Oracle Bones

The first complete guide to this ancient Greek form of divination ‧ Explains how to cast and interpret this oracle using either coins or traditional animal bones ‧ Reveals how the use of oracle bone

“Oracle Bones will firmly establish Mr. Hessler as one of the Western world’s most thoughtful writers on modern China. . . . A page-turner with great insight into Chinese society. . . . A richly humanistic portrayal.”—Wall Street JournalThe acclaimed author of River Town offers es a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of 21st-century China. Hessler tells the story of modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world as seen through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. All are migrants, emigrants, or wanderers who find themselves far from home, their lives dramatically changed by historical forces they are struggling to understand. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Peter Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous transformation before our eyes.

Peter Hessler's previous book River Town was a prize-winning, poignant and deeply compelling portrait of China. Now, in Oracle Bones, Hessler returns to the country, excavating its long history and immersing himself in the lives of young Chinese as they migrate from the traditional Chinese countryside to the booming ever-changing cities and try to cope with their society's modern transformation.

From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twenty-first-century China as it opens its doors to the outside world. A century ago, outsiders saw Chinaas a

【2025年全新修訂版】【見證中國的變化、歷史的滄桑】如果只能選一部作品來認識1990年代的中國，那便是何偉的──《甲骨文》回望中國的變與不變，最客觀、也最令人動容的紀實書寫！◎《時代雜誌》最佳圖書獎◎美國「國家圖書獎」非小說類最佳作品獎入選◎《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》、《基督教箴言報》年度好書《甲骨文》是何偉以十年時間踏查中國，寫就的非虛構經典之作，記錄了中國在1990年代的劇烈變化。1996年，他以和平工作隊成員身分來到四川涪陵教書，之後成為《紐約客》駐北京專欄作家，並在北京一條沒有門牌的小巷公寓中完成此書。書中，何偉不僅記錄個人見聞，也追溯數百年的歷史痕跡，從殷墟青銅器、三星堆面具，到古文字學者陳夢家的悲劇；從漢字拼音化改革到繁簡中文之爭，將歷史中國與現實中國交織在一起。何偉的中國之旅不僅有現實的層面，更有歷史和隱喻的層面，二者交叉進行，交織成如龜甲一樣的裂痕。改革開放使中國人首次能自由遷徙，何偉遇見了原本「沒有歷史」的邊緣群體，像是在中韓邊境鴨綠江畔偷走他錢包的脫北者、混跡北京黑市的維吾爾知識分子、在新疆拍《鬼子來了》的導演姜文，以及遠赴深圳工作的四川女孩。他也描繪天安門廣場法輪功信徒與警察的「捉迷藏」、台灣選舉現場及陳文茜的身影。這些故事橫跨北京、河南、東北、新疆、溫州、深圳，甚至台灣，呈現一幅迷人與迷失並存、混亂中帶著希望的中國圖景。何偉既是旁觀者，也是朋友，與農民、女工、小老闆、商販真誠交往，撇除獵奇視角，讓讀者看見一個真實且充滿人情味的中國──一個比真實更真實的中國。「我是《華爾街日報》北京辦事處的最後一名剪報員。辦事處很擠，只有兩間辦公室和一間改建而成的廚房。職員包括兩名外國特派員、一名祕書、一個司機和我。」──何偉「中國的時間感就是如此。在來到中國之前，我認為過去已然結束，歷史僅是因果的線性發展。歷史學家選擇重要的事件，並將它們放上合適的順序，然後再調整移動。但隨著我在中國待得愈久，就發現愈少有事情是線性的發展。因為改革開放，人們得以更自由地移動，所以你有機會遇到那些之前活在生存線邊緣的人，書寫那些『沒有歷史』的人。」──何偉

「中國觀察」、「報導文學」、「非虛構寫作」殿堂級作家──何偉20年作品合集 ╳ 全新修訂 ╳ 印簽典藏書盒一次收藏★隨書加贈精美書籤（18cm*8cm）四枚★2001年《江城》英文版出版、2006年首度在台灣面世，從《江城》、《甲骨文》、《尋路中國》、《奇石》、《埃及的革命考古學》到《別江》，何偉的作品，是這個時代了解中國、投入報導寫作，勢必要攀爬的崇山，要橫渡的江水提到當代中國的非虛構寫作，我們絕對不會繞過何偉這位作家。1996年，何偉以美國和平工作隊（Peace Corps）志工的身分到中國，在四川臨長江邊的一座小城涪陵當老師教英文。那年何偉27歲，有兩個學位，單身，沒有正職工作，笑稱自己是「家裡蹲」，他只有滿滿的教學熱情，跟手中的一支筆。一切故事，就從這裡開始……【江城】──何偉作品集的最初起點在幽緩慢活的韶光流轉中，在變動劇烈的一片向榮裡，何偉依江而居，感受與學生和涪陵人相處的日常點滴，書寫出一部連中國人自己都未能體察的心態史和底層故事。何偉非虛構寫作的發源地，何偉作品集的最初起點。【甲骨文】──見證中國的變化、歷史的滄桑如果只能選一部作品來認識1990年代的中國，那便是何偉的《甲骨文》。何偉以親訪實證、考古調查為經緯，再以記者的筆法布局出恢弘格局。他讓人物來口證中國變化、讓古物來見證歷史滄桑。【尋路中國】──駕車奔走於躁動的國度在一個人人奔走於途，卻又不知自己將走向何方的躁動國度裡，何偉用帶著人性暖意的目光，記錄中國各個角落裡的人生悲歡百態，構築出平凡小民在現代中國經濟快速起飛、社會急遽變動時代下的處境。【奇石】──改寫於《紐約客》的深度報導精選輯從美國華盛頓國會、中國共產黨權力核心避暑勝地北戴河；從日本黑道、中國城鄉到美國西部，何偉以一貫溫和又極其銳利之眼，縱情遊走其間，展開犀利細膩的人情觀察。【埃及的革命考古學】──旅居開羅期間的紀錄回憶以「阿拉伯之春」與埃及軍事政變為背景，他聚焦政治巨變、他巡禮上埃及考古遺址、他書寫普通底層人的生命故事。他是新聞記者，也是日常觀察者，為古老文明留下一段動盪的現代史。【別江】──2025年，重返中國任教最新作品二十多年前，何偉在《江城》記錄下快速發展的中國，二十多年後，何偉重回中國，撫視這個既熟悉又陌生的「他鄉」。中國這二十多年的變化，將攤開在你我眼前。

Uncover History and find out about the Shang dynasty with this fun and humorous guideFounded sometime around 1600 BCE, the Shang Dynasty was governed by a series of about 29 kings over a 600 year period. They were situated along the Yellow River Valley, China, and historians know a lot about their lives from the discovery of the oracle bones, ancient tombs and cities and other artefacts. The Shang Dynasty is known for the invention of early writing, the development of a government, their skill with bronze and their use of the chariot and bronze weapons in warfare.Who were the Shang? Read about their daily lives, what jobs they did, what they made, how they traded and some Chinese folk tales. Find out the answer to questions such as 'how did the Shang wage wars?', 'what were dragon bones?' and 'what did Shang kings do?'Using fun, humorous illustrations, this book offers an insight into the daily life of the Shang people. Ideally suited for readers age 8+Read the other titles in the seri

From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive changeDrawn by an abiding fascination with E

本書介紹 數位人文劉錚雲 史語所漢籍電子文獻資料庫：回顧與展望 文獻輯存邱仲麟 《傅斯年圖書館藏未刊稿鈔本．子部》前言 林聖智 《傅斯年圖書館藏未刊稿鈔本．經部》前言 文物保護Stéphanie Nisole, Yu-yun Lin The 2012-2015 Conservation of Listed Oracle Bones of the Instit

One of The Economist's Best Books of the Year From the bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town comes the final book in his award-winning trilogy on the human side of the economic revolution in China. Peter Hessler, whom the Wall Street Journal calls "one of the Western world's most thoughtful writers on modern China," deftly illuminates the vast, shifting landscape of a traditionally rural nation that, having once built walls against foreigners, is now building roads and factory towns that look to the outside world. 商品除瑕疵品外，恕不接受退換貨因拍攝略有色差，圖片僅供參考，顏色請以實際收到商品為準

Evidence from Shang oracle bones to memorials submitted to Western Han emperors attests to a long-lasting debate in early China over the proper relationship between humans and gods. One pole of the de

From the bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town comes the final book in his award-winning trilogy, on the human side of the economic revolution in China. In the summer of 2001, Peter Hes