A major task in contemporary anthropology is the creation of dialogic space among all the people concerned with the culture studied, without privileging one kind of discourse over another. Seen globally, Japan is placed on the periphery of the academic world system. The Japanese have long been objects of representation, but their voices are seldom heard at the center. The frequ...(展开全部)

In this provocative new study one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists proposes that an understanding of cognitive science enriches, rather than threatens, the work of social scientists. Maurice Bloch argues for a naturalist approach to social and cultural anthropology, introducing developments in cognitive sciences such as psychology and neurology and exploring th...(展开全部)

In this provocative new study one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists proposes that an understanding of cognitive science enriches, rather than threatens, the work of social scientists. Maurice Bloch argues for a naturalist approach to social and cultural anthropology, introducing developments in cognitive sciences such as psychology and neurology and exploring th...(展开全部)

Two leading thinkers offer a blueprint for a new philosophy. "Their ambition is massive, their argument important.…The authors engage in a sort of metaphorical genome project, attempting to delineate the genetic code of human thought." -The New York Times Book Review "This book will be an instant academic best-seller." -Mark Turner, University of Maryland This is philosoph...(展开全部)

Two leading thinkers offer a blueprint for a new philosophy. "Their ambition is massive, their argument important.…The authors engage in a sort of metaphorical genome project, attempting to delineate the genetic code of human thought." -The New York Times Book Review "This book will be an instant academic best-seller." -Mark Turner, University of Maryland This is philosoph...(展开全部)

乔治·莱考夫(George Lakoff)，生成语义学、认知语言学的主要创始人。早年在麻省理工学院主修数学与文学。1966年获印第安纳大学语言学博士学位。1971—1972年任职于斯坦福大学行为科学研究中心；1972年起任职于加利福尼亚大学伯克利校区语言学系。代表性著作有《我们赖以生存的隐喻》(与马克·约翰逊合著)、《女人、火与危险事物：范畴显露的心智》、《肉身哲学：亲身心智及其向西方思想的挑战》(与马克·约翰逊合著)等。 马克·约翰逊 (Mark Johnson)，美国哲学家、认知科学家。早年在堪萨斯大学主修哲学与文学。1977年获芝加哥大学哲学博士学位。其后任职于南伊利诺大学哲学系；1994年起任俄勒冈大学人文暨科学讲座教授。1979年结识莱考夫，并开始长期合作。著有《隐喻的哲学透视》《心智中的身体：意义、想象和理性的身体基础》《道德想象：伦理学...(展开全部)

厄夫‧錢伯斯（Erve Chambers） 美國馬里蘭大學人類學系退休教授，研究興趣包括觀光、城市與區域發展、知識移轉與利用、民族誌寫作。他曾經在泰國、墨西哥與美國各地做過田野調查，目前的研究與理論關懷主要集中在永續觀光發展。他也對於人類學知識的影響還有人類學知識受到當代文化論述的影響保持濃烈的興趣，並且積極參與馬里蘭大學人類學系的「資源管理與文化過程」（Resource Management and Cultural Process）追蹤研究。除了本書之外，他還寫過《觀光與文化：應用觀點》（Tourism and Culture: An Applied Perspective 1997），跟賽沙（Setha M. Low）合寫《房屋、文化與設計》（Housing, Culture and Design 1989），以及《應用人類學：實踐手冊》（Ap...(展开全部)

迈克尔·J·LEHIGH大学生物化学副教授，现住美国宾夕法尼亚州伯利恒市。

After a decade of educational reforms, The Challenge to Care in Schools is even more relevant now than when it was first published. In her new Introduction, Nel Noddings revisits her seminal book and places care as central to current debates on standardization, accountability, privatization, and the continuous struggle between traditional and progressive methods of education. R...(展开全部)

Luke Eric Lassiter's concise introductory text to cultural anthropology offers a fresh and accessible approach for students. His message about the relevance of anthropology is timely and engaging, and illustrates the varied and valuable applications of the anthropological perspective for real world problems on the local, regional, and global scale. This book is an ideal text fo...(展开全部)