Frances Patsy Wilson

A Project by the Hong Kong Political Science AssociationContemporary Hong Kong Politics analyzes Hong Kong's core political institutions, mediating institutions and actors, key policy areas, and relat

In the third edition of Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics, Lam Wai-man, Percy Luen-tim Lui, Wilson Wong, and various contributors provide the latest analyses in many aspects of Hong Kong’s government and politics, such as political institutions, mediating institutions, and political actors. They also discuss specific policy areas such as political parties and elections, civil society, political identity and political culture, the mass media, and public opinions after the Umbrella Movement in 2014. The book also evaluates the latest developments in Hong Kong’s relationship with Mainland China and the international community. This new edition offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of the main continuities and changes in the above aspects since 2014. This volume will help its readers grasp a basic understanding of Hong Kong’s political developments in the last ten years.

This expanded and fully revised edition of Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics critically assesses the main strands of continuity and change in Hong Kong's government and politics since the

Brush and Shutter: Early Photography in China explores the introduction of photography to China and the cultural shifts that heralded the technology's arrival. The essays examine photography's recepti

這本書試圖挑戰讀者印象中的世俗孔子，指出那並不是唯一真實的孔子。正如顧頡剛先生所論：「各時代有各時代的孔子，即在一個時代中也有種種不同的孔子。」作者從多個角度探討不同時代的孔子。不僅描述他在《論語》、《史記》中有時顯得戲劇化的形象，還討論與孔子時代相近的評論家們對孔子的批評和諷刺。作者探究了孔子作為《春秋》的作者和先知的形象，並對在鄭玄和朱熹所作的兩種不同《中庸》註中所描述的聖人進行比較。此外，書中還介紹了自唐代以來的王朝廟祀中，孔子逐漸上升成為崇祀對象的過程；以及在孔氏宗祠裏，孔子如何作為先祖而受到後裔的祭祀。戴梅可（Michael Nylan）、魏偉森（Thomas Wilson）兩位作者是美國漢學領域的資深教授。他們以史實為依據，敘事風格時而活潑有趣，時而揶揄諷刺，使本書既有深厚的學術基礎，又具有很強的可讀性。

本書英文原著榮獲入選2012年克朗茲圖書獎（Kraszna-Krausz Book Award），此獎專門頒發給影像藝術類的傑出著作。 《丹青和影像：早期中國攝影》探究攝影如何傳入中國和中國迎來攝影術期間的文化轉變。書中文章論述中國改革家怎樣看待攝影和它在中國普及流行的經過，並從全新角度仔細審視圖像資料。本書深入研究肖像、風景和全景照片的內蘊，披露常被掩蓋的相關事實。《丹青和影像：早期中國攝影》嶄