作者简介 [美]詹姆斯·F. 英格利希，美国文化理论家、文学社会学和数据驱动人文研究方法的领军人物。他目前是宾夕法尼亚大学教授、普莱斯数字人文研究所创始人和主任，曾担任欧洲文化节顾问委员会委员 (2009一2011)、美国国家图书奖小说类评委会主席（2016）等，主要研究领域为文化社会学与经济学、文学研究学科史，及当代英国小说、电影和电视。他正在撰写的《以数计美》(Beauty by the Numbers)研究了当代文学、艺术领域的评级和排名体系。 译者简介 芮小河 西安外国语大学欧美文学研究中心教授，博士生导师，主要研究领域为当代英语文学、文化研究和文艺理论等。 党争胜 西安外国语大学教授，博士生导师，主要研究领域为文学翻译理论和翻译批评研究。

This is a book about one of the great untold stories of modern cultural life: the remarkable ascendancy of prizes in literature and the arts. Such prizes and the competitions they crown are almost as old as the arts themselves, but their number and power--and their consequences for society and culture at large--have expanded to an unprecedented degree in our day. In a wide-rang...(展开全部)

This is a book about one of the great untold stories of modern cultural life: the remarkable ascendancy of prizes in literature and the arts. Such prizes and the competitions they crown are almost as old as the arts themselves, but their number and power--and their consequences for society and culture at large--have expanded to an unprecedented degree in our day. In a wide-rang...(展开全部)

作者简介 [美]詹姆斯·F. 英格利希，美国文化理论家、文学社会学和数据驱动人文研究方法的领军人物。他目前是宾夕法尼亚大学教授、普莱斯数字人文研究所创始人和主任，曾担任欧洲文化节顾问委员会委员 (2009一2011)、美国国家图书奖小说类评委会主席（2016）等，主要研究领域为文化社会学与经济学、文学研究学科史，及当代英国小说、电影和电视。他正在撰写的《以数计美》(Beauty by the Numbers)研究了当代文学、艺术领域的评级和排名体系。 译者简介 芮小河 西安外国语大学欧美文学研究中心教授，博士生导师，主要研究领域为当代英语文学、文化研究和文艺理论等。 党争胜 西安外国语大学教授，博士生导师，主要研究领域为文学翻译理论和翻译批评研究。

In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent seance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another.Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but with terrible consequences. In the course of pursuing each other's ruin, they will deploy all the deceptio...(展开全部)

In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent séance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another. Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but with terrible consequences. In the course of pursuing each other's ruin, they will deploy all the d...(展开全部)

This classic introductory text is best known for its vivid examples fromnatural history, comprehensive coverage of evolution, and quantitative approach. The Sixth Edition builds on the book's hallmark features: its strong evolutionary focus, its breadth and diverse set of examples, its extensive coverage of behavioral ecology, and a thorough presentation of population ecology.

This concise and accessible introduction offers a broad and balanced view of all the major aspects of ecology, from the ecosystem and evolution to population and community. Full of vivid examples from natural history, the Fifth Edition of The Economy of Nature blends the major principles and concepts of natural history with the idea of ecology as a practical science that confro...(展开全部)