From the book cover: I think questions of sexuality and pornography which are of so much concern to feminist today can be clarified and demystified. If what matters is men's non-reciprocal access to women's resources, then male lust and even male violence are not the basic issues; they are merely particular examples of the fundamental issue - From the introduction

From the book cover: I think questions of sexuality and pornography which are of so much concern to feminist today can be clarified and demystified. If what matters is men's non-reciprocal access to women's resources, then male lust and even male violence are not the basic issues; they are merely particular examples of the fundamental issue - From the introduction

Since its establishment in 1949, the People's Republic of China has upheld a nationwide ban on pornography, imposing harsh punishments on those caught purchasing, producing, or distributing materials deemed a violation of public morality. A provocative contribution to Chinese media studies by a well-known international media researcher, People’s Pornography offers a wide-rangin...(展开全部)

Since its establishment in 1949, the People's Republic of China has upheld a nationwide ban on pornography, imposing harsh punishments on those caught purchasing, producing, or distributing materials deemed a violation of public morality. A provocative contribution to Chinese media studies by a well-known international media researcher, People’s Pornography offers a wide-rangin...(展开全部)

布罗尼斯拉夫·马林诺夫斯基（Bronislaw Malinowski，1884年—1942年），生于波兰，在英国成为著名人类学家。他是现代人类学的奠基人之一，倡导以功能论的思想和方法论从事文化的研究，著有《文化论》，讲述功能派的文化理论；《西太平洋的航海者》典范地展示现代田野工作与民族志方法；《文化动态论》，讲述文化变迁分析的方法，指出文化不是历史的残存，而是人生活的工具。 李安宅，1900年生，河北省迁安县人。字仁斋，笔名任责。中国著名社会学、人类学、民族学家。1926年燕京大学社会学系毕业，后赴美国深造。1938年赴甘肃拉卜楞寺对藏传佛教进行实地考察，后任教于成都华西大学。1947年到1949年在美英从事研究工作。1950年进藏任教。1962年任教于四川师范学院，1985年逝世。一生致力于民族学、宗教学、社会学、藏学的研究。译著和专著有《巫术科学...(展开全部)

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When we view a work of art, we often experience an emotional response, but the causes of our reactions are complex. Our knowledge of why we respond to art as we do is rooted in science—in psychology and biology. Eric R. Kandel traces the origins of this understanding to early twentieth-century Vienna, which gave rise to the concept of the “beholder’s share,” the realization tha...(展开全部)

How do economists decide what questions to address and how to choose their theories? How do they tackle the problems of the economic system and give advice on public policy? With these questions, Nobel laureate R.H. Coase reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists over the past two centuries. In 15 essays, he evaluates the contributions of a number of figur...(展开全部)

Donald Davidson has prepared a new edition of his classic 1980 collection of Essays on Actions and Events, including two additional essays. In this seminal investigation of the nature of human action, Davidson argues for an ontology which includes events along with persons and other objects. Certain events are identified and explained as actions when they are viewed as caused a...(展开全部)

In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the emigre writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homag...(展开全部)