In this highly praised book, Jonathan D. Spence recounts the story of Ts'ao Yin, hereditary bond-servant to the Manchu emperors. Ts'ao Yin, whose great-grandfather was captured and enslaved by the Manchus and whose descendant wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, China's most famous novel, becomes the focal point of a fascinating study that shed important light on the social and poli...(展开全部)

In this highly praised book, Jonathan D. Spence recounts the story of Ts'ao Yin, hereditary bond-servant to the Manchu emperors. Ts'ao Yin, whose great-grandfather was captured and enslaved by the Manchus and whose descendant wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, China's most famous novel, becomes the focal point of a fascinating study that shed important light on the social and poli...(展开全部)

史景迁，世界著名汉学家。1936年生于英国，曾受教于温切斯特大学和剑桥大学。1965年获美国耶鲁大学博士学位，现为耶鲁大学教授。史氏以研究中国历史见长。他以独特的视角观察悠久的中国历史，并以不同一般的“讲故事”的模式向读者介绍了他的观察和研究结果，他的作品敏锐、深邃、独特而又“好看”，他在成为蜚声国际的汉学家的同时，也为成学术畅销书的写作高手。

史景迁，世界著名汉学家。1936年生于英国，曾受教于温切斯特大学和剑桥大学。1965年获美国耶鲁大学博士学位，现为耶鲁大学教授。史氏以研究中国历史见长。他以独特的视角观察悠久的中国历史，并以不同一般的“讲故事”的模式向读者介绍了他的观察和研究结果，他的作品敏锐、深邃、独特而又“好看”，他在成为蜚声国际的汉学家的同时，也为成学术畅销书的写作高手。

史景遷史學研究起始之作，開啟西方漢學新面向。 細膩書寫康熙寵臣曹寅的家族興衰， 反映清朝政治、財經、社會等多元面向， 立體再現康熙盛世的浮世織錦。 * * * 曹寅作為康熙皇帝的家奴，以歸順旗人的漢人身分，遊走滿漢二元社會，署理攸關稅收的兩淮鹽政與御用供給的江寧織造，聲勢日隆，其一生仕途和家族起落與康熙密切相關。史景遷企圖透過曹寅來反映康熙的統治手腕與清初政經社會面貌，也重構曹雪芹筆下《紅樓夢》背後的曹家真實景況。 本書為史景遷師從明清史學家房兆楹所做的博士論文，擺脫以往西方學者著重在西方因素影響東方歷史的研究觀點，重新觀察明末清初中國社會的滿漢關係與社會變革。本論文榮獲珀特爾論文獎（the John Addison Porter Prize），不僅是史景遷一生學術著作的起點，也為中國近現代史學研究提供新面向。

史景遷史學研究起始之作，開啟西方漢學新面向。 細膩書寫康熙寵臣曹寅的家族興衰， 反映清朝政治、財經、社會等多元面向， 立體再現康熙盛世的浮世織錦。 * * * 曹寅作為康熙皇帝的家奴，以歸順旗人的漢人身分，遊走滿漢二元社會，署理攸關稅收的兩淮鹽政與御用供給的江寧織造，聲勢日隆，其一生仕途和家族起落與康熙密切相關。史景遷企圖透過曹寅來反映康熙的統治手腕與清初政經社會面貌，也重構曹雪芹筆下《紅樓夢》背後的曹家真實景況。 本書為史景遷師從明清史學家房兆楹所做的博士論文，擺脫以往西方學者著重在西方因素影響東方歷史的研究觀點，重新觀察明末清初中國社會的滿漢關係與社會變革。本論文榮獲珀特爾論文獎（the John Addison Porter Prize），不僅是史景遷一生學術著作的起點，也為中國近現代史學研究提供新面向。

A description of the astronomical discoveries of recent years and the theological implications of the new scientific insights into mankind's place in the cosmos. Jastrow explains the chain of events that led astronomers to accept the validity of the big bang.

This popular and accessible introduction to phonetics is now available in a fully updated second edition. Peter Ladefoged describes how languages use a variety of different sounds, many of them quite unlike any that occur in well-known languages. Important topics covered in Vowels and Consonants include: * The main forces operating on the sounds of languages * The acoustic c...(展开全部)

This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades. * As pertinent today as it was when it was first published in 1983. * Argues that nationalism is a product of industrialization. * The new edition includes references to...(展开全部)

This popular and accessible introduction to phonetics is now available in a fully updated second edition. Peter Ladefoged describes how languages use a variety of different sounds, many of them quite unlike any that occur in well-known languages. Important topics covered in Vowels and Consonants include: * The main forces operating on the sounds of languages * The acoustic c...(展开全部)