The Silk Manuscripts from Zidanku, Changsha (Hunan), are the only pre-Imperial Chinese manuscripts on silk found to-date. Dating to the turn from the 4th to the 3rd centuries BC (Late Warring States period), they contain several short texts concerning basic cosmological concepts, arranged in a diagrammatic arrangement and surrounded by pictorial illustrations. As such, they con...(展开全部)

罗伯特•N.斯宾格勒三世（Robert N. Spengler III） 德国马克斯-普朗克人类历史科学研究所古植物学实验室负责人，大众/梅隆基金会（ Volkswagen/Mellon Foundations）研究员，以及古代世界研究所的前访问研究学者。 陈阳 毕业于北京语言大学高级翻译学院，英语、法语自由译者、写作者。译有《法老的宝藏》《密室推理讲座》《一个孤独漫步者的遐想》《人间食粮》《人像：2005-2016》等十余部作品。 唐莉 德国马克斯-普朗克人类历史科学研究所考古学专业博士。

The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past. From almonds and apples to tea and rice, many foods that we consume today have histories that can be traced out of prehistoric Central Asia along the tracks of the Silk Road to kitchens in Europe, America, China, and elsewhere in East Asia. The exchange of goods, ideas, cultural practices, and genes along these ancient rou...(展开全部)

爱德华·布鲁克-希钦（Edward Brooke-Hitching），英国作家、获奖纪录片导演，父亲是古董书商。毕业于英国埃克塞特大学电影学系，之后进入独立纪录片制作领域，是英国国家广播公司电视台知名节目《QI》的撰稿人，也是皇家地理学会的研究员。著有多本畅销书，包括《星空5500年》(The Sky Atlas)、《黄金地图》(The Golden Atlas)（入围“爱德华·斯坦福写作奖”短名单）、《世界奇幻地图》(The Phantom Atlas)。

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history. From the author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Phantom Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a unique and beautifully illustrated journey through the history of literature. The Madman's Library delves into its darkest territorie...(展开全部)

"The majority of the Silk Road routes passed through the Eurasian Steppe, whose nomadic peoples were participants and mediators in its economic and cultural exchanges. Until now, the origins of these routes and relationships have not been examined in great detail. In The Prehistory of the Silk Road, E. E. Kuzmina, renowned Russian archaeologist, looks at the history of this cru...(展开全部)

Chu Hsi (1130-1200), author of the great Neo-Confucian synthesis, exerted a lasting influence on the thought & life of the Chinese in subsequent centuries. The core of his all-encompassing synthesis was moral & social philosophy, but it also included knowledge about the natural world. His doctrine of ke-wu (investigation of things) & his official duties made him mindful of the ...(展开全部)

Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classical China, Chu Hsi (1130-1200) is known in the West primarily through translations of one of his many works, the Chin-ssu Lu. In this book, Julia Ching offers the first book-length examination of Chu Hsi's religious thought, based on extensive reading of both primary and secondary sources. Ching begins by providing an int...(展开全部)

Following her bestselling Life Along the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield widens her exploration of the great cultural highway with another captivating portrait through the experience of things. Silk, Slaves, and Stupas tells the stories of ten very different objects, considering their interaction with the peoples and cultures of the Silk Road—those who made them, carried them, recei...(展开全部)