Throughout much of history, imperial China has exhibited a seemingly capricious relationship with the sea. At times, it has welcomed commerce and travel across its vast waters with open arms, yet at others, it has sought to completely cordon off the littoral and the waters beyond. This intermittent approach has fostered a maritime community that, over time, has become increasin...(展开全部)

Throughout much of history, imperial China has exhibited a seemingly capricious relationship with the sea. At times, it has welcomed commerce and travel across its vast waters with open arms, yet at others, it has sought to completely cordon off the littoral and the waters beyond. This intermittent approach has fostered a maritime community that, over time, has become increasin...(展开全部)

卜正民（Timothy Brook），1951年生，享誉世界汉学界的史学大家，师从孔飞力教授，毕业于美国哈佛大学，历任多伦多大学、斯坦福大学等校教授，英国牛津大学邵氏汉学教授，美国亚洲学会前任会长。现为加拿大英属哥伦比亚大学圣约翰学院历史系教授，兼圣约翰神学院院长。学术视野广阔，主要从事亚洲历史和文化的研究，研究领域涉及明代社会和文化史、“二战”时期日本在中国的占领等。 主编六卷本“哈佛中国史”丛书，并撰写其中第5卷《挣扎的帝国：元与明》，首次从气候这一环境史的新视角解读元明两大帝国的兴衰，呈现出第一个连贯的生态历史。 已翻译为中文的作品多达十几种，在海峡两岸拥有庞大的读者群。其他主要代表作品有：《秩序的沦陷》、《杀千刀》、《纵乐的困惑》、《明代的国家与社会》、《维梅尔的帽子》等。其中，《纵乐的困惑》获得2000年美国“列文森中国研究最佳著作奖”，《...(展开全部)

卜正民（Timothy Brook），1951年生，享誉世界汉学界的史学大家，师从孔飞力教授，毕业于美国哈佛大学，历任多伦多大学、斯坦福大学等校教授，英国牛津大学邵氏汉学教授，美国亚洲学会前任会长。现为加拿大英属哥伦比亚大学圣约翰学院历史系教授，兼圣约翰神学院院长。学术视野广阔，主要从事亚洲历史和文化的研究，研究领域涉及明代社会和文化史、“二战”时期日本在中国的占领等。 主编六卷本“哈佛中国史”丛书，并撰写其中第5卷《挣扎的帝国：元与明》，首次从气候这一环境史的新视角解读元明两大帝国的兴衰，呈现出第一个连贯的生态历史。 已翻译为中文的作品多达十几种，在海峡两岸拥有庞大的读者群。其他主要代表作品有：《秩序的沦陷》、《杀千刀》、《纵乐的困惑》、《明代的国家与社会》、《维梅尔的帽子》等。其中，《纵乐的困惑》获得2000年美国“列文森中国研究最佳著作奖”，《...(展开全部)

卜正民（Timothy Brook），1951年生，享誉世界汉学界的史学大家，师从孔飞力教授，毕业于美国哈佛大学，历任多伦多大学、斯坦福大学等校教授，英国牛津大学邵氏汉学教授，美国亚洲学会前任会长。现为加拿大英属哥伦比亚大学圣约翰学院历史系教授，兼圣约翰神学院院长。学术视野广阔，主要从事亚洲历史和文化的研究，研究领域涉及明代社会和文化史、“二战”时期日本在中国的占领等。 主编六卷本“哈佛中国史”丛书，并撰写其中第5卷《挣扎的帝国：元与明》，首次从气候这一环境史的新视角解读元明两大帝国的兴衰，呈现出第一个连贯的生态历史。 已翻译为中文的作品多达十几种，在海峡两岸拥有庞大的读者群。其他主要代表作品有：《秩序的沦陷》、《杀千刀》、《纵乐的困惑》、《明代的国家与社会》、《维梅尔的帽子》等。其中，《纵乐的困惑》获得2000年美国“列文森中国研究最佳著作奖”，《...(展开全部)

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state. Although it came to be known as an inward-looking empire, Po ...(展开全部)

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state. Although it came to be known as an inward-looking empire, Po s...(展开全部)

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state. Although it came to be known as an inward-looking empire, Po s...(展开全部)

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state. Although it came to be known as an inward-looking empire, Po ...(展开全部)

Faces of China is the first exhibition explicitly dedicated to Chinese portrait painting. A selection of more than 100 paintings from the collections of the Palace Museum Beijing and the Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, most of which have never been shown in Europe, spans a period of more than 500 years. The main focus is on the unique portraits of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), in...(展开全部)