Synopsis Following his profoundly influential study, "Orientalism", Edward Said now examines western culture. From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to media coverage of the Gulf War, "Culture and Imperialism" is a broad, fierce and wonderfully readable account of the roots of imperialism in European culture.

爱德华·W·萨义德（Edward W.Said,1935-2003.9.24），当今世界极具影响力的文学与文化与文化批评家之一。生于耶路撒冷，在英国占领期间就读于埃及开罗的西方学校，接受英式和美式教育，1950年代赴美就学，获哈佛大学博士学位，从1963年起在美国哥伦比亚大学任教，教授英语文学和比较文学，是享有声誉的文学和文化批评家，同时也是乐评家、歌剧鉴赏者、钢琴家。他的乐评、文学评论和他的理论著作一样，学识渊博，兼有清晰明快的行文风格。其主要著作包括《东方学》、《巴勒斯坦问题》、《世界·文本·批评家》《文化与帝国主义》以及《流离失所的政治：巴勒斯坦自决的奋斗》等等。其后发表的自传《乡关何处》亦广受好评。

Synopsis Following his profoundly influential study, "Orientalism", Edward Said now examines western culture. From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to media coverage of the Gulf War, "Culture and Imperialism" is a broad, fierce and wonderfully readable account of the roots of imperialism in European culture.

Border of Water and Ice explores the significance of the Yalu River as a strategic border between Korea and Manchuria (Northeast China) during a period of Japanese imperial expansion into the region. The Yalu's seasonal patterns of freezing, thawing, and flooding shaped colonial efforts to control who and what could cross the border. Joseph Seeley shows how the unpredictable mo...(展开全部)

For centuries, some of the world's largest empires fought for sovereignty over the resources of Northeast Asia. This compelling analysis of the region's environmental history examines the interplay of climate and competing imperial interests in a vibrant - and violent - cultural narrative. Families that settled this borderland reaped its riches while at the mercy of an unforgiv...(展开全部)

For centuries, some of the world's largest empires fought for sovereignty over the resources of Northeast Asia. This compelling analysis of the region's environmental history examines the interplay of climate and competing imperial interests in a vibrant - and violent - cultural narrative. Families that settled this borderland reaped its riches while at the mercy of an unforgiv...(展开全部)

Daniel R. Headrick is Professor of Social Science and History at Roosevelt University and author of numerous books on world history.