The faking of Native American art objects has proliferated as their commercial value has increased, but even a century ago experts were warning that the faking of objects ranging from catlinite pipes to Chumash sculpture was rampant. Through a series of historical and contemporary case studies, Janet Catherine Berlo engages with troubling and sometimes confusing categories of i...(展开全部)

杰里·本特利 （Jerry Bentley），1949年生，美国夏威夷大学教授，《世界史》杂志主编（1990年至今），中国首都师范大学历史系特聘教授。治史范围广阔，对近代早期欧洲文化史等领域有深入研究，在世界历史的研究与教育领域具有重要影响。赫伯特·齐格勒（Herbert Ziegler），美国夏威夷大学副教授，兼任《世界史》杂志编辑，专长20世纪欧洲的社会史与政治史。

As belief in the Buddha grew and his teachings were transmitted across Asia, Buddhist images, scriptures, and relics were duplicated and reduplicated to satisfy the needs of increasing numbers of the faithful. Yet how were these countless copies of sacred objects able to retain their authenticity and efficacy? Authentic Replicas explores how Buddhists in medieval China (seventh...(展开全部)

This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of Japan's premodern and insular past. Building on the pathbreaking historical analysis of British traditions, The Invention of Tradition, sixteen American and Japanese scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices, ranging from judo to labor management, and show...(展开全部)

布鲁斯·G·特里格（1937-2006），世界著名考古学家，被誉为考古学界一位真正的文艺复兴式人物。生前系加拿大麦吉尔大学人类学系教授，加拿大皇家学会会员，苏格兰古物家学会、英国史前学会荣誉会员。先后在埃及与苏丹从事考古学研究。兴趣包括早期文明的比较研究、考古学史、考古学与人类学理论。由于在社会科学方面的杰出贡献，他曾获得多项学术奖励，包括魁北克政府授予的声誉极高的莱昂－热兰奖。他有大量著作问世，除本书外，尚有《超越历史：史前史的方法》、《时间与传统》、《剑桥美洲土著史》第一卷（合编）、《理解早期文明》等。

布鲁斯·G·特里格（1937-2006），世界著名考古学家，被誉为考古学界一位真正的文艺复兴式人物。生前系加拿大麦吉尔大学人类学系教授，加拿大皇家学会会员，苏格兰古物家学会、英国史前学会荣誉会员。先后在埃及与苏丹从事考古学研究。兴趣包括早期文明的比较研究、考古学史、考古学与人类学理论。由于在社会科学方面的杰出贡献，他曾获得多项学术奖励，包括魁北克政府授予的声誉极高的莱昂－热兰奖。他有大量著作问世，除本书外，尚有《超越历史：史前史的方法》、《时间与传统》、《剑桥美洲土著史》第一卷（合编）、《理解早期文明》等。

It has long been known that the origins of the early modern dynasties of the Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, Mongols, and Shibanids in the sixteenth century go back to "Turco-Mongol" or "Turcophone" war bands. However, too often has this connection been taken at face value, usually along the lines of ethno-linguistic continuity. Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires argues th...(展开全部)

It has long been known that the origins of the early modern dynasties of the Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, Mongols, and Shibanids in the sixteenth century go back to "Turco-Mongol" or "Turcophone" war bands. However, too often has this connection been taken at face value, usually along the lines of ethno-linguistic continuity. Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires argues th...(展开全部)

Art deco architecture flourished in urban areas thropughout America in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the best examples - office buildings, cinemas, hotels and churches - are still in use. Deco architects, artists and designers drew on European styles but were committed to a style that grew organically from their native soil. Two themes bound Deco buildings and their decorative s...(展开全部)