Consider this paradox: for many people, rock is dead, crushed by the weight of its own success and popularity, little more than of mainstream commercial entertainment. But for many others, especially among the new conservative Right, rock poses a greater threat now than ever before. What is it about rock that makes it so important in contemporary political struggles? Bringing t...(展开全部)

When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. That’s what “high conflict” does. It’s the invisible hand of our time. And it’s different from the useful friction of healthy conflict. That’s good conflict, and it’s a necessary force that pushes us to be better peop...(展开全部)

In this provocative and timely book, John Docker takes his readers on an intellectual adventure. The journey includes an introductory guided tour of the history of modernism, consideration of the development of postmodernism, explanation of the difference between structuralism and poststructuralism and discussion of the debates and conflicts around each. Along the way readers w...(展开全部)

In this provocative and timely book, John Docker takes his readers on an intellectual adventure. The journey includes an introductory guided tour of the history of modernism, consideration of the development of postmodernism, explanation of the difference between structuralism and poststructuralism and discussion of the debates and conflicts around each. Along the way readers w...(展开全部)

One of the world's most respected sociologists updates his classic work on public views of popular and high culture. Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards? In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality ...(展开全部)

Herbert J. Gans, author of Levittowners and The Urban Villagers, is professor of sociology at Columbia University and the former president of the American Sociological Association.

One of the world's most respected sociologists updates his classic work on public views of popular and high culture. Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards? In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality ...(展开全部)

伊哈布•哈桑（Ihab Hassan，1925—2015）埃及裔美国人，文学评论家，威斯康辛大学密尔沃基校区教授，最早也最为重要的后现代主义研究者之一。两次荣获古根海姆研究基金。代表作有《后现代转向》《当代美国文学》《奥尔菲斯的解体》等。 译者简介 刘象愚，北京师范大学退 休 教授、博士生导师。长期从事比较文学与英美文学的教学与科研工作。著有：《比较文学与比较文化》《比较文学概论》（合著）等；编有《乔伊斯精选集》《爱伦坡精选集》等；译有《文学理论》（合译）、《比较文学与文学理论》《当代文学理论导读》等。

伊哈布•哈桑（Ihab Hassan，1925—2015）埃及裔美国人，文学评论家，威斯康辛大学密尔沃基校区教授，最早也最为重要的后现代主义研究者之一。两次荣获古根海姆研究基金。代表作有《后现代转向》《当代美国文学》《奥尔菲斯的解体》等。 译者简介 刘象愚，北京师范大学退 休 教授、博士生导师。长期从事比较文学与英美文学的教学与科研工作。著有：《比较文学与比较文化》《比较文学概论》（合著）等；编有《乔伊斯精选集》《爱伦坡精选集》等；译有《文学理论》（合译）、《比较文学与文学理论》《当代文学理论导读》等。

萨义德（Edward W.Said，1935-2003），当今世界最具影响力的文学与文化批评家之一，1963年起为哥伦比亚大学英国文学与比较文学教授。代表性著作有：《东方学》（1978；曾获美国国家书评家奖，三联书店1999年出版中译本）、《巴勒斯坦问题》（1979）、《世界・文本・批评家》（1983）、《文化与帝国主义》（1993；三联书店2003年出版中译本）、《知识分子论》（1994；三联书店2001年出版中译本）以及《流离失所的政治：巴勒斯坦自决的奋斗，1969-1994》（1994）等。萨义德还是有名的乐评家、歌剧鉴赏家、钢琴家，并为巴勒斯坦在西方世界最雄辩的代言人。