The Ming World draws together scholars from all over the world to bring China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1662) to life, exploring recent scholarly trends and academic debates that highlight the dynamism of the Ming and its key place in the early modern world. The book is designed to replicate the structure of popular Ming-era unofficial histories that gathered information and gossip ...(展开全部)

From the mid-sixteenth through the end of the seventeenth century, Chinese intellectuals attended more to dreams and dreaming―and in a wider array of genres―than in any other period of Chinese history. Taking the approach of cultural history, this ambitious yet accessible work aims both to describe the most salient aspects of this “dream arc” and to explain its trajectory in ti...(展开全部)

From the mid-sixteenth through the end of the seventeenth century, Chinese intellectuals attended more to dreams and dreaming―and in a wider array of genres―than in any other period of Chinese history. Taking the approach of cultural history, this ambitious yet accessible work aims both to describe the most salient aspects of this “dream arc” and to explain its trajectory in ti...(展开全部)

That saying? Behind every famous man ...? From Mrs Midas to Queen Kong, from Elvis' twin sister to Pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in Carol Ann Duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, "The World's Wife". Witty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legend. If you have ever wonder...(展开全部)

霍华德·斯波德克在哥伦比亚大学获学士学位（1963），专业为历史学，研究方向为哥伦比亚大学新设立的“亚洲研究”项目。他在芝加哥大学获硕士学位（1966）和博士学位（1972），专业为历史学，研究方向为印度研究。他*次访问印度是在1964—1966年，当时他获得富布赖特基金会的资助。他在印度度过了总计约12年的科研和教学生涯。他也曾在美国、拉丁美洲、亚洲、非洲和欧洲广泛游历访问。他自1972年起担任坦普尔大学教师，1984年任教授，1993年获“坦普尔大学优秀教师奖”。 斯波德克从事世界史的研究始于1988年，当时他担任了一个综合性的、创新性研究项目的学术主任，其任务是和费城学区的教师合作，提高教师们关于世界历史的知识基础，并计划重新撰写一份供学区学校使用的世界历史教学规划。在这一项目完成以后，斯波德克立即投入另一个项目的调查研究，这一项目把大学教授和...(展开全部)

霍华德·斯波德克在哥伦比亚大学获学士学位（1963），专业为历史学，研究方向为哥伦比亚大学新设立的“亚洲研究”项目。他在芝加哥大学获硕士学位（1966）和博士学位（1972），专业为历史学，研究方向为印度研究。他*次访问印度是在1964—1966年，当时他获得富布赖特基金会的资助。他在印度度过了总计约12年的科研和教学生涯。他也曾在美国、拉丁美洲、亚洲、非洲和欧洲广泛游历访问。他自1972年起担任坦普尔大学教师，1984年任教授，1993年获“坦普尔大学优秀教师奖”。 斯波德克从事世界史的研究始于1988年，当时他担任了一个综合性的、创新性研究项目的学术主任，其任务是和费城学区的教师合作，提高教师们关于世界历史的知识基础，并计划重新撰写一份供学区学校使用的世界历史教学规划。在这一项目完成以后，斯波德克立即投入另一个项目的调查研究，这一项目把大学教授和...(展开全部)

A true exploration of world history, The World's History links chronology, themes, and geography in eight units, or parts of study, each emphasizing a single theme--origins, cities, empires, religion, trade, migrations, revolutions, and technology. Geographically, each part covers the entire globe, though specific topics place greater emphasis on specific regions. Rich in prima...(展开全部)

Epistemology, the philosophy of knowledge, is at the core of many of the central debates and issues in philosophy, interrogating the notions of truth, objectivity, trust, belief and perception. The Routledge Companion to Epistemology provides a comprehensive and the up-to-date survey of epistemology, charting its history, providing a thorough account of its key thinkers and mov...(展开全部)

Propositions are routinely invoked by philosophers, linguists, logicians, and other theorists engaged in the study of meaning, communication, and the mind. To investigate the nature of propositions is to investigate the very nature of our connection to each other, and to the world around us. As one of the only volumes of its kind, The Routledge Handbook of Propositions provides...(展开全部)

Phenomenology was one of the twentieth century's major philosophical movements and continues to be a vibrant and widely studied subject today. The Routledge Companion to Phenomenology is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key philosophers, topics and themes in this exciting subject, and essential reading for any student or scholar of phenomenology. Comprising over...(展开全部)