of war it seems to me that every inch of it would be important, sand and all.' Executed in 1922 for his involvement in Irish republicanism, Childers in remembered most vividly for his ground-breaking spy novel, The Riddle of the Sands (1903). In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, the sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it h...(展开全部)

卡尔·萨根（Carl Sagan，1934—1996） 美国天文学家、享誉全球的科普大师，第2709号小行星就是以他的名字命名。长期参与美国太空探测计划，获得NASA颁发的特别科学成就奖和阿波罗成就奖。萨根是美国天文协会行星科学学会的主席、美国地球物理学会联合会行星研究 会主席、美国科学促进协会行星学会主席。曾任美国康奈尔大学行星研究中心主任，也曾在哈佛、加州理工任教。 萨根的文学艺术造诣颇高，一生共创作了数十部作品，获得过普利策奖、雨果奖、艾美奖、阿西莫夫奖等重量级奖项，80年代他自编自导的系列纪录片《宇宙》在60多个国家上映，引起巨大轰动。此外，他还获得了美国天文学会的“突出贡献奖”和美国国家科学院的最高奖“公共福利奖”，以表彰他在“将科学应用于公众福利方面所做出的杰出贡献”。

J.M.罗伯茨（1928—2003），英国著名公众史学家，牛津大学历史学教授，著有数十部具有广泛影响力的历史学作品，并曾为BBC《西方的胜利》《人民的世纪》等多个深受欢迎的历史节目系列担任主创、解说或历史顾问。他因“在教育与历史领域的贡献”荣获大英帝国勋章，还曾获得意大利荣誉骑士勋章。他还是《企鹅欧洲史》和《企鹅20世纪世界史》的作者。 O.A.维斯塔德，生于挪威， 1998年起担任伦敦经济学院国际关系史教授。他已出版15部关于现当代国际关系史的著作，其中包括荣获班克罗夫特奖的《全球冷战史》和《决定性的相遇》。他还担任了《剑桥冷战史》的联合主编，以及《冷战史》期刊的编辑。他的最新著作为《不安的帝国：1750年以来的中国与世界》。