Originally published in 1956, this concise book brought together wisdom from V. Gordon Childe based upon 10 years of his lectures on the principles of archaeological classification, terminology and interpretive concepts. It examines meanings of technical terms and methodologies used in prehistoric archaeology, for those new to the area.

All the years of human civilization represent an infinitesimal fraction of the time since life first burgeoned on planet Earth. How likely is it, then, in those great depths of time, that humanity alone benefitted from the spark of intelligence which gave rise to culture? This is the question posed by China's preeminent science fiction writer for more than twenty years and Hugo...(展开全部)

扎卡里·赛尔·席夫曼（Zachary Sayre Schiffman），美国当代著名历史学家，1980年毕业于芝加哥大学历史系，获博士学位。1987年至今一直任教于美国东北伊利诺伊大学历史系，现担任该系伯纳德J.布勒梅尔杰出研究教授。研究重点：文艺复兴和近代早期欧洲历史，在法国启蒙运动史方面着力尤多。先后出版四部著作，其中影响大的就是《过去的诞生》，该书奠定了其在美国史学界的重要地位。 梅义征，安徽省太湖县人，历史学博士，现居上海市。历年在期刊、报纸发表各类论文近30篇，出版专著2本，译著2本，主编著作1本，参与编写著作1本。

Editorial Reviews Review Combining erudition with theoretical intelligence, Zachary Schiffman distills a theme, the discovery of 'the past,' that sheds new light on the history of western historical thinking from Herodotus to the eighteenth century. Some readers will disagree with some of Schiffman’s interpretations. All, however, will be stimulated and enlightened. (Allan Megi...(展开全部)

当代法国侦探小说作家，硕果仅存的坚持本格侦探小说创作的欧美作家，被誉为“黄金时代侦探小说最后的捍卫者”。 霍尔特一九五六年出生于法国东北部亚尔萨斯省的阿格诺。一九八七年以《第四扇门》一书获得干邑侦探小说奖而正式出道。之后陆续创作以“阿兰•图威斯特博士”为主人公的系列作品及其他系列作品，代表作有《第七重解答》、《达特穆尔的恶魔》、《恶狼之夜》等。霍尔特的绝大多数作品都是描写不可能犯罪的正统解谜之作，以密室、不在场证明、足迹消失等核心诡计为卖点，凭借异想天开的构思、缜密的逻辑推导以及意料之外、情理之中的解答征服了广大读者，成为当代欧美侦探小说作家中最为“古典”、“另类”的一位，是当之无愧的当代本格侦探小说的领军人物。

Labyrinth of the Past is a collection of short stories that explore the lives of young women raised by single mothers in China, a country that is unforgiving to unmarried women and their children. A dark, yet engrossing look at the lives of these girls, each story examines their personal struggles with family and the greater world around them. Coping with the stigma of being th...(展开全部)

A satisfactory comprehensive history of the social and economic development of pre-modern China, the largest country in the world in terms of population, and with a documentary record covering three millennia, is still far from possible. The present work is only an attempt to disengage the major themes that seem to be of relevance to our understanding of China today. In particu...(展开全部)

伊懋可（Mark Elvin，1938— ），剑桥大学博士，澳大利亚国立大学历史系荣休教授，当代著名历史学家。主要研究领域为：中国经济史、文化史、环境史。代表作有：《中国的历史之路》（另译《中国历史的模式》）、《大象的退却》等。

Profound family trauma, sometimes stretching back three or more generations, can silently damage otherwise healthy individuals. "The Healing Power of the Past presents "Family Constellation" therapy -- a radical, increasingly popular approach to resolving these long-standing family problems. The book explains how readers can use this 20-year-old psychological therapy to uncover...(展开全部)