韩森（Valerie Hansen），耶鲁大学历史学教授，著名汉学家。著有《开放的帝国：1600 年前的中国历史》《传统中国日常生活中的协商：中古契约研究》《变迁之神——南宋时期的民间信仰》《丝绸之路新史》等汉学专著。 1979年，韩森毕业于哈佛大学，1987年获得宾夕 法尼亚大学博士学位，1988年加入耶鲁大学担任助理教授，1998年晋升为教授。她在耶鲁大学教授中国史和世界史已有三十余年。 译者简介： 刘云军，北京师范大学历史学博士。现为河北大学宋史研究中心副教授，目前从事宋代文献的整理与研究，海外汉学（侧重宋代）的译介。已译《权力关系：宋代中国的家族、地位与国家》《跨越门闾：宋代福建女性的日常生活》《剑桥中国宋代史》（上卷，合译）、《公元1000年：全球化的开端》《宋帝国的危机与维系：信息、领土与人际网络》《宋元社会变迁下的性别与贞节观》等。

In history, myth often abides. It was long assumed that the centuries immediately prior to 1000 AD were lacking in any major cultural developments or geopolitical encounters, that the Europeans hadn’t yet discovered North America, that the farthest anyone had traveled over sea was the Vikings’ invasion of Britain. But how, then, to explain the presence of blonde-haired, blue-ey...(展开全部)

They came to Earth thousands of years ago to usher in mankind's first New Age of scientific growth and spiritual enlightenment. Under the guidance of these ancient visitors from the heavens, human civilisation flourished - as revolutionary advances in art, science and thought swept through the inhabited world. And they left behind magnificent monuments -- baffling monoliths and...(展开全部)

韩森（Valerie Hansen），耶鲁大学历史学教授，著名汉学家。著有《开放的帝国：1600 年前的中国历史》《传统中国日常生活中的协商：中古契约研究》《变迁之神——南宋时期的民间信仰》《丝绸之路新史》等汉学专著。 1979年，韩森毕业于哈佛大学，1987年获得宾夕 法尼亚大学博士学位，1988年加入耶鲁大学担任助理教授，1998年晋升为教授。她在耶鲁大学教授中国史和世界史已有三十余年。 译者简介： 刘云军，北京师范大学历史学博士。现为河北大学宋史研究中心副教授，目前从事宋代文献的整理与研究，海外汉学（侧重宋代）的译介。已译《权力关系：宋代中国的家族、地位与国家》《跨越门闾：宋代福建女性的日常生活》《剑桥中国宋代史》（上卷，合译）、《公元1000年：全球化的开端》《宋帝国的危机与维系：信息、领土与人际网络》《宋元社会变迁下的性别与贞节观》等。

The metropolis of the future — as perceived by architect Hugh Ferriss in 1929 — was both generous and prophetic in vision. Largely an illustrated essay on the modern city and its future, Ferriss' book incorporated his philosophy of architecture. Includes powerful illustrations of towering structures, personal space, wide avenues, and rooftop parks. 59 illustrations.

莫里·古皮提尔·曼宁 Molly Guptill Manning，身兼作者、律师双职，著述颇丰，著有《以法莲市场的神话》(THE MYTH OF EPHRAIM TUTT) 等，作品多见于《哥伦比亚法律和艺术》(THE COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF LAW A ND THE ARTS) 等诸多高端刊物之中。

When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary...(展开全部)

Let the games begin! From the New York Times best-selling author of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry--a glorious and immersive novel about two childhood friends, once estranged, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. On a bitter cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exit...(展开全部)

Let the games begin! From the New York Times best-selling author of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry--a glorious and immersive novel about two childhood friends, once estranged, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. On a bitter cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exit...(展开全部)