Sir John Marshall (Cn. 4t., with 152 b&w figs., and 111 plates), (Size: 25x18.5cms.), Contents, List of Illustrations, Preface, List of Abbreviations, 1 Introduction, 2 The Early Indian School of Art, 3 The Beginnings of Gandhara Art: The Saka Period, 4 The Renaissance of Hellenistic Art Under the Parthians, and its effect on Gandhara Art, 5 Childhood of Gandhara Art, 6 Adolesc...(展开全部)

"Chogen, The Holy One" deals with the efforts of the Japanese monk Shunjb Chogen (1221-1206) to restore major buildings and works of art lost in civil war. It concentrates on the statues and buildings associated with Chogen and his followers and this study places the visual arts of Japan into the ritual and socio-political context of their time.

The most famous and popular book on art ever published, this quintessential "introduction to art" has been a worldwide bestseller for over four decades. In this completely redesigned 16th edition, Gombrich, a true master, combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject. 440 illustrations, 376 in color.

The most famous and popular book on art ever published, this quintessential "introduction to art" has been a worldwide bestseller for over four decades. In this completely redesigned 16th edition, Gombrich, a true master, combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject. 440 illustrations, 376 in color.

Since its first publication more than eighty years ago, The Decline of the West has ranked as one of the most widely read and talked about books of our time. A sweeping account of Western culture by a historian of legendary intellect, it is an astonishingly informed, forcefully eloquent, thrillingly controversial work that advances a world view based on the cyclical rise and ...(展开全部)

作者简介： 贾森·M.巴尔（Jason M. Barr）： 美国罗格斯大学经济学教授，研究领域包括城市经济学、纽约城市史，以及计算经济学。巴尔教授是摩天大楼经济学研究方面的专家，著有《建造天际线：曼哈顿摩天大楼的经济史》《空中之城：建造世界上最高的摩天大楼》，其研究曾在《纽约时报》、《经济学人》NPR 广播等著名媒体上被广泛讨论。 译者简介： 毕冉，香港大学经济学硕士，曾任香港大学经济与工商管理学院高级研究助理，现为吴晓波频道财经编辑，对将专业内容转化为平实表达这件事充满热情。

The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. This book chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, the book debunks some widely-held misconcept...(展开全部)

This affordably-priced collection presents masterpieces of short fiction from 52 of the greatest story writers of all time. From Sherwood Anderson to Virginia Woolf, this anthology encompasses a rich global and historical mix of the very best works of short fiction and presents them in a way students will find accessible, engaging, and relevant. The book's unique integration o...(展开全部)

A rousing history of the world's first dominant navy and the towering empire it built The Athenian Navy was one of the finest fighting forces in the history of the world. It engineered a civilization, empowered the world's first democracy, and led a band of ordinary citizens on a voyage of discovery that altered the course of history. With Lords of the Sea , renowned arch...(展开全部)

The navy created by the people of Athens in a ncient Greece was one of the finest fighting forces in the history of the world and the model for all other national navies to come. The Athenian navy built a civilization, empowered the world's first democracy, and led a band of ordinary citizens on a voyage of discovery that altered the course of history. Its defeat of the Persian...(展开全部)