《唐风吹拂撒马尔罕:粟特艺术与中国、波斯、印度、拜占庭》是作者康马泰结合主持中亚布哈拉古城考古的挖掘实践及多年研究的心血之作。全书分为四卷——《粟特艺术与中国》《粟特艺术与波斯》《粟特艺术与印度》《粟特艺术与拜占庭》,关于撒马尔罕大使厅壁画上的唐代端午节,中国北朝墓葬中的粟特艺术,粟特信仰与佛教、印度教神祇的关系等,书中都有精彩论述。
On8March1421,thelargestfleettheworldhadeverseensetsailfromChina.Theships,somenearlyfivehundredfeetlong,wereunderthecommandofEmperorZhuDi'sloyaleunuchadmirals.Theirmissionwas"toproceedallthewaytotheendoftheearthtocollecttributefromthebarbariansbeyondtheseas"andunitetheworldinConfucianharmony. Theirjourneywouldlastforovertwoyearsandtakethemaroundtheglobebutbythetimetheyreturnedhome,Chinawasbeginningitslong,self-imposedisolationfromtheworldithadsorecentlyembraced.Andsothegreatshipswerelefttorotandtherecordsoftheirjourneyweredestroyed.Andwiththem,theknowledgethattheChinesehadcircumnavigatedtheglobeacenturybeforeMagellan,reachedAmericaseventyyearsbeforeColumbus,andAustraliathreehundredandfiftyyearsbeforeCook... Theresultoffifteenyearsresearch,1421isGavinMenzies'enthrallingaccountofthevoyageoftheChinesefleet,theremarkablediscoverieshemadeandthepersuasiveevidencetosupportthem:ancientmaps,precisenavigationalknowledge,astronomyandthesurvivingaccountsofChineseexplorersandthelaterEuropeannavigatorsaswellasthetrac
《两个世界的媒介:德国女汉学家口述实录》收录了21位德国女汉学家的口述历史。她们出生子不同的历史年代,历经了各异的时代悲欢,对时代的奔流有着独特而敏锐的感悟;她们都关注中德两国时代场景的巨变,以极具女性特色的视角铭记、解读这段历史。且让我们跟随她们的叙述,品读这一份真实、精彩而又各具特色的历史实录。
In this gripping memoir, the daughter of a man who conspiredto assassinate Hitler tells the story of three generations of herfamily and offers unparalleled insight into the German experiencein the last century. On August 15, 1944, Major Hans Georg Klamroth was tried fortreason for his part in the July Plot to kill Hitler. Eleven dayslater, he was executed. His youngest daughter, Wibke Bruhns, wassix years old. Decades later, watching a documentary about theevents of July 20, she saw images of her father in court suddenlyappear on-screen. “I stare at this man with the empty face. I don'tknow him. But I can see myself in him.” How could her familysuccumb to Nazi sympathies? And what made her father finallyrenounce Hitler?