. . . expertly rendered history of Antarctic's most-visited region. . . . Boothe . . . tells the [explorers'] stories with such authority, readers forget she was not part of their expeditions [as she] captures their motives, struggles, heartbreaks and triumphs. . . . serious readers, armchair historians and geography or maritime buffs will find it a most rewarding journey. --Ki...(展开全部)

This book delivers a connected history of imperial margins in Southeast Asia by comparing the British and French geographical policies and practices at the end of the 19th century. It focuses on a time of scramble in Asia: the English incorporated Upper Burma in the Raj after the third Anglo-Burmese war (1885), whereas the French created a protectorate on Annam-Tonkin (the Nort...(展开全部)

This book delivers a connected history of imperial margins in Southeast Asia by comparing the British and French geographical policies and practices at the end of the 19th century. It focuses on a time of scramble in Asia: the English incorporated Upper Burma in the Raj after the third Anglo-Burmese war (1885), whereas the French created a protectorate on Annam-Tonkin (the Nort...(展开全部)

本书立足于区域史的视角，对朝鲜半岛古代史中的焦点问题、重点问题和盲点问题进行了比较集中的研究。在檀君朝鲜、卫氏朝鲜、高句丽与新罗等领域都有创新和突破。从区域结构的视角来看，在古代的前期，大同江流域才是朝鲜半岛经济文化的重心；而古代的后期，半岛经济文化重心南移至庆尚道、忠清道、全罗道三道，北方旱作农业区衰败，仅是朝鲜王朝开发程度较低的边疆地区。朝鲜王朝向半岛东北部的扩张进展一直是比较缓慢的，在清代康熙年间穆克登查边以后，中朝两国始以鸭绿江和图们江为界河，朝鲜半岛这一自然地理区域与朝鲜王朝这一政权的疆域才最终相吻合。

While previous scholars have paid much attention to the maritime history of Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang in southern China, by contr ast, there are no monographs or articles focusing on maritime history of Shandong in northern China in Western scholarship. However, as a matter of fact, Shandong played a significant role in East Asian maritime history. This book attempts to b...(展开全部)

While previous scholars have paid much attention to the maritime history of Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang in southern China, by contr ast, there are no monographs or articles focusing on maritime history of Shandong in northern China in Western scholarship. However, as a matter of fact, Shandong played a significant role in East Asian maritime history. This book attempts to b...(展开全部)