By defining folklore as artistic communication in small groups, Dan Ben-Amos led the discipline of Folklore in new directions. In Folklore Concepts, Henry Glassie and Elliott Oring have curated a selection of Ben-Amos's groundbreaking essays that explore folklore as a category in cultural communication and as a subject of scholarly research. Ben-Amos's work is well-known for sp...(展开全部)

罗兰•巴尔特（Ro1and Barthes，1915-1980），法国著名结构主义文学理论家与文化评论家。其一生经历可大致划分三个阶段：媒体文化评论期（1947— 1962）、高等研究院教学期（1962—1976），以及法兰西学院讲座教授期（1976—1980）。他和存在主义大师萨特在第二次世界大战后法国文学思想界前后辉映，并被公认为蒙田以来法国最杰出的散文大家之一。 罗兰•巴尔特在法国开创了研究社会、历史、文化、文学深层意义的结构主义和符号学方法，发表了大量分析文章和专著，其丰富的符号学研究成果具有划时代的重要性。巴尔特的符号学理论，从崭新的角度，以敏锐的目光，剖析了时装、照片、电影、广告、叙事、汽车、烹饪等各种文化现象的“记号体系”，从而深刻地改变了人们观察和认识世界及历史的方式。晚期巴尔特对当代西方文化和文学的思考进一步深化，超越了前期结构主...(展开全部)

Paris, SEUIL, collection Tel Quel, 1964, in-8 broché, 275 pp;

Ces Essais critiques sont un pan essentiel de la réflexion de Roland Barthes sur le théâtre et la littérature. Des auteurs classiques, comme Voltaire ou Baudelaire, y rencontrent des modernes, comme Queneau ou Robbe-Grillet ; mais il ne s'agit ni d'un palmarès ni d'une galerie d'exemples : du combat brechtien à «l'activité structuraliste», en passant par la naissance du «nouvea...(展开全部)

Written for the non-science major, this text emphasizes modern physics and the scientific process-and engages students by drawing connections between physics and everyday experience. Hobson takes a conceptual approach, with an appropriate focus on quantitative skills. The Fifth Edition increases coverage of key environmental topics such as global warming and energy, and adds ne...(展开全部)

This is the first revised, expanded, and updated edition of Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts since its third edition in 1990. It presents a scholarly exposition of English-language psychoanalytic terms and concepts, including those from all contemporary schools of theory and practice. Each entry starts with a brief definition that is followed by an explanation of the significa...(展开全部)

This introductory general ecology text features a strong emphasis or helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoetical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. Evolution is brought to center stage throughout the book, as it is needed to support understanding of major concepts. The d...(展开全部)

This introductory general ecology text features a strong emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. The book begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends w...(展开全部)

This introductory general ecology text features a strong emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. The book begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends w...(展开全部)

The resources that statisticians use directly affect people, government and society. Opinion polls influence political opinion; statistical evidence supports medical advances. In the sixth edition of his groundbreaking text, David Moore emphasizes the concepts and applications of statistics from a wide range of fields - encouraging students to see the meaning behind statistical...(展开全部)