The first of two classic studies that examined the daily life of a typical small american city-in actuality, Muncie, Indiana-in the mid-1920s, using the approach of social anthropology. Of enduring interest to students of SOCIOLOGY (740), these works inspired an acclaimed six-part television series. Foreword by Clark Wissler; Index.

Sociologist and educator Helen Merrell Lynd (1896-1982) was a coauthor of the classic sociological study "Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture". With her husband, Robert S. Lynd, she studied the beliefs and practices of the residents of a small industrial town to provide a unique portrait of American life in the 1920s. They returned to the town during the Great ...(展开全部)

Sociologist and educator Helen Merrell Lynd (1896-1982) was a coauthor of the classic sociological study "Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture". With her husband, Robert S. Lynd, she studied the beliefs and practices of the residents of a small industrial town to provide a unique portrait of American life in the 1920s. They returned to the town during the Great ...(展开全部)

Filled with anecdotes about collectors, artists, and museums, and a chronological history of the spread of East Asian art collecting in the U.S., East Asian Art and American Culture provides insights on art collecting, art collectors, and their influence on society.

Filled with anecdotes about collectors, artists, and museums, and a chronological history of the spread of East Asian art collecting in the U.S., East Asian Art and American Culture provides insights on art collecting, art collectors, and their influence on society.

罗伯特·林德 (Robert Lynd，1892-1970) 和海伦·林德 (Helen Lynd，1894-1982)，夫妇二人均是美国社会学家，罗伯特·林德曾担任美国社会科学研究委员会委员，并在哥伦比亚大学教授社会学；海伦·林德曾在纽约莎拉劳伦斯学院任教。夫妇二人闻名于他们20世纪二三十年代对美国东北部一个小城镇“中镇”持续的社会研究，其成果凝结为《中镇》（1929）和《转变中的中镇》（1937）两部著作，他们的研究也使得“中镇”成为美国文化研究的重要标本。 梁文静，北京大学人类学博士，现任教于重庆大学中国语言文学系。 王晓燕，北京大学社会学硕士。 高卉，北京大学人类学博士，石河子大学法学院院长、教授。

罗伯特·林德 (Robert Lynd，1892-1970) 和海伦·林德 (Helen Lynd，1894-1982)，夫妇二人均是美国社会学家，罗伯特·林德曾担任美国社会科学研究委员会委员，并在哥伦比亚大学教授社会学；海伦·林德曾在纽约莎拉劳伦斯学院任教。夫妇二人闻名于他们20世纪二三十年代对美国东北部一个小城镇“中镇”持续的社会研究，其成果凝结为《中镇》（1929）和《转变中的中镇》（1937）两部著作，他们的研究也使得“中镇”成为美国文化研究的重要标本。 梁文静，北京大学人类学博士，现任教于重庆大学中国语言文学系。 王晓燕，北京大学社会学硕士。 高卉，北京大学人类学博士，石河子大学法学院院长、教授。

The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of detective fiction--Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion--make their auspicious debut. The two detectives are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solu...(展开全部)

埃勒里•奎因（Ellery Queen），推理小说史上一个非凡的名字，实指弗雷德里克•丹奈（Frederic Dannay，1905-1982）和曼弗里德•李（Manfred Lee，1905-1971）这对表兄弟作家。他们的创作时间长达半个世纪，作品多达数十部，全球销量约计两亿册；他们曾五获埃德加•爱伦•坡奖；他们的四部“悲剧系列”和九部“国名系列”作品被公认为推理小说史上难以逾越的佳作；他们于1941年创办的《埃勒里•奎因神秘杂志》（EQMM）成为劳伦斯•布洛克、迈克尔•康奈利等推理大家起飞的平台，迄今仍是最专业、最权威的推理文学杂志之一；他们出资设立“密室研讨小组”，定期与约翰•狄克森•卡尔、克莱顿•劳森等推理大师交流、切磋……他们成就的不仅仅是自己，更成就了推理小说的黄金时代。