In The Migrant Image T. J. Demos examines the ways contemporary artists have reinvented documentary practices in their representations of mobile lives: refugees, migrants, the stateless, and the politically dispossessed. He presents a sophisticated analysis of how artists from the United States, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East depict the often ignored effects of globa...(展开全部)

The author stresses the hidden manifestations of symbolism in Vergil's work. He investigates to what extent the basic themes of the Aeneid and the fortunes and characters of its leading figures are expressed through imagery. This approach not only increases our understanding of Vergil, but clarifies several fundamental problems in the art of poetry.

Georges Didi-Huberman is a philosopher of images whose work is overdue for attention from English-language readers. Since the publication of his first book in 1982, he has published 46 essays, mostly with the prestigious Editions de Minuit, on topics ranging from monographs on individual artists to critical excursions into political philosophy. He is recognised in France and el...(展开全部)

By 1991, following the disintegration first of the Soviet bloc and then of the Soviet Union itself, the United States was left standing tall as the only global super-power. Not only the 20th but even the 21st century seemed destined to be the American centuries. But that super-optimism did not last long. During the last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21s...(展开全部)

In a world shaken by ecological, economic and political crises, the forces of authoritarianism and reaction seem to have the upper hand. How should we name, map and respond to this state of affairs? The rich archive of twentieth-century debates on fascism can steer a path through an increasingly authoritarian present. Developing anti-fascist theory is an urgent and vital task. ...(展开全部)

迈克尔·欧克肖特(Michael Oakeshott，1901—1990)，英国哲学家，政治思想家，20世纪最重要的保守主义知识分子。其思想融英国观念论与休谟的怀疑论于一炉，对伯克等人所建立的英国传统保守主义思想从哲学上做了系统阐述，他对于知识论、政治哲学、历史哲学、宗教哲学和教育哲学都有着深湛的研究和阐发。在英美学术界享有极高声誉，被誉为“20世纪少有的杰出政治哲学家”、“这个世纪最有原创性的学院政治哲学家”、“从密尔或甚至伯克以来盎格鲁-撒克逊传统最伟大的政治哲学家”。 本文集收入了欧克肖特大部分作品，其中包括在他生前发表的著作——《政治中的理性主义》(节选本)(1962)、“论人类行为》(1975)、《论历史及其他论文》(1983)和《人文知识的声音：迈克尔·欧克肖特论教育》(1989)，也包括在他去世后，由别人给他整理出版的著作《宗教、政治与...(展开全部)

What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion--imageability--and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuil...(展开全部)

乔纳森•西蒙斯博士毕业于墨尔本大学社会与政治科学学院，现为澳大利亚麦考瑞大学副教授，在社会科学学院讲授公共政策与国际关系。他目前的研究重点主要集中于环境政治及全球气候政策，包括太阳能地球工程、生物工程和碳消除等。

Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. In this book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. It looks at the beliefs, superstitions, hopes, and fears that come into play as people handle and respond to...(展开全部)

Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. In this book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. It looks at the beliefs, superstitions, hopes, and fears that come into play as people handle and respond to...(展开全部)