Book Description Amartya Sen argues that "the standard of living" has been poorly understood and narrowly defined; it is not just a function of opulence, and cannot be seen as utility. It is, he suggests, the "capabilities" offered in states of affairs. In his comments, Bernard Williams considers the conceptual connections among Sen's capabilities, economic welfare, and the bro...(展开全部)

Revised and updated edition of the best book on the subject Reflects theoretical advances made since the first edition Includes new data An outstandingly clear account of a complex and fascinating subject This is a new and revised edition of the title first published by OUP in 2000. From the reviews of the first edition: 'This book is a comprehensive study of the phonology of S...(展开全部)

This is a new and revised edition of the title first published by OUP in 2000. From the reviews of the first edition: 'This book is a comprehensive study of the phonology of Standard Chinese. Not only is it rich in detailed and amazingly accurate factual description, it also proposes elegant theoretical solutions to many long-standing problems in Chinese phonology, such as word...(展开全部)

Chinese phonology has been studied for over 1700 years. Before the twentieth century the focus of such scholarship was on the rhyming categories of syllables for the purposes of composing proper literary works and of preserving what was felt to be proper Chinese. During the first half of this century phonological research was directed towards the production of a simplified, nat...(展开全部)

Revised and updated edition of the best book on the subject Reflects theoretical advances made since the first edition Includes new data An outstandingly clear account of a complex and fascinating subject This is a new and revised edition of the title first published by OUP in 2000. From the reviews of the first edition: 'This book is a comprehensive study of the phonology of S...(展开全部)

Chinese phonology has been studied for over 1700 years. Before the twentieth century the focus of such scholarship was on the rhyming categories of syllables for the purposes of composing proper literary works and of preserving what was felt to be proper Chinese. During the first half of this century phonological research was directed towards the production of a simplified, nat...(展开全部)

This is a new and revised edition of the title first published by OUP in 2000. From the reviews of the first edition: 'This book is a comprehensive study of the phonology of Standard Chinese. Not only is it rich in detailed and amazingly accurate factual description, it also proposes elegant theoretical solutions to many long-standing problems in Chinese phonology, such as word...(展开全部)

A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century The audacious and elegiac second installment in her 'living autobiography' on writing and womanhood, from the twice-Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming Home 'Extraordinary and beautiful, suffused with wit and razor sharp insights' Financial Times Following the acclaimed Things I Don't Want to Know, Deborah Levy r...(展开全部)

林语堂（1895--1976)，福建龙溪人,现代著名作家。原名和乐，改名玉堂、语堂，笔名毛驴、宰予、岂青等，文学家。福建龙溪人。1912年入上海圣约翰大学。1919年后留学美国、德国。1923年回国，在北京大学、北京女子师范大学任教，支持爱国学生运动。1926年去厦门大学任教，写杂文，并研究语言。1932年后陆续创办《论语》、《人间世》、《宇宙风》，推动小品文的创作，成为论语派主要人物。1936年旅居美国。1947年任联合国教科文组织美术与文学主任。1954年任新加坡南洋大学校长。1966年定居台北。著有《剪拂集》、《开明英文读本》、《开明英文文法》、《大荒集》、《我的话》、《生活的艺术》、《吾国与吾民》、《无所不读》、《京华烟云》、《风声鹤唳》和《语堂文存》等。