Authors:Michelle Yeh, N. G. D. Malmqvist,
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: taiwan, frontier
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2001-04-15
List price: $78.00
ISBN-10: 0231118465
ISBN-13: 9780231118460

Best Books of 2001, LA Times Taiwan has evolved dramatically from a little-known island to an internationally acclaimed economic miracle and thriving democracy. The history of modern Taiwanese poetry parallels and tells the story of this transformation from periphery to frontier. Containing translations of nearly 400 poems from 50 poets spanning the entire twentieth century, this anthology reveals Taiwan in a broad spectrum of themes, forms, and styles: from lyrical meditation to political satire, haiku to concrete poetry, surrealism to postmodernism. The in-depth introduction outlines the de

Authors:Paul S. Giller, Björn Malmqvist,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, habitats, streams, rivers
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1999-02-18
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0198549776
ISBN-13: 9780198549772

An easy-to-read, beautifully illustrated undergraduate-level introduction to fresh- and running-water biology. Each chapter includes practical information on simple experiments. The text begins with the physical features that define running water habitats, then continues with organisms that inhabit these habitats, and concludes with a discussion of applied issues surrounding water use, including pollution, species diversity, and conservation.