THE BODY AT WAR

This book is one of the truly original contributions in historical writing to appear during the centenary of the outbreak of the war in 1914. The authors' central argument is that at the time of the Great War, scientists and physicians reconfigured the human body as both a living organism and a site of meaning. They developed the notion that the body was an integrated set of self-regulating systems, the precariousness of which threatened all of us with death every single day. The authors term this the “integration–crisis duet.” Although the origins of this formulation long antedated the war, the problem of treating thousands of men who suffered from various forms of shock—wound shock, surgical shock, shell shock—brought this new configuration of the human body into high relief during and in the decades after the war. The metaphor of homeostasis, or self-regulation, Geroulanos and Meyers claim, was so powerful that it spread well beyond the domain of physiology and medicine to facets of psychoanalysis, political thought, cybernetics, philosophy, and anthropology.     

TIBETAN ZOOKEEPERS AT THE CHUSHUR ZOO

正Jingxin Zoo lies in the Chushur Village near Lhasa, and the attraction is an important section of the Chushur County Pure Land Agricultural Park. Here, one can find animals from all over the world, such as elephants, tigers, lions, and ring-tailed lemurs.In order to provide a better environment for the newly arrived animals, a year ago, Jingxin Zoo     

WAPA TOWN AT THE MOUNTAIN AREA

<正>I guess that,even in Tibet,apart from the residents themselves,few people have ever heard of Wapa Town.My colleagues had no knowledge of Wapa Town.I never he...     

THE ROMAN CHURCH AT SILCHESTER RECONSIDERED

Summary. The historical development of the current interpretation of the Silchester church is reviewed, and shown to reflect the prior notion that it was a church, to the detriment of other possible interpretations of its use. The interpretation as a church presents several problems, mainly to do with the probable date of construction of the building, in the late third or early fourth century, and its abandonment, in about the second third of the fourth century. Romano-Celtic temple architecture seems to have had some influence on the design of the building, but on balance, the best possibility for its use was for an eastern cult.     

THE ROMAN VILLA AT BIGNOR IN THE FOURTH CENTURY

Summary. The plan of the Bignor villa is reassessed in the light of recent excavations by Frere. Changes of plan are recognized and discussed. The farm buildings are considered in detail modifying Applebaum's original interpretations.     

SUTRA STREAMERS AT THE KANGDESE MOUNTAIN

Apole24metershigh,andadiame-terof300cm.,standsoutatSangxungintheKangdeseMountain.Wrannedtightlywithyakhide,itissupportedbythickropesstretchingindifferentdirections.Hangingfromtheropes,colorfulsutrastreamersflutterinthebreeze.Tibetanpilgrimsaswellasoversea…     

STELES AT THE MOUTH OF KUNLUN MOUNTAIN

The mouth of Kun-lun Mountain is 4,767 meters above sea level, and is besieged by snow-covered peaks. A dozen years ago, there was only one highway- the Qinghai-Tibet Highway-zigzagging through the desolate area. Today, however, such an arid scene has made way for a thriving atmosphere, with steles erected to form a forest, dotted with sculptures and holy stones.Extending about 2,500 km and with an average