Twenty years in the making, Clyde Fans peels back the optimism of mid-twentieth century capitalism. The legendary Canadian cartoonist Seth lovingly shows the rituals, hopes, and delusions of a middle class that has long ceased to exist in North America―garrulous men in wool suits extolling the virtues of their wares to taciturn shopkeepers with an eye on the door. Much like the...(展开全部)

Twenty years in the making, Clyde Fans peels back the optimism of mid-twentieth century capitalism. The legendary Canadian cartoonist Seth lovingly shows the rituals, hopes, and delusions of a middle class that has long ceased to exist in North America―garrulous men in wool suits extolling the virtues of their wares to taciturn shopkeepers with an eye on the door. Much like the...(展开全部)

For over a decade, conceptual and performance art has been dominated by participatory art. Its champions, such as French curator Nicolas Bourriaud (who invented the term "relational aesthetics" to describe it) and American art historian Grant Kester, believe that by encouraging an audience to join in, the artist can promote new emancipatory social relations. Artificial Hells i...(展开全部)

讲述了一个完全不同的企业故事。法本公司成立于20世纪20年代，由数家独立公司组成，具备不少令业内艳羡的特点。但从道德角度衡量，这家企业有一段不光彩的历史。直至20世纪40年代，它都处在纳粹梦魇的中心。“杰弗里斯巧妙记录了这个一度风光无限的公司如何陷入深渊，”书评人杰克·尤因说。

【作者简介】 迪尔米德·杰弗里斯（Diarmuid Jeffreys），英国作家、记者和纪录片制片人，曾为英国广播公司制作时政节目和电视纪录片，包括Newsnight和Money Programme等电视专栏。他出版的作品Aspirin：The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug获艾万提斯科学图书奖提名，并获评《旧金山纪事报》年度好书。他与妻儿现在生活在英格兰东萨塞克斯。 【译者简介】 宋公仆，哲学博士，先后就读于德国莱比锡大学、特里尔大学，主要从事视觉文化与社会学研究。著有《电子游戏发展史：游戏与政治、经济和社会潮流的关系》（2013）、《蒂尔曼·芮门施奈德：湮没在历史中的德国雕刻大师》（2019）等，译有《新艺术运动》。

An investment banker and professor explains what really drives success in the tech economy Many think that they understand the secrets to the success of the biggest tech companies: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google. It's the platform economy, or network effects, or some other magical power that makes their ultimate world domination inevitable. Investment banker and p...(展开全部)

It's been two years since Konoha's first encounter with Tohko, the mysterious president of the literature club who introduced herself so oddly. The two have shared any number of unusual adventures in the interim, but as Tohko's graduation approaches, she inadvertently confesses a betrayal. Stunned by this revelation, Konoha is further rattled by a warning that his club presiden...(展开全部)

It's been two years since Konoha's first encounter with Tohko, the mysterious president of the literature club who introduced herself so oddly. The two have shared any number of unusual adventures in the interim, but as Tohko's graduation approaches, she inadvertently confesses a betrayal. Stunned by this revelation, Konoha is further rattled by a warning that his club presiden...(展开全部)

They may lack the glamour of the Tudors or the majesty of the Victorians, but in Jones’ latest book, the Plantagenets are just as essential to the foundation of modern Britain. As he chronicles the entire dynasty, beginning with Geoffrey of Anjou (commonly adorned with a sprig of Planta genista, which gave his line their moniker), familiar dramatis personae emerge. Of course, t...(展开全部)

A revised edition of the clasic study of American politics from the Founding Fathers to FDR.