A bold and provocative study that presents language not as an innate component of the brain—as most linguists do—but as an essential tool unique to each culture worldwide. For years, the prevailing opinion among academics has been that language is embedded in our genes, existing as an innate and instinctual part of us. But linguist Daniel Everett argues that, like other tools,...(展开全部)

'The first edition of The Cultural Industries moved us irrevocably past the tired debates between political economy and cultural studies approaches. This second edition takes on new and vital targets, for example claims that the Internet is replacing television in everyday media consumption...In the process, Hesmondhalgh provides us with an essential toolkit for making critical...(展开全部)

'The first edition of The Cultural Industries moved us irrevocably past the tired debates between political economy and cultural studies approaches. This second edition takes on new and vital targets, for example claims that the Internet is replacing television in everyday media consumption...In the process, Hesmondhalgh provides us with an essential toolkit for making critical...(展开全部)

Now undisputedly a classic, the third edition of this essential media studies text scrutinizes the new and ongoing changes to the contemporary landscape of creative economy and cultural production. This edition: * Provides an all-new online reading guide to springboard students into their own research. * Includes brand new examples covering social media, digital publishing, rea...(展开全部)

Trusted for its timeliness and ample learning aids, this best-seller introduces geography as a social science by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. Another main focus of the book is the relationship between globalization and cultural diversity, which is woven throughout the narrative. Rubenstein addresses these themes with a clear organization a...(展开全部)

Trusted for its timeliness and ample learning aids, this best-seller introduces geography as a social science by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. Another main focus of the book is the relationship between globalization and cultural diversity, which is woven throughout the narrative. Rubenstein addresses these themes with a clear organization a...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 In this classic, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a huma...(展开全部)

史蒂芬·平克（Steven Pinker） 出生于加拿大蒙特利尔，1976年取得麦吉尔大学心理学学士学位，1979年取得哈佛大学实验心理学博士学位。 1982年—2003年，在麻省理工学院脑与认知科学系任教，并专心研究儿童的语言学习模式，并最终成为麻省理工学院认知神经学中心的掌门人。1994年，他的《语言本能》一经出版，就成为轰动一时的畅销书，并入选《美国科学家》（American Scientist）评出的20世纪100本最佳科学书籍。 2003年，被聘为哈佛大学心理学教授。2008年—2013年，被授予哈佛学院荣誉教授头衔。 2004年，当选《时代》杂志全球100位最有影响力人物。2010年—2011年，两度被《外交政策》杂志评为全球顶尖思想家。在2013年《前景》杂志“最伟大思想家”的评选中，平克名列第3。

约翰·H.麦克沃特，美国哥伦比亚大学语言学教授、语言学家，著有《巴别塔的力量：语言的自然史》《我们伟大的私生语言：英语不为人知的故事》等。他的著作经常出现在《纽约时报》《时代周刊》和《纽约客》等媒体上，他曾在TED发表题为《短信是语言杀手吗?开玩笑吧！》的经典演讲，引发了广泛讨论。

金田一春彦，日本语言学泰斗，日本语言学家。曾获紫菱褒章，文化功劳者。创立了动词的四类分法，对日语音韵、语法、语史等方面都有独到的研究。主要著作：《日本语》《明解国语辞典》《辞海》和教科书《中等国语》《高等国语》等。 皮细庚，中国日语专家，上海外国语大学教授，博士导师。中国日语教学研究会副会长。主要著作：《日语该概说》《日语古典语法》《日汉大词典》等。