Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment is the first publication in any language of the only book devoted to architecture by Henri Lefebvre. Written in 1973 but only recently discovered in a private archive, this work extends Lefebvre’s influential theory of urban space to the question of architecture. Taking the practices and perspective of habitation as his starting place, Lefebv...(展开全部)

In the last forty years, the reputation of the aesthetic of reception has spread throughout continental Europe and North America. Jauss, the most prolific proponent of the aesthetic of reception, has attempted to develop categories to channel conventional literary history into a history of aesthetic experience. In these collected essays, he explores the relation of art history ...(展开全部)

Ever since anthropology has existed as a discipline, anthropologists have thought about architectural forms. This book provides the first overview of how anthropologists have studied architecture and the extraordinarily rich thought and data this has produced. With a focus on domestic space - that intimate context in which anthropologists traditionally work - the book explains ...(展开全部)

In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. </p> Philip Lieberman argues forcibly that the widely influential theories of language's development, adv...(展开全部)

In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. </p> Philip Lieberman argues forcibly that the widely influential theories of language's development, adv...(展开全部)

One of the most widely read boks on European architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner’s landmark work was first published in 1942. Through several revisions and updates during Pevsner’s lifetime, it continued to be a seminal essay on the subject, and even after his death, it remains as stimulating as it was back in the mid-twentieth century. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902–1983) was one of th...(展开全部)

尼古拉斯•佩夫斯纳（1902—1983）是20世纪最著名的艺术和建筑史学家。1902年他生于德国，在莱比锡[Leipzig]接受教育，1924年获艺术和建筑史博士学位，先后与莱比锡、慕尼黑、柏林和法兰克福有过联系。他曾在德累斯顿美术馆任职5年，1929—1933年在哥廷根大学任讲师，同时专攻英国艺术史；1935年移居英国，曾任伦敦大学伯克贝克学院艺术史教授，1949—1955年任剑桥圣约翰学院斯莱德教授和董事。 自《企鹅艺术建筑史丛书》创刊以来，他就任编辑。他还任共卷四十六的《英国建筑》编辑，并按郡的顺序撰写了其中三十八卷。他是英国建筑师协会皇家金奖获得者，是莱斯特、约克、利兹以及牛津大学的荣誉博士获得者，还是圣约翰学院荣誉董事、《建筑评论》编辑部理事。 他的著作《矫饰主义和巴洛克风格的意大利绘画》[Italian Painting of Manne...(展开全部)

One of the most widely read boks on European architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner's landmarkwork was first published in 1942. Through several revisions and updates during Pevsner's lifetime, itcontinued to be a seminal essay on the subject, and even after his death, it remains as stimulatingas it was back in the mid-twentieth century.

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else’s mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, ...(展开全部)