柯瑞思著的《乌镇(中国古镇的世界闻名之路)(英文版)》通过介绍乌镇悠久的历史、浓郁的文化、现当代艺术发展，以及其近二十年的“重生”，本书试图向读者解释这个古老的中国水乡如何不仅能够每年吸引上百万的游客，还成为“世界互联网大会”的举办地。在此过程中，本书作者，英国的历史学家柯瑞思（Nicholas Chrimes），将乌镇置于中国历史文化的大背景之下，并与欧美主要国家进行比较，力图向世界读者展示乌镇、以及它所代表的整个中国如何得将传统与现代性结合起来，同时也希望欧美读者能够通过乌镇以及其他相似的古镇更加充分地了解中国历史和文化、理解现代中国。
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Author's Note
Major Imperial Chinese Dynasties
Preface
Introduction
1 Wuzhen
A Home in Southern China
2 The Story of Wuzhen
The Town's Pathway Through China's History
3 Wooden Wuzhen
The Architectural Traditions of China
4 The Gardens of Wuzhen
Paradise on Earth
5 Literary Wuzhen
Its Place in the History of Chinese Literature
6 Wuzhen's Wealth
A Land ofFish and Rice, Silk and Tea...
7 ‘Big Project’China
The Path from the Great Wallto Wuzhen
8Food in the Middle Kingdom
A Taste ofWuzhen
9A Cultural Education in Wuzhen
The Story ofFoot-Bindingand the Place of Women in China
10WeddingRituals
Marriage in Chinese Society
11From Literati to Technocrati
The Internet,Wuzhen and China
12 The Path ofLearning
Education in China
13Wuzhen's Place
Past,PresentandFuture
Appendices
Joseph Needham,Li Yuese
The Consequences ofPeace，or‘LordElgin No 1 andLordElgin No 2’
SlothandWantoflndustry：The VerdictontheEnglishAttemptatSedmd2ure
AnImbalanceinIntellectual Trade
Bibliography
Index
