Myths & Legends retells the stories central to every culture that have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. Coverage extends from the well-known tales of the Ancient Greeks, which hold the key to the origin of such phrases as "Achille's heel," to the lesser-known, but richly colorful, myths of the Americas and the East. Topic spreads explore c...(展开全部)

Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s, however, the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated, leaving workers scrambling to get by. "Expectations of Modernity" explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp ...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 · 詹姆斯•弗格森（James Ferguson），美国人类学家，主要从事国际发展的政治学和人类学研究，以其深刻的发展批判立场而闻名。他曾获加利福尼亚大学圣塔芭芭拉分校文学学士学位，并于1985年获哈佛大学社会人类学博士学位。1999～2003年担任加利福尼亚大学欧文分校人类学系主任，并于2010年被开普敦大学聘为荣誉教授，现任斯坦福大学人文与科学学院教授，人类学系主任。 · 其主要研究地区为南部非洲（以莱索托、赞比亚、南非和纳米比亚为主），涉及广泛的理论和民族志研究问题，包括发展的政治学、城乡人口迁移、地区财富的变迁、矿业城镇的城市文化等。主要著作有《反政治机器：莱索托的“发展”》（1990）、《文化、权力和地方：批判人类学探究》（1997）、《人类学的田野：田野研究的边界和地点》（1997）、《全球化的阴影》（2006）、《授人以鱼...(展开全部)

Drawing on a wide variety of sources, the author has re-created 32 classic Norse Myths that compete in power with Greek mythology.

Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. This concise and engaging book examines the past trajectories, present conditions, and future prospects of Chinese urbanization, by investigating five key themes - ...(展开全部)

What are the myths--and reality--behind the state of Israel? Ilan Pappe is one of the most outspoken and radical thinkers writing on the history of Israel. In this groundbreaking and controversial book he examines ten of the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel. Once and for all he explodes the myths that justify the right...(展开全部)

Though China's urban history reaches back over five thousand years, it is only in the last quarter century that urbanization has emerged as a force of widespread social transformation while a massive population shift from country to city has brought about a dramatic revolution in China's culture, politics, and economy. Employing a historical perspective, John Friedmann presents...(展开全部)

There is enormous interest in urban design and the regeneration of our urban areas, but current thinking often concentrates on the built form, forgetting the important role that open spaces play. Urban Open Spaces brings together extensive research and practical experience to prove the opportunities and benefits of different types of open space to society and individuals. Focus...(展开全部)

涂鸦是一个世界性的现象,我们在世界的许多城市中发现了涂鸦的足迹,而且我们了解到,很早以前的涂鸦就在各个地方存在着。 而且其中也存在着反叛的概念,对抗那些已经发展成熟的传统艺术机制。如今这一种新的产业正在成长：许多涂鸦艺术家正在建立自己的品牌，销售着代表这种生活方式的产品。 一种遍及世界的以城市墙壁为画布的原生艺术，它迅速扩张，渗透到流行文化的各个层面，包括时尚、设计、音乐，甚至纯艺术领域，以及危险、诱惑、破坏规则的快感，对传统艺术机制的反叛，构成着涂鸦艺术的无穷魅力！