The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbusch points out in this fascinating study, our adaptation to technological change—the development of our modern, industrialized consciousness—was very much a learned behavior. In The...(展开全部)

沃尔夫冈•希弗尔布施（Wolfgang Schivelbusch, 1941—） 德国历史学家、文化研究学者，1972年于柏林自由大学获博士学位，研究领域为文学、社会学和哲学，现居纽约、柏林。沃尔夫冈是一名独立研究者，不供职于任何一家研究机构，他以精神史研究路径而被人广泛熟知，在观念史与文化史研究领域也有所建树，他将埃利亚斯视为主要的影响以及灵感来源之一。2003年于柏林获海因里希•曼艺术学院奖，2013年于汉堡获莱辛城市奖。 他的主要作品有：《远距离关系：法西斯主义、国家社会主义、罗斯福新政（1933—1939）》《铁幕之前：柏林的思想生活（1945—1948）》《光芒，闪烁和幻想：20世纪的电气照明》《光明：19世纪人造光的历史》等。 金毅（译者） 四川泸州人，北京大学社会学学士、硕士，伦敦政治经济学院人文地理学与城市研究专业博士在读。铁道旅行爱...(展开全部)

The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbusch points out in this fascinating study, our adaptation to technological change—the development of our modern, industrialized consciousness—was very much a learned behavior. In The...(展开全部)

Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of physics, be united in a single quantum theory of gravity? Can quantum and cosmos ever be combined? On this issue, two of the wor...(展开全部)

A brilliantly clear and penetrating exposition of developments in physical science and mathematics brought about by the advent of non-Euclidean geometries, including in-depth coverage of the foundations of geometry, the theory of time, Einstein’s theory of relativity and its consequences, other key topics.

This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife.

乔纳森·克拉里，美国当代艺术评论家，哥伦比亚大学当代艺术与理论迈耶·夏皮洛教席讲座教授，“区域丛书”（Zone Books）主编，《十月》杂志（October）编辑顾问，著有《观察者的技术：论19世纪的视觉与现代性》《知觉的悬置：注意力、景观与现代文化》《24/7：晚期资本主义与睡眠的终结》等书。

In Techniques of the Observer Jonathan Crary provides a dramatically new perspective on the visual culture of the nineteenth century, reassessing problems of both visual modernism and social modernity.Inverting conventional approaches, Crary considers the problem of visuality not through the study of art works and images, but by analyzing the historical construction of the obse...(展开全部)

Theirs was a world of exploration and experimentation, of movement and growth - and in this, the thinkers of the Renaissance, poets and scientists alike, followed their countrymen into uncharted territory and unthought space. A book that takes us to the very heart of the enterprise of the Renaissance, this closely focused but far-reaching work by the distinguished scholar Angus...(展开全部)