The SARS epidemic of 2003 was one of the most serious public health crises of our times. The event, which lasted only a few months, is best seen as a warning shot, a wake-up call for public health professionals, security officials, economic planners, and policy makers everywhere. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is one of the “new” epidemics. SARS in China addresses the...(展开全部)

The editors: Arthur Kleinman is Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, and Professor of Medical Anthropology and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. James L. Watson is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. He is also the author of Golden Arches East: McDona...(展开全部)

In this lively and stimulating account, noted mathematician and educator W. W. Sawyer (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) defines mathematics as "the classification and study of all possible patterns." It is a broad definition, but one that seems appropriate to the great scope and depth of the topic. Indeed, mathematics seems to have few boundaries, either in applicatio...(展开全部)

In this lively and stimulating account, noted mathematician and educator W. W. Sawyer (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) defines mathematics as "the classification and study of all possible patterns." It is a broad definition, but one that seems appropriate to the great scope and depth of the topic. Indeed, mathematics seems to have few boundaries, either in applicatio...(展开全部)

It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him fall - those whom he would destroy if only he could read the future. ...(展开全部)

"To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume w...(展开全部)

His eyes were open now, watching the path of the tiny flame. If you continue your path, little spark, you will cause great harm.I must burn! I must live!There are places where your glow and heat are welcome. Find them, do not destroy the dwellings or take the lives of my people!For a second, he seemed to wink out of existence but then blazed back with renewed vigor.Thrall knew ...(展开全部)

His eyes were open now, watching the path of the tiny flame. If you continue your path, little spark, you will cause great harm.I must burn! I must live!There are places where your glow and heat are welcome. Find them, do not destroy the dwellings or take the lives of my people!For a second, he seemed to wink out of existence but then blazed back with renewed vigor.Thrall knew ...(展开全部)

刘香成，曾任美联社派驻北京、洛杉矶、新德里、汉城、莫斯科记者/摄影记者。拍摄了大量照片，内容涉及西单民主墙、中国20世纪80年代蓬勃发展的经济改革、斯里兰卡宗教冲突、苏联出兵阿富汗及苏联解体。 1992年，因对苏联解体的杰出报道，与同事一起荣膺“普利策现场新闻摄影奖”与“美国海外俱乐部柯达奖”。1989年，被美联社执行编辑协会评为“最佳摄影师”。 2004年被《巴黎摄影》杂志遴选为当代摄影界最有影响力的百位摄影师之一。 著有《毛以后的中国》（企鹅出版社，1983年版）和《苏联：一个国家的解体》（美联社，1993年版），均广受赞誉。主编有《中国：一个国家的肖像》（塔森出版社，2008年版），六种语言全球同步发行，被评为伦敦《星期日泰晤士报》“2008年度最佳摄影画册”。2010年，与凯伦•史密斯合作编著《上海：1842—2010，一座伟大城市的肖像》（...(展开全部)