Out of a background of war, occupation and the legacies of Japan's post-defeat politics there emerged a dissentient group of avant-garde filmmakers who created a counter-cinema that addressed a newly constituted, politically conscious audience. While there was no formal manifesto for this movement and the various key filmmakers of the period (Oshima Nagisa, Imamura Shohei, Yosh...(展开全部)

During the 1960s and '70s in Japan, the photobook—through a combination of excellence in design, printing, and materials—overtook prints as a popular mode of artistic dissemination. This process has expanded to an extent where any discussion of Japanese photography now has to include the book work. Today, the most famous works—such as Nobuyoshi Araki’s Sentimental Journey and E...(展开全部)

During the 1960s and '70s in Japan, the photobook—through a combination of excellence in design, printing, and materials—overtook prints as a popular mode of artistic dissemination. This process has expanded to an extent where any discussion of Japanese photography now has to include the book work. Today, the most famous works—such as Nobuyoshi Araki’s Sentimental Journey and E...(展开全部)

During the 1960s and early 1970s, Japanese avant-garde filmmakers intensely explored the shifting role of the image in political activism and media events. Known as the "season of politics," the era was filled with widely covered dramatic events from hijackings and hostage crises to student protests. This season of politics was, Yuriko Furuhata argues, the season of image polit...(展开全部)

Yuriko Furuhata is Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies and the World Cinemas Program at McGill University.

This major work by Manfredo Tafuri, one of today's most important theoretical historians and critics of architecture and urbanism, presents his critique of traditional approaches to historical investigation and criticism in a penetrating analysis of the avant-gardes and discourses of architecture. Tafuri probes the lines between reality and ideology, the gap that avant-garde id...(展开全部)

This major work by Manfredo Tafuri, one of today's most important theoretical historians and critics of architecture and urbanism, presents his critique of traditional approaches to historical investigation and criticism in a penetrating analysis of the avant-gardes and discourses of architecture. Tafuri probes the lines between reality and ideology, the gap that avant-garde id...(展开全部)

Recounts the role in nationalism played by pioneering English and Chinese girls' schools in colonial Malaya and Singapore. Includes oral histories of former students and teachers at these girls' schools. Challenges existing overseas Chinese narratives that emphasize male agency and institutions. Draws from a wide range of unpublished or under-utilized sources, including school ...(展开全部)

Recounts the role in nationalism played by pioneering English and Chinese girls' schools in colonial Malaya and Singapore. Includes oral histories of former students and teachers at these girls' schools. Challenges existing overseas Chinese narratives that emphasize male agency and institutions. Draws from a wide range of unpublished or under-utilized sources, including school ...(展开全部)

丸山真男（1914-1996年），日本著名政治思想史学者，东京大学名誉教授，并获美国哈佛大学、普林斯顿大学分别授予名誉法学博士和名誉文学博士。其政治学被日本学界称为“丸山政治学”。著有《日本政治思想史研究》（1952年）、《现代政治的思想与行动》（1956-1957年）、《日本的思想》（1961年）、《忠诚与叛逆——转型期日本的精神状态》（1992年）等。 陈力卫，现为日本成城大学教授，译有《风土》（和辻哲郎著），列入商务印书馆“日本学术文库”出版。他同时为“日本学术文库”主编之一。