Media Rituals rethinks our accepted concepts of ritual behavior for a media-saturated age. It connects ritual directly with questions of power, government, and surveillance and explores the ritual space which the media construct and where their power is legitimated. Drawing on sociological and anthropological approaches to the study of ritual, Nick Couldry applies the work of...(展开全部)

Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.” Kafka is one of 161 inspired—and inspiring—minds, among them, novelis...(展开全部)

威廉·比兹利（William H. Beezley），美国亚利桑那大学终身教授，墨西哥近代史、拉美文化史研究专家。 谢丽尔·马丁（Cheryl English Martin），美国德克萨斯大学教授，拉丁美洲史、墨西哥殖民史研究专家。 威廉·弗伦奇（William E. French），加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学教授，拉丁美洲史、墨西哥近代史、性别文化史专家。 李音，清华大学社会学博士，福建师范大学社会历史学院讲师。主要研究兴趣为文化人类学、社会资本与公共空间等。 周燕，清华大学政治学博士，清华大学国际与地区研究院助理研究员，牛津大学圣安东尼学院拉丁美洲研究博士后研究员。主要研究领域为拉丁美洲的国家与社会关系、阶层与政治行为、文化与宗教等。

This book presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. Leading scholars from the Americas and Great Britain discuss aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century to the present. The vast range of Mexican expression is examined, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk ...(展开全部)

Illustrated with over fifty photos, Civilizing Rituals merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community. Carol Duncan looks at how nations, institutions and private individuals present art , and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and polit...(展开全部)

Vajrayogini is a tantric goddess who manifests the ultimate development of wisdom and compassion. Her practice is prevalent today among practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. This ground-breaking book delves into the origins of Vajrayogini, charting her evolution in India and examining her roots in the Cakrasamvara tantra and in Indian tradition relating to Shiva. The focus of this...(展开全部)

Vajrayogini is a tantric goddess who manifests the ultimate development of wisdom and compassion. Her practice is prevalent today among practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. This ground-breaking book delves into the origins of Vajrayogini, charting her evolution in India and examining her roots in the Cakrasamvara tantra and in Indian tradition relating to Shiva. The focus of this...(展开全部)

Martin King Whyte is Professor of Sociology at Harvard University.

Martin King Whyte is Professor of Sociology at Harvard University.

Forming the Early Chinese Court builds on new directions in comparative studies of royal courts in the ancient world to present a pioneering study of early Chinese court culture. Rejecting divides between literary, political, and administrative texts, Luke Habberstad examines sources from the Qin, Western Han, and Xin periods (221 BCE-23 CE) for insights into court society and ...(展开全部)