Monday, November 12, 2012

Against the Wall: The Art of Resistance in Palestine

William Parry
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This stunning book of photographs captures the graffiti and art that have transformed Israel’s wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity.

Featuring the work of artists Banksy, Ron English, Blu, and others, as well as Palestinian artists and activists, these photographs express outrage, compassion, and touching humor. They illustrate the wall’s toll on lives and livelihoods, showing the hardship it has brought to tens of thousands of people, preventing their access to work, education, and vital medical care.

Mixed with the images are portraits and vignettes, offering a heartfelt and inspiring account of a people determined to uphold their dignity in the face of profound injustice.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


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塗鴉Urban Wallpaper

孟瑾, 方二 著
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塗鴉是一個世界性的現象,我們在世界的許多城市中發現了塗鴉的足跡,而且我們瞭解到,很早以前的塗鴉就在各個地方存在著。 而且其中也存在著反叛的概念,對抗那些已經發展成熟的傳統藝術機制。如今這一種新的産業正在成長:許多塗鴉藝術家正在建立自己的品牌,銷售著代表這種生活方式的産品……

(摘錄自誠品網路書店)



Monday, November 5, 2012

An Introduction to Confucianism

Xinzhong Yao
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Taking into account the long history and wide range of Confucian Studies, this book introduces Confucianism - initiated in China by Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) - primarily as a philosophical and religious tradition. It pays attention to Confucianism in both the West and the East, focusing on the tradition's doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, but also stressing the adaptations, transformations and new thinking taking place in modern times. Xinzhong Yao presents Confucianism as a tradition with many dimensions and as an ancient tradition with contemporary appeal. This gives the reader a richer and clearer view of how Confucianism functioned in the past and of what it means in the present. A Chinese scholar based in the West, he draws together the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible to students, teachers, and general readers interested in one of the world's major religious traditions.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


中國文化之精神價值

唐君毅
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五四以來,對中西文化的討論一直是學術界的熱門話題。在港台學者研究中國文化的眾多著作中,唐君毅的《中國文化之精神價值》是起了引領風氣及開先河的一部。它力圖通中西文化之爭中的“中體西用”與“全盤西化”之兩極,以西方文化思想中之異於中國者為背景,對中國文化的基本精神作宏觀的概論式描述。也只是在中西比較框架下,中國文化之精神價值才愈發凸現。本書論述了中西文化精神形成之外緣,中國文化與宗教之起源,中國哲學與學術文化精神之開拓和延續,中國先哲之自然宇宙觀、人生觀,及人生道德理想論,中西文化之融攝問題等多個論題。全書體大思精,內容豐富。作者對中國文化的深情呵護情真意切,對中國文化之展望亦令人振奮。

(摘錄自商務網上書店)


Monday, October 29, 2012

An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better

Joe Y.F. Lau
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This book is about the basic principles that underlie critical thinking and creativity. The majority of the content is on critical thinking since more topics are naturally involved and since they can be discussed readily and systematically. The last few chapters are devoted to creativity and research methodology, not typical the book’s plethora of competition. Each chapter introduces a specific topic, usually by introducing the relevant theories in conjunction with realistic examples that show how the theories can be applied. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises whose solutions are detailed at the rear of the book. While the writing style is purposefully informal, the presentation is complete, at least with respect to the intended introductory level.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


創造力 (Breakthrough Creativity)

琳內.萊韋斯克 (Lynne C. Levesque)
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《創造力》是美國著名創造力研究專家琳內•萊韋斯克的代表作,被譽為“21世紀最具啟發意義的書”、“改變個人和企業命運的書”。琳內•萊韋斯克在書中探討了創造力的內涵、現實意義和創造型人才的分類,並針對8種不同創造類型的人突破思維定式、提升創造力,提供了有效的方案和途徑。同時也為企業和組織更好地利用各類創造型人才革新現狀、突破困境、應對危機和挑戰,提供了積極的參考和指導。無論是普通讀者,還是領導者、管理者、決策者和執行者都能從《創造力》中受益匪淺。

在優勝劣汰、競爭空前激烈的現代社會,創造力是制約個人、企業、社會生存和發展諸多因素中的核心因素,是促進組織或個人成功的最有效的工具。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)