A study of the politics of rice in Canton, this book sheds new light on the local history of the city and illuminates how China's struggles with food shortages in the early twentieth century unfolded and the ways in which they were affected by the rise of nationalism and the fluctuation of global commerce. Author Seung-joon Lee profiles Canton as an exemplary site of provisioni...(展开全部)

A study of the politics of rice in Canton, this book sheds new light on the local history of the city and illuminates how China's struggles with food shortages in the early twentieth century unfolded and the ways in which they were affected by the rise of nationalism and the fluctuation of global commerce. Author Seung-joon Lee profiles Canton as an exemplary site of provisioni...(展开全部)

约翰·亨利·格雷（John Henry Gray，1823—1890）。毕业于剑桥大学基督学院，获文学硕士学位。1868年来华传教，任香港首任会吏长，直到1890年去世。在此期间，他曾任广州沙面天主教堂的主持牧师，也就是英国驻广州领事馆的牧师。他有一位中文老师，因此习得不少中国历史文化知识，会说一些汉语和粤语。他在广州生活多年，对广州风土人情较为熟悉，1875年出版了一本名为《漫步广州城》（Walks in the City of Canton）的游记，翻译出版时名为《广州七天》。

约翰·亨利·格雷（John Henry Gray，1823—1890）。毕业于剑桥大学基督学院，获文学硕士学位。1868年来华传教，任香港首任会吏长，直到1890年去世。在此期间，他曾任广州沙面天主教堂的主持牧师，也就是英国驻广州领事馆的牧师。他有一位中文老师，因此习得不少中国历史文化知识，会说一些汉语和粤语。他在广州生活多年，对广州风土人情较为熟悉，1875年出版了一本名为《漫步广州城》（Walks in the City of Canton）的游记，翻译出版时名为《广州七天》。

约翰·亨利·格雷（John Henry Gray，1823—1890）。毕业于剑桥大学基督学院，获文学硕士学位。1868年来华传教，任香港首任会吏长，直到1890年去世。在此期间，他曾任广州沙面天主教堂的主持牧师，也就是英国驻广州领事馆的牧师。他有一位中文老师，因此习得不少中国历史文化知识，会说一些汉语和粤语。他在广州生活多年，对广州风土人情较为熟悉，1875年出版了一本名为《漫步广州城》（Walks in the City of Canton）的游记，翻译出版时名为《广州七天》。

Amazon.co.uk Review The near-total triumph of free market capitalism around the world has put a damper on utopian visions, leading many politicians and activists to believe that radical change is impossible, that at best one can hope for slight modifications of the status quo. For Russell Jacoby, this attitude is not so much the result of practicality as it is the product of ex...(展开全部)

In late imperial China, opera transmitted ideas across the social hierarchy about the self, family, society, and politics. Beijing attracted a diverse array of opera genres and audiences and, by extension, served as a hub for the diffusion of cultural values. It is in this context that historian Andrea S. Goldman harnesses opera as a lens through which to examine urban cultural...(展开全部)

In late imperial China, opera transmitted ideas across the social hierarchy about the self, family, society, and politics. Beijing attracted a diverse array of opera genres and audiences and, by extension, served as a hub for the diffusion of cultural values. It is in this context that historian Andrea S. Goldman harnesses opera as a lens through which to examine urban cultural...(展开全部)