斯拉沃热·齐泽克，斯洛文尼亚卢布尔雅那大学社会学和哲学高级研究员，拉康传统最重要的继承人，他长期致力于沟通拉康精神分析理论与马克思主义哲学，将精神分析、主体性、意识形态和大众文化熔于一炉，形成了极为独特的学术思想和政治立场，成为20世纪90年代以来最为耀眼的国际学术明星之一，被一些学者称为黑格尔式的思想家。他曾任法国巴黎第八大学、美国明尼苏达大学、哥伦比亚大学、普林斯顿大学等许多知名高等院校的访问教授、活跃于各种哲学、精神分析和文化批评国际学术讨论会，所到之处儿乎都引起广泛的注意。詹姆逊说他“发出了一种不平常的声音，我们将在今后数年内反复聆听”。伊格尔顿评价他是欧洲近十年来最重要的思想家之一。

斯拉沃热·齐泽克，斯洛文尼亚卢布尔雅那大学社会学和哲学高级研究员，拉康传统最重要的继承人，他长期致力于沟通拉康精神分析理论与马克思主义哲学，将精神分析、主体性、意识形态和大众文化熔于一炉，形成了极为独特的学术思想和政治立场，成为20世纪90年代以来最为耀眼的国际学术明星之一，被一些学者称为黑格尔式的思想家。他曾任法国巴黎第八大学、美国明尼苏达大学、哥伦比亚大学、普林斯顿大学等许多知名高等院校的访问教授、活跃于各种哲学、精神分析和文化批评国际学术讨论会，所到之处儿乎都引起广泛的注意。詹姆逊说他“发出了一种不平常的声音，我们将在今后数年内反复聆听”。伊格尔顿评价他是欧洲近十年来最重要的思想家之一。

Cities, scripts, literature, the rule of law – all were born in Iraq. That so many see this ancient land as nothing more than a violent backwater steeped in chaos is a travesty. This is the place where, for the first 5,000 years of human history, all innovations of worth emerged. It was the cradle of civilization.

Cities, scripts, literature, the rule of law – all were born in Iraq. That so many see this ancient land as nothing more than a violent backwater steeped in chaos is a travesty. This is the place where, for the first 5,000 years of human history, all innovations of worth emerged. It was the cradle of civilization.

The book provides an introduction to the history of ancient Mesopotamia and its civilizations, incorporating archaeological and historical finds up to 1992.

艾玛·思盖（Emma Sky），曾代表美国与英国政府在伊拉克、阿富汗及耶路撒冷担任高级官员，其所涉及的领域包括发展、国防、外交等，其间，曾在2007至2010年担任美国驻伊高指挥官雷·奥迪耶诺（Ray Odierno）的政治顾问。凭借在伊拉克的杰出工作，思盖于2008年获得了大英帝国官员勋章（Officer of the Order of the British Empire）。

艾玛·思盖（Emma Sky），曾代表美国与英国政府在伊拉克、阿富汗及耶路撒冷担任高级官员，其所涉及的领域包括发展、国防、外交等，其间，曾在2007至2010年担任美国驻伊高指挥官雷·奥迪耶诺（Ray Odierno）的政治顾问。凭借在伊拉克的杰出工作，思盖于2008年获得了大英帝国官员勋章（Officer of the Order of the British Empire）。

In his final book, completed just before his death, Edward W. Said offers impassioned pleas for the beleaguered Palestinian cause from one of its most eloquent spokesmen. These essays, which originally appeared in Cairo’s Al-Ahram Weekly , London’s Al-Hayat , and the London Review of Books , take us from the Oslo Accords through the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, and present inf...(展开全部)

Nadine Gordimer once wrote, referring to Edward Said’s memoir Out of Place, “Said is in place among the truly important intellects in our century.” These forty-six eloquent and impassioned essays written by Said between December 2000 and July 2003 for the London-based Al-Hayat, Cairo’s Al-Ahram Weekly, and the London Review of Books underscore his tireless efforts for the Pales...(展开全部)