Contents Part 1. History, Technology, and Aesthetics Introduction The Coming of Sound: Technological Change in the American Film Industry, by Douglas Gomery Economic Struggle and Hollywood Imperialism: Europe Converts to Sound, by Douglas Gomery Film Style and Technology in the Thirties: Sound, by Barry Salt The Evolution of Sound Technology, by Rick Altman Ideology and the Pra...(展开全部)

Sound coming from outside the field of vision, from somewhere beyond, holds a privileged place in the Western imagination. When separated from their source, sounds seem to manifest transcendent realms, divine powers, or supernatural forces. According to legend, the philosopher Pythagoras lectured to his disciples from behind a veil, and two thousand years later, in the age of a...(展开全部)

Theory and Practice is one of Habermas's major works and is widely recognized as a classic in contemporary and social and political theory. Through a series of highly original historical studies, Habermas reexamines the relations between philosophy, science and politics. Beginning with the classical doctrine of politics as developed by Aristotle, he traces the changing constell...(展开全部)

The last decade has witnessed an explosion of interest in film festivals, with the field growing to a position of prominence within the space of a few short years. Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, Practice represents a major addition to the literature on this topic, offering an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the area. With a combination of chapters spec...(展开全部)

Level design is the creation of levels locales, stages, or missions in a video game. Level design is as much an art as it is a science; it requires artistic skills and know-how as well as an extensive technical knowledge and is an extremely important part of computer game design. Good or bad level design can make or break any game, so it is surprising how little reference mater...(展开全部)

Readable, concise and authoritative, this classic guide to deconstruction focuses on the seminal works of Jacques Derrida, as well as the work of North American critics Paul de Man, Geoffrey Hartman, J. Hillis Miller and Harold Bloom. This third, revised edition includes an entirely new Postscript, reflecting on recent critical debate. A new list of recommended reading compleme...(展开全部)

Negotiators are always driven by the clock, and the art of negotiation is one of this book's main themes. The examples included, such as the Iran nuclear talks, are mostly contemporary, but historical background to the diplomatic methods themselves is always provided. This helps to show that a rejuvenation of key features of traditional diplomacy has occurred in recent years th...(展开全部)

With a clear presentation, Ethics: Theory and Practice educates readers about ethical theory and has them apply what they learn to specific classic and contemporary moral problems (lying, cheating, establishing ethical business practices, honoring ethical obligations in medicine, etc.). Jacques P. Thiroux first wrote this text 1977 in order to educate readers about ethical theo...(展开全部)

著者简介 雅克•蒂洛（Jacques Paul Thiroux，1928～2006），美国著名伦理学家，曾任加州大学贝克斯菲尔德分校哲学系主任、伦理学教授。他是人道主义伦理学体系的创立者，享有盛誉的伦理学教育家。蒂洛还是一位热忱的社会活动家，他与妻子共同创建了贝克斯菲尔德Spotlight Theatre School of Arts，也是当地第一家失亲者联合会的创建人之一。 基思•克拉斯曼（Keith W. Krasemann），美国伊利诺伊州杜佩奇学院哲学与宗教学教授，曾获富布赖特(Fulbright)奖学金访问中国。 译者者简介 程立显，英国威尔士大学哲学博士。现任北京大学教授、博士生导师，北京市伦理学会副会长。 刘建，中国社会科学院亚太研究所研究员、文化研究室主任。 审阅者简介 周辅成（1911～ ），中国现当代伦理学家，北京大学教授，中国...(展开全部)