In this engrossing book, an internationally respected historian gives an account of contemporary representations of Louis XIV-in paintings and engravings, medals and sculptures, plays, ballets, and operas-to show how the making of a royal image illuminates the relationship between art and power.

(8th Volume of Civilization series) In the eighth volume of their Story of Civilization, the Durants explore the apex of European civilization to that time, the years 1648 to 1715. It is the era of the "Sun King," Louis XIV, one of the most powerful rulers in Western history. It is also the pinnacle of Dutch culture, the heyday of Vermeer and William of Orange, later King ...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

[英]莉兹·延森（Liz Jensen）1959年出生于英国，第一本小说是《方舟之子》，此书入选“卫报小说奖”；第二本小说是《食纸人》；她还著有《蛋舞》和《家里的战争罪行》，后者入选“柑橘奖”，后改编为舞台剧。 《路易的第九条命》的灵感得自于她的祖母和叔叔。1930年，叔叔因为与祖母争吵后，从家庭聚会中失踪，祖母为了寻找儿子，最后跳下悬崖。英国老牌周报《傍不雅者》的副总编辑罗德·利德尔说：“莉兹·延森是最杰出的女性小说家。”

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

克里斯蒂·皮奇切罗（Christy Pichichero），乔治梅森大学历史和艺术史专业教授，人文与社会科学学院主任。主要研究领域为近代法国与法兰西第一帝国的文学和文化。现任法国历史研究学会执行委员会委员。本书入选奥斯卡·肯舒尔图书奖最终名单。 李海峰，四川外国语大学翻译学院副教授，硕士生导师。曾赴英国爱丁堡大学与南安普敦大学进行学术访问和交流。在《中国翻译》《外国语文》《翻译教学与研究》等学术期刊发表论文10余篇，编著教材4部。主持中华学术外译项目1项，参与2项。在帕尔格雷夫·麦克米伦出版社（Palgrave Macmillan）、世界科学出版社（World Scientific）、北京大学出版社和外语教学与研究出版社等国内外著名出版社出版学术译著6部。

This volume introduces the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries to help explain the divergent ways in which states and societies conceptualize futures achievable through and supportive of advances in science and technology. Sociotechnological imaginaries add a new dimension to work in anthropology and political theory dealing with collective beliefs about social order. Work in...(展开全部)

Dreamscapes of Modernity offers the first book-length treatment of sociotechnical imaginaries, a concept originated by Sheila Jasanoff and developed in close collaboration with Sang-Hyun Kim to describe how visions of scientific and technological progress carry with them implicit ideas about public purposes, collective futures, and the common good. The book presents a mix of ca...(展开全部)

This volume introduces the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries to help explain the divergent ways in which states and societies conceptualize futures achievable through and supportive of advances in science and technology. Sociotechnological imaginaries add a new dimension to work in anthropology and political theory dealing with collective beliefs about social order. Work in...(展开全部)