This vivid history of the city in Western civilization tells the story of urban life through bodily experience. Flesh and Stone is the story of the deepest parts of life—how women and men moved in public and private spaces, what they saw and heard, the smells that assailed them, where they ate, how they dressed, the mores of bathing and of making love—all in the archi...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author China Miéville delivers his most accomplished novel yet, an existential thriller set in a city unlike any other-real or imagined. When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the evidence points ...(展开全部)

The Flesh and The Spirit is the first in-depth exploration of this world-renowned artist's approach to the body. Throughout her career, Mann has fearlessly pushed her exploration of the human form, tackling often difficult subject matter and making unapologetically sensual images that are simultaneously bold and lyrical. This beautifully produced publication includes Mann's ear...(展开全部)

乔治·莱考夫(George Lakoff)，生成语义学、认知语言学的主要创始人。早年在麻省理工学院主修数学与文学。1966年获印第安纳大学语言学博士学位。1971—1972年任职于斯坦福大学行为科学研究中心；1972年起任职于加利福尼亚大学伯克利校区语言学系。代表性著作有《我们赖以生存的隐喻》(与马克·约翰逊合著)、《女人、火与危险事物：范畴显露的心智》、《肉身哲学：亲身心智及其向西方思想的挑战》(与马克·约翰逊合著)等。 马克·约翰逊 (Mark Johnson)，美国哲学家、认知科学家。早年在堪萨斯大学主修哲学与文学。1977年获芝加哥大学哲学博士学位。其后任职于南伊利诺大学哲学系；1994年起任俄勒冈大学人文暨科学讲座教授。1979年结识莱考夫，并开始长期合作。著有《隐喻的哲学透视》《心智中的身体：意义、想象和理性的身体基础》《道德想象：伦理学...(展开全部)

作者简介： 苏珊•鲍尔多，肯塔基大学教授，从事妇女研究工作，普利策奖获得者，主要著作还有《黎明地带》、《男性特质》等。

In this provocative book, Susan Bordo untangles the myths, ideologies, and pathologies of the modern female body. Bordo explores our tortured fascination with food, hunger, desire, and control, and its effects on women's lives.

This book explores the historical interactions between Beijing and the West before the Opium War. It focuses on the experiences of Western travellers, missionaries and envoys who visited Beijing during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. As the capital of Imperial China since the Yuan dynasty, Beijing has been central to communication between China and the West. The study uses f...(展开全部)

"The Second Edition of Medicine as Culture" provides a broad overview of the way medicine is experienced, perceived and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the tradition of the sociology of health and illness, Deborah Lupton directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a sociocultural perspective. At a time of increasi...(展开全部)

雷蒙•威廉斯 （1921—1988） 20世纪中叶英语世界最重要的马克思主义文化批评家，文化研究的重要奠基人之一，被誉为“战后英国最重要的社会主义思想家、知识分子和文化行动主义者”。 出生于威尔士乡间的工人阶级家庭，毕业于剑桥的三一学院。战后至1961年，曾任教于牛津 大学的成人教育班；1974年起，在剑桥大学耶稣学院担任戏剧讲座教授，直至去世。 雷蒙•威廉斯著作宏富，主要有：《文化与社会：1780—1950》、《漫长的革命、《乡村与城市》、《电视：科技与文化形式》、《关键词》、《马克思主义与文学》等。