From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devastation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. "Prague In Black And Gold" is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buildings to reveal t...(展开全部)

From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devastation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. "Prague In Black And Gold" is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buildings to reveal t...(展开全部)

From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devastation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. "Prague In Black And Gold" is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buildings to reveal t...(展开全部)

From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devastation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. "Prague In Black And Gold" is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buildings to reveal t...(展开全部)

彼得•德默兹 | Peter Demetz 捷克裔美国著名学者，耶鲁大学斯特林讲席日耳曼语言及比较文学荣休教授。1922年出生于布拉格，1949年离开故土，此后赴美，在耶鲁大学长期任教，直至1991年退休。2000年，捷克政府向他颁发荣誉勋章，以表彰他“向全世界介绍捷克文化”。

彼得•德默兹 | Peter Demetz 捷克裔美国著名学者，耶鲁大学斯特林讲席日耳曼语言及比较文学荣休教授。1922年出生于布拉格，1949年离开故土，此后赴美，在耶鲁大学长期任教，直至1991年退休。2000年，捷克政府向他颁发荣誉勋章，以表彰他“向全世界介绍捷克文化”。

From one of the foremost chroniclers of the modern European experience, a panoramic view of a city that has seduced and bewitched visitors for centuries. Prague is the magic capital of Europe. Since the days of Emperor Rudolf II, "devotee of the stars and cultivator of the spagyric art", who in the late 1500s summoned alchemists and magicians from all over the world to his cast...(展开全部)

"Informed by everything, weighed down by nothing, this is an exquisite work of art"The Scotsman Strange things are happening in Tel Ilan, a century-old pioneer village. A disgruntled retired politician complains to his daughter that he hears the sound of digging at night. Could it be their tenant, that young Arab? But then the young Arab hears the digging sounds too. Where has ...(展开全部)

Award-winning journalist Jim Krane charts the history of Dubai from its earliest days, considers the influence of the family who has ruled it since the nineteenth century, and looks at the effect of the global economic downturn on a place that many tout as a blueprint for a more stable Middle East The city of Dubai, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, is everything the Arab ...(展开全部)

The city of Dubai, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, is everything the Arab world isn’t: a freewheeling capitalist oasis where the market rules and history is swept aside. Until the credit crunch knocked it flat, Dubai was the fastest-growing city in the world, with a roaring economy that outpaced China’s while luring more tourists than all of India. It’s one of the world’...(展开全部)