The definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies. We all know those stories that are too bizarre to be true—roasted babies, vanishing hitchhikers, scuba divers in trees—but have you heard about the ice man or the bullet baby? This comprehensive and compellingly readable reference work will answer all your urban legend questions, offering alphabetical e...(展开全部)

扬•哈罗德•布鲁范德（Jan Harold Brunvand） 美国著名民俗学专家，犹他大学荣休教授，曾任美国民俗学会（AFS）主席、《美国民俗学刊》主编。他的代表作《美国民俗学概论》受到学界的重视和好评。 布鲁范德涉猎的领域相当广泛，但影响最大的是他在都市传说方面所做的具有开创性的搜集和研究工作。他陆续出版了多部都市传说的研究专著，被称为“都市传说先生”“民间侦探”，被认为是“对20 世纪传媒影响最大的传奇学者”。

扬•哈罗德•布鲁范德（Jan Harold Brunvand） 美国著名民俗学专家，犹他大学荣休教授，曾任美国民俗学会（AFS）主席、《美国民俗学刊》主编。他的代表作《美国民俗学概论》受到学界的重视和好评。 布鲁范德涉猎的领域相当广泛，但影响最大的是他在都市传说方面所做的具有开创性的搜集和研究工作。他陆续出版了多部都市传说的研究专著，被称为“都市传说先生”“民间侦探”，被认为是“对20 世纪传媒影响最大的传奇学者”。

主编简介 作为一位知名的城市研究者，雷·哈奇森与马克·戈特迪纳（Mark Gottdiener）共同编辑出版的《新城市社会学》（New Urban Sociology）影响深远，开创了社会空间模型理论，批判以往学者过分强调技术作为社会变迁的主要推动力，试图将更多的因素纳 入城市社会学的分析框架内。而《城市研究关键词》（Encyclopedia of Urban Studies）是哈奇森教授的另一部重要著作。本书的核心主题包括：城市研究领域的学科路径、城市研究中的主要问题、城市问题、城市规划、城市理论等。

SAGE Reference is proud to announce the "Encyclopedia of American Urban History". Edited by one of the leading scholars of urban studies, David Goldfield, this Encyclopedia offers an accurate and authoritative historical approach to the dramatic urban growth experienced in the United States during the 20th century. The United States is now an urban nation, but only officially s...(展开全部)

SAGE Reference is proud to announce the "Encyclopedia of American Urban History". Edited by one of the leading scholars of urban studies, David Goldfield, this Encyclopedia offers an accurate and authoritative historical approach to the dramatic urban growth experienced in the United States during the 20th century. The United States is now an urban nation, but only officially s...(展开全部)

Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Anthony Orum, this definitive reference work covers central and emergent topics in the field, through an examination of urban and regional conditions and variation across the world. It also provides authoritative entries on the main conceptual tools used by anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, and political scientists in the study o...(展开全部)

From Aaron’s Rod (a caduceus) to Zodiacus Vitae (an Elizabethan schoolbook), this Encyclopedia has long been the classic among astrological reference works. Among thousands of entries are the complete terminologies for natal, mundane, electional & horary astrology, as well as definitive articles on: Arabian Parts, Aspects, Calendars, Cycles, Degrees, Dignities, Directions, Ecli...(展开全部)

From Aaron’s Rod (a caduceus) to Zodiacus Vitae (an Elizabethan schoolbook), this Encyclopedia has long been the classic among astrological reference works. Among thousands of entries are the complete terminologies for natal, mundane, electional & horary astrology, as well as definitive articles on: Arabian Parts, Aspects, Calendars, Cycles, Degrees, Dignities, Directions, Ecli...(展开全部)

The Encyclopedia of Postmodernism provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of academic disciplines, critical terms and central figures relating to the vast field of postmodern studies. With three cross-referenced sections, the volume is easily accessible to readers with specialized research agendas and general interests in contemporary cultural, historical, literary an...(展开全部)