詹姆斯·A. 赖利（James A. Reilly），史学家，多伦多大学历史学教授，毕生专门研究叙利亚城市的社会史。詹姆斯于1981年在贝鲁特美国大学获得文学硕士学位，1987年在美国乔治敦大学获得博士学位。自1987年以来，他一直在多伦多大学教授中东现代史，经常在黎巴嫩和叙利亚生活和研究。他曾于1974~2010年间两次旅居叙利亚，深入了解了当地的社会与文化。其代表作有《叙利亚小镇》（2002）与《奥斯曼帝国时期的黎巴嫩城镇》（2016）。 王静，西安外国语大学英文学院副教授、硕士生导师，本科翻译实践报告优秀指导教师。日本国立广岛大学教育学研究科英语教育学博士，美国加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校国家公派访问学者，精通中日英三种语言，研究领域为跨文化语用学、二语习得、英语教育学、笔译、口译、复语翻译等，擅长实证研究。近年来从事口译、同传和笔译工作研究，为陕西...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·A. 赖利（James A. Reilly），史学家，多伦多大学历史学教授，毕生专门研究叙利亚城市的社会史。詹姆斯于1981年在贝鲁特美国大学获得文学硕士学位，1987年在美国乔治敦大学获得博士学位。自1987年以来，他一直在多伦多大学教授中东现代史，经常在黎巴嫩和叙利亚生活和研究。他曾于1974~2010年间两次旅居叙利亚，深入了解了当地的社会与文化。其代表作有《叙利亚小镇》（2002）与《奥斯曼帝国时期的黎巴嫩城镇》（2016）。 王静，西安外国语大学英文学院副教授、硕士生导师，本科翻译实践报告优秀指导教师。日本国立广岛大学教育学研究科英语教育学博士，美国加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校国家公派访问学者，精通中日英三种语言，研究领域为跨文化语用学、二语习得、英语教育学、笔译、口译、复语翻译等，擅长实证研究。近年来从事口译、同传和笔译工作研究，为陕西...(展开全部)

How did the lands that are today Syria survive the vicissitudes of centuries of Ottoman, Egyptian, and French rule, only to stand in ruins today, shattered by a brutal civil war? To provide answers, James Reilly traces five centuries of Syrian history, from the Ottoman period to the present. Reilly brings to life the myriad historical, cultural, social, economic, and political ...(展开全部)

Prasenjit Duara offers the first systematic account of the relationship between the nation-state, nationalism, and the concept of linear history. Focusing primarily on China and including discussion of India, Duara argues that many historians of postcolonial nation-states have adopted a linear, evolutionary history of the Enlightenment/colonial model. As a result, they have wri...(展开全部)

Charles Bawden was the first writer to chronicle in English the history of Mongolia from the colonial period to modern times, linking the story of Ghengis Khan's Mongol Empire with the present-day Mongolian People's Republic. Bawden shows how a feeling of cultural unity amongst the Mongolian people, buttressed by their acceptance of Tibetan style lamaism (the 'Yellow Faith') se...(展开全部)

Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes or filled with bean bags and children's drawings - the history of the library is rich, varied and stuffed full of incident. In this, the first major history of its kind, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur Der Weduwen explore ...(展开全部)

Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age. Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings—the hi...(展开全部)

Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes or filled with bean bags and children's drawings - the history of the library is rich, varied and stuffed full of incident. In this, the first major history of its kind, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur Der Weduwen explore ...(展开全部)

Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age. Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings—the hi...(展开全部)