Bøger af Shengqian Chen

This book looks inward to reveal and analyse problems in archaeology itself. The subject explored in this volume include: humanistic attributes of archaeology, various archaeological theory, challenges in the development of archaeology, China Archaeology paradigms and "Chinese School", responsibilities and status of archaeology in society, and prospects of Archaeology in China. With years of engagement in philosophy and theory studies, the author raised many bold questions and contributed unique and original views. While the archaeological circle remained tacit about -"Chinese School"- a term proposed by leading authority Professor Su Bingqi, the author bravely voiced that archaeology needs a "Chinese school". The "Chinese school" would facilitate both the reconstruction of cultural significance and the vying for international discourse power. The author also puts forward his thoughts on the current public archaeological fever, explaining and reflecting on the social responsibility, discourse power and how to present the archaeological discovery in a more accurate and efficient way to the public.

This book first traces the evolution of Chinese culture, which has a triple structure. It traces back to the economic basis of the formation of Chinese culture and analyzes the pattern of the formation of Chinese civilization. The book goes deep into the level of cultural genes, explores the origin of Chinese culture, and discusses the construction of contemporary Chinese culture in combination with the general trend of historical process.Shengqian Chen is a professor and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Archaeology and Museum at the School of History, Renmin University of China. Born in Jiayu, Hubei in 1972. In 1993, he graduated from the School of Archaeology, Jilin University with a bachelor's degree. In 1996, he graduated from the Department of Archaeology of Peking University with a master's degree. In 1998, he went to the Southern Methodist University of the United States to study for a doctor's degree under Dr. Fred Wendorf, former president of Society for American Archaeology , and Dr. Lewis R. Binford, the leader of "New Archaeology". In 2004, he received a doctor's degree. His main research fields include archaeological theory, prehistoric archaeology, stone tools analysis, etc. His works include Prehistoric Modernization, Thinking Archaeology, Learning Archaeology, Human Questioning, etc., and his translations include In Pursuit of the Past: Decoding the Archaeological Record , Archaeology: Key Concepts, Thinking Small: Global Perspectives on Microlithization, etc.

In this text, modern applied mathematics and physical insight are used to construct the simplest and first nonlinear dynamical model for the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO), i.e.