John Berger's writings on photography are some of the most original of the twentieth century. This selection contains many groundbreaking essays and previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions and catalogues in which Berger probes the work of photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and W. Eugene Smith - and the lives of those photographed - with fierce engagement,...(展开全部)

Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background. Profiles of more than 100 major photographers, including Alfred S...(展开全部)

From the first misty 'heliograph' taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1826 to the classic compositions of Cartier-Bresson and Alfred Steiglitz, to the striking postmodern strategies of Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman and Victor Burgin, the history of photography is a record of dazzling and penetrating images. But photographs are also the most pervasive images of our time, in...(展开全部)

Adams, a noted photographer of the American West, dislikes words that describe pictures. In this collection of poetic, thought-provoking and highly original essays, he examines Paul Strand's devotion to America and analyzes the origins of his art; he looks at the contradictions in Ansel Adams' life and work, and comes to his own conclusions. He writes movingly not only of peopl...(展开全部)

斯蒂芬·E.巴坎（Steven E.Barkan），美国缅因大学社会学教授，1979年起任教至今。他的教学与研究兴趣包括犯罪学、法律社会学社会运动。他是社会问题研究会（Society for the Study of Social Problems）主席团的成员，担任该研究会法律与社会研究分会的主席，他撰写了很多论文，涉及对死刑的态度、对于警方野蛮行为的观点、政治审判以及女性主义运动等话题。这些论文已经发表于《美国社会学评论》、《犯罪与司法》、《犯罪与不良行为研究》、《司法季刊》、《社会力量》、《社会问题》、《社会学论坛》、《社会调查》等刊物。

斯蒂芬·E.巴坎（Steven E.Barkan），美国缅因大学社会学教授，1979年起任教至今。他的教学与研究兴趣包括犯罪学、法律社会学社会运动。他是社会问题研究会（Society for the Study of Social Problems）主席团的成员，担任该研究会法律与社会研究分会的主席，他撰写了很多论文，涉及对死刑的态度、对于警方野蛮行为的观点、政治审判以及女性主义运动等话题。这些论文已经发表于《美国社会学评论》、《犯罪与司法》、《犯罪与不良行为研究》、《司法季刊》、《社会力量》、《社会问题》、《社会学论坛》、《社会调查》等刊物。

Very few people in the West know much about China. What they think they know is largely based on outdated stereotypes from the mind-twentieth century or earlier. Yet, as China emerges once again as a world super-power and influences lives around the globe, it is important to understand this most ancient and largest of all civilizations. This book is based on seventeen visits to...(展开全部)

This is a book written for those who come to England from abroad, whether as short-term visitors, to be educated or engage in work, whether they come from the Continent or from other civilisations, especially the Far East. It provides over a hundred short descriptions of prominent English features and then tries to explain their origin and function. Under the first two letters,...(展开全部)

This book offers the first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs and adjacent peoples in the Valley of Mexico, the Classic Maya, the Inka, and the Yoruba. Unlike previous studies, equal attention is paid to similarities and differences in their sociopolitical organization, economic sys...(展开全部)

This book offers the first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs and adjacent peoples in the Valley of Mexico, the Classic Maya, the Inka, and the Yoruba. Unlike previous studies, equal attention is paid to similarities and differences in their sociopolitical organization, economic sys...(展开全部)