In this book Jorge Larrain discusses three of the most important concepts in the social sciences: ideology, reason and cultural identity.

Why and how do contemporary questions of culture so readily become highly charged questions of identity? The question of cultural identity lies at the heart of current debates in cultural studies and social theory. At issue is whether those identities which defined the social and cultural world of modern societies for so long - distinctive identities of gender, sexuality, race,...(展开全部)

In this landmark exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, Pamela Kyle Crossley traces the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing (1636-1912), incorporated neighboring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, including Manchu, Korean, and Chinese a...(展开全部)

In this landmark exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, Pamela Kyle Crossley traces the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing (1636-1912), incorporated neighboring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, including Manchu, Korean, and Chinese a...(展开全部)

In this landmark exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, Pamela Kyle Crossley traces the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing (1636-1912), incorporated neighboring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, including Manchu, Korean, and Chinese a...(展开全部)

特里·伊格尔顿：英国当代马克思主义理论家、文学批评家。曾任教于剑桥大学，又长期担任牛津大学凯瑟琳学院沃顿英文和文学理论讲座教授，后任教于曼彻斯特大学、圣母大学。代表性著作有《批评与意识形态》《沃尔特·本雅明：或走向革命批评》《文学理论导论》《美学意识形态》《文化的观念》《唯物主义》《论文化》等。 段吉方：华东师范大学文学院教授，主要从事文艺学、美学、马克思主义文艺理论研究。出版专著有《意识形态与审美话语——伊格尔顿文学批评理论研究》《文化唯物主义与现代美学问题——20世纪英国马克思主义文学批评理论范式与经验研究》等。 穆宝清：山东大学外国语学院副教授，英国伦敦国王学院访问学者，主要研究方向为西方文论、艺术美学。近期著作有《贡布里希艺术美学思想研究》《社会学阐释与文学想象：齐格蒙特?鲍曼论后现代消费社会》等。

Works do not have meanings, they soak up meanings: a work is a machine for libidinal investments (including the political kind). It is a process that sorts incommensurabilities and registers contradictions (which is not the same as solving them!) The inevitable and welcome conflict of interpretations - a discursive, ideological struggle - therefore needs to be supplemented by a...(展开全部)

Works do not have meanings, they soak up meanings: a work is a machine for libidinal investments (including the political kind). It is a process that sorts incommensurabilities and registers contradictions (which is not the same as solving them!) The inevitable and welcome conflict of interpretations - a discursive, ideological struggle - therefore needs to be supplemented by a...(展开全部)

New York Times Best Seller The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system. Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Pik...(展开全部)