Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 in Venice. Her family moved to Paris three years later when her father was appointed court astrologer to King Charles V. Close ties to the royal court and her father's encouragement enabled Christine to obtain a good education, unusual for women of her time. At the age of fifteen, she married a court notary, who also fostered her learning and...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 A new translation of one of medieval Europe's most remarkable feminist texts. In The Book of the City of Ladies France's first professional woman of letters confronted head-on the misogyny of fourteenth-century Europe. Here, with the help of Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan constructs an allegorical city in which to defend womankind, using exampl...(展开全部)

The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Octave Mouret, ...(展开全部)

The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Octave Mouret, ...(展开全部)

Matteo Ricci (1552-1616), an Italian Jesuit, entered China in 1583 to spread Catholicism in the largely Confucian country. In order to make a persuasive argument for the educated Chinese to abandon their traditional faith for the new one he was carrying, Ricci realized that he would have to prove the general superiority of Western culture. He did so by teaching young Confucian ...(展开全部)

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and ...(展开全部)

克里斯蒂娜•德•皮桑（1365 – 1430？）：她在世及过世后的一个世纪内，是一位受人尊敬的作家，在道德、教育、统治的艺术、战争的行为及查利五世的生平和时代诸方面都有精彩的描写和论述。她是一位出色的诗人，也是一位维护正义的战士。她是法国早期为数不多的知识女性，也是欧洲第一位专职写作的女作家。

在线阅读本书 Written by Europe's first professional woman writer, "The Treasure of the City of Ladies" offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. It paints an intricate picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a fascinating glimpse into the practical cons...(展开全部)

From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together the strands of a tumultuous c...(展开全部)

福阿德·阿贾米（Fouad Ajami）：黎巴嫩裔美国学者、中东问题专家，先后担任过约翰·霍普金斯大学高级国际问题研究院的中东研究所主任、斯坦福大学胡佛研究院高级研究员。著有《阿拉伯人的困境》《贝鲁特：悔恨之都》《消失的伊玛目：穆萨·萨德尔与黎巴嫩的什叶派》等作品。曾获麦克阿瑟天才奖、美国国家人文奖章、富兰克林奖章等荣誉。