Historical Transformations

Historical Transformations takes a comprehensive look at global systemic anthropology, presenting the authors' three decades of research in the social sciences.

Historical Transformations takes a comprehensive look at global systemic anthropology, presenting the authors' three decades of research in the social sciences.

Offering a fresh and unique approach to surveying the historical transformations of the Chinese state, Human Security and the Chinese State focuses on human security in contrast with the twenty-first

Offering a fresh and unique approach to surveying the historical transformations of the Chinese state, Human Security and the Chinese State focuses on human security in contrast with the twenty-first

How did flying birds evolve from running dinosaurs, terrestrial trotting tetrapods from swimming fish, and whales return to swim in the sea? These are some of the great transformations in the history

In this remarkable collection of essays, Michael Burawoy develops the extended case method by connecting his own experiences among workers of the world to the great transformations of the twentieth ce

How do public markets, as ordinary as they seem, carry the weight of a city’s history? How do sucheveryday buildings reflect a city’s changing political, social, and economic needs, through their yearslong transformations in forms, functions, and management? Integrating architecture and history, this book invites readers to go through the growth and governance of colonial Hong Kong by tracing the past and present of public markets as a study of extensive firsthand historical materials. As the readers witness the changes in Hong Kong markets from hawker pitches to classical market halls to clean modernist municipal complexes, the book offers a new perspective of understanding the familiar everyday markets with historical contexts possibly unfamiliar to most, studying markets as a microcosm of the city and a capsule of its history. -------------- This book is a robust and in-depth study of the market building history of Hong Kong since the 1840s and contributes to a holistic un

Conceptions of distance are foundational to historical thought, but Mark Salber Phillips gives the idea new subtlety and meaning. He argues that distance is a matter not just of time and space but als

The impressive array of penetrating analysis and provocative interpretations afforded by this volume's 14 chapters sharpen appreciation of the ongoing transformations of China's Hong Kong since 1997 a

Wacky Magic Windows: Numbers by Yoyo Books is an engaging, 10-page interactive board book designed for children ages 2 and older. Kids learn to recognize numbers through playful rhymes, tabs, and 5 magic windows that reveal surprising transformations when pulled.

The Landscape of Historical Memory explores the place of museums and memorial culture in the contestation over historical memory in post–martial law Taiwan. The book is particularly oriented toward th

This ground-breaking edited collection draws together Australian historical scholarship on Chinese women, their gendered migrations, and their mobile lives between China and Australia. It considers di

All around us, nature is turning, growing...and working. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it's not always easy to see them...Discover 50 nature storie

Ceramics is a sign of civilization. From collecting raw materials, shaping forms, applying glazes to firing products in kilns, materials go through many transformations and soft clay becomes durable c

Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life!Each season, millions of viewers tune in to see Chris Powell lead extraordinary transformations on ABC's breakout hit Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. No

In the usual order of things, lives run their course and eventually one becomes who one is. Bodily and psychic transformations do nothing but reinforce the permanence of identity. But as a result of serious trauma, or sometimes for no reason at all, a subject’s history splits and a new, unprecedented persona comes to live with the former person - an unrecognizable persona whose present comes from no past and whose future harbors nothing to come; an existential improvisation, a form born of the accident and by accident. Out of a deep cut opened in a biography, a new being comes into the world for a second time. What is this form? A face? A psychological profile? What ontology can it account for, if ontology has always been attached to the essential, forever blind to the aléa of transformations? What history of being can the plastic power of destruction explain? What can it tell us about the explosive tendency of existence that secretly threatens each one of us?Continuing her reflections

★入圍2025 Booker Prize★榮獲 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction、Winston Graham Historical Prize1962年12月，英國西南的寒冬籠罩。鄉村醫師 Eric Parry 在雪夜巡診，思索著心底的秘密；農場主與妻子 Rita 則掙扎於過去與未竟的夢想。當暴風雪突襲，他們的生活如冰層般龜裂。《The Land in Winter》以細膩筆法描繪人性在孤寂與極限下的掙扎與溫度。Andrew Miller 將愛、階級與命運編織成一幅冬日心靈圖景，語調沉靜卻極具力量。・入圍與獲獎並列多項重要文學獎・文字冷峻細緻，具 Hilary Mantel 式深度・探討家庭、身份與自然之間的張力⭐ Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025⭐ Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025⭐ Winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2025DECEMBER 1962, THE WEST COUNTRY.Local doctor Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of their cottage. Across the field, funny, troubled Rita Simmons is also asleep, her head full of images of a past life her husband prefers to ignore. He’s been up for hours, tending to the needs of the small dairy farm where he hoped to create a new version of himself, a project that’s already faltering.But when the ordinary cold of an English December gives way

AnEaterBest Food Book of 2023ASmithsonianBest Food Book of 2023From theNew York Times-bestselling author ofCodandSalt, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples-featuring original illustrations and recipes from around the world.As Julia Child once said, “It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions.”Historically, she's been right-and not just in the kitchen. Flourishing in just about every climate and culture around the world, onions have provided the essential basis not only for sautés, stews, and sauces, but for medicines, metaphors, and folklore. Now they're Kurlansky's most flavorful infatuation yet as he sets out to explore how and why the crop reigns from Italy to India and everywhere in between.Featuring historical images and his own pen-and-ink drawings, Kurlansky begins with the science and history of the only sulfuric acid–spewing plant, then digs through its twenty varieties and the cult

Asian Celebrity Cultures in the Digital Age represents the first comprehensive study on the transformations of celebrity cultures in increasingly globalised and digitalised Asian societies. It discusses relations between Asian celebrities and digital media across emerging phenomena in celebrity practices, cultures, politics, fandom, and economies. Highlighting original case studies from prominent Asian societies, including India, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan, this book sheds much-needed light on the de-Westernisation and internationalisation of celebrity studies and is essential reading for scholars and students in celebrity, fandom, digital media and communication, and cultural studies.

PRE-ORDER NOWSet in a historical moment of moral crisis, Crossroads - the first instalment of the trilogy A Key to All Mythologies - is the stunning foundation of a sweeping investigation of human myt

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando SentinelThe gripping true story of the “duel to end all duels” in medieval France a

Historical monarchs are interviewed from the grave in this hilarious children’s graphic novel.Discover the incredible stories of rulers throughout history in this hilarious graphic novel that brings t

Set in 1912 and centered on a historical event, the moving and compelling coming-of-age story of Turner, a white minister’s son who discovers joy through his friendship with a black girl, Lizzie, and

This scribble-in activity book is packed full of inventions to design or discover, from real historical breakthroughs to crazy contraptions to get you out of bed in the morning. The process of inventi

A brutal murder draws nobleman Sebastian St. Cyr into the tangled web of the British royal court in this gripping historical mystery from the national bestselling author of Where the Dead Lie.London,

Based on rare first-hand historical data, Wang Ke presents the analysis of the East Turkestan from the perspective of Islamic social structure, the origin and evolution of thoughts on national revolut

History begins with Herodotus (485–425 b.c.e.). Born in Halikarnassos, a gateway between the Greek and Persian worlds, Herodotus in his Histories narrates the great historical struggle between t

A Step 3 BIOGRAPHY READER about the unsung historical figure and Founding Mother Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.Hamilton, the musical, is igniting American history fever in adults and kids--especially ab

Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six year primary history course. Helping students contextualise historical events, it provides a firm foundat

“TAUT, ALMOST UNBEARABLE SUSPENSE . . . This galvanizing historical portrait of courage, determination, and abiding love mesmerizes and shocks.” —Booklist (starred review)“All

In the nine original essays collected in this volume, cultural historians,literary scholars, an art historian, and a historical musicologist set out to recover the sights, sounds, and smells of the So

“A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city…A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale” (Kirkus Reviews) of Monte Carlo’s r

This detailed guide explores the historical development of algorithms and how they are used as a way of teaching computers to work through problems. Named for Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa a

Each title in this series takes readers on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features

"Interesting, affordable and readable.... Offers the reader an opportunity to delve further into each mineral's historical significance in an accessible way." -- Booklist Fifty Minerals that Ch

What in Brief is Buddhism? Looks at the great religious system of Buddhism diachronically on a historical timeline, and synchronically as a widespread heritage of humankind as it enters the new

Classic Grounded Theory: Applications with Qualitative and Quantitative Data is unique in its presentation of classic grounded theory, from its historical origins to step-by-step guidance on how to ca

In historical accounts, Aradia has many faces: she is depicted as the daughter of a goddess, as the leader of a resistance movement, as the ‘first witch,’ as the embodiment of the Divine Feminine, and

Richard III is one of the finest of Shakespeare's historical dramas. Although it has a huge cast, Richard himself, gleefully wicked, charismatically Machiavellian, always dominates the play: a role to