"To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume w...(展开全部)

作者簡介 史景遷 Jonathan D. Spence 一九三六年出生於英國，是國際知名的中國近現代史專家，自一九六五年於美國耶魯大學歷史系任教，二○○八年退休。著作極豐，包括《追尋現代中國》、《雍正王朝之大義覺迷》、《太平天國》、《改變中國》、《康熙》、《天安門》、《曹寅與康熙》、《胡若望的疑問》（以上由時報文化出版）、《大汗之國：西方眼中的中國》（商務）、《婦人王氏之死》（麥田）、《利瑪竇的記憶宮殿》（麥田）。 譯者簡介 溫洽溢 政治大學東亞研究所博士，現任教於世新大學，譯有《追尋現代中國》、《雍正王朝之大義覺迷》、《改變中國》、《康熙》、《天安門》，校譯《太平天國》。

John van de Water set off to a rapidly modernizing China in 2004, a young, enthusiastic and ambitious architect. His intention was to put into practice in China the internationally recognized ideas of NEXT architects, the Dutch firm in which he is a partner. The years that followed were hectic, with more than three million square feet's worth of projects realized on Chinese soi...(展开全部)

This unique work examines the role played by sexuality in the historical encounter between China and the West. Distinguished historian D. E. Mungello focuses especially on Western homosexuals who saw China as a place of escape from the homophobia of Europe and North America. His groundbreaking study traces the lives of two dozen men, many previously unknown to have same-sex des...(展开全部)

This unique work examines the role played by sexuality in the historical encounter between China and the West. Distinguished historian D. E. Mungello focuses especially on Western homosexuals who saw China as a place of escape from the homophobia of Europe and North America. His groundbreaking study traces the lives of two dozen men, many previously unknown to have same-sex des...(展开全部)

In 1968, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party endorsed a radical new system of healthcare delivery for the rural masses. Soon every village had at least one barefoot doctor to provide basic medical care, which integrated the villages into a regional network of healthcare services for the very first time. The barefoot doctors were portrayed natio...(展开全部)

In 1968, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party endorsed a radical new system of healthcare delivery for the rural masses. Soon every village had at least one barefoot doctor to provide basic medical care, which integrated the villages into a regional network of healthcare services for the very first time. The barefoot doctors were portrayed natio...(展开全部)

China's patrilineal and patriarchal tradition has encouraged a long-standing preference for male heirs within families. Coupled with China's birth-planning policy, this has led to a severe gender imbalance. But a counterpattern is emerging in rural China where a noticeable proportion of young couples have willingly accepted having a single daughter. They are doing so even as bi...(展开全部)

"Like everything else written by Jonathan Spence, The Chan's Great Continent is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in China. Spence is one of the greatest Sinologists of our time, and his work is both authoritative and highly readable." —Los Angeles Times Book Review China has transfixed the West since the earliest contacts between these civilizations. With his charact...(展开全部)