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The crisis of masculinity surfaced and converged with the crisis of the nation in the late Qing, after the doors of China were forced open by Opium Wars. The power of physical aggression increasingly overshadowed literary attainments and became a new imperative of male honor in the late Qing and early Republican China. Afflicted with anxiety and indignation about their increasingly effeminate image as perceived by Western colonial powers, Chinese intellectuals strategically distanced themselves from the old literati and reassessed their positions vis-à-vis violence. In Mastery of Words and Swords: Negotiating Intellectual Masculinities in Modern China, 1890s–1930s, Jun Lei explores the formation and evolution of modern Chinese intellectual masculinities as constituted in racial, gender, and class discourses mediated by the West and Japan. This book brings to light a new area of interest in the “Man Question” within gender studies in which women have typically been the focus. To fully r

Python 大數據專案 X 工程 X 產品 資料工程師的升級攻略 本書獨家解析知名大數據專案，FinMind，帶你一窺大數據產品的發展過程，打造專屬個人的大數據 side project、作品、產品。讀完本書，你將學會分散式爬蟲、rabbitmq、api、MySQL 資料庫、壓力測試、docker、CICD、雲端、traefik、redash 視覺化等，本書是一本集大成的作品。 分享在 Github 獲得 1,500 stars 的大數據 side project，並幫助讀者從 0 開始，打造專屬個人的大數據 side project。 ● 資料工程 ○ 使用分散式技術，rabbitmq、flower、celery，收集證交所、櫃買中心、期交所等股市資訊。 ○ 使用 docker、fastapi 架設 RESTful API 服務。 ○ 使用 docker swarm 架設分散式服務，包含爬蟲、api、資料庫 MySQL、rabbitmq 等服務。 ○ 使用雲端服務，一個月 5 美金，且免費提供 100 美金額度。 ○ 一站式管理多台分散式機器。 ● 產品迭代 ○ 單元測試 unit test 介紹，包含爬蟲、api 測試範例。 ○ 使用 CICD 做持續性整合、部屬，並以 gitlab-ci 搭配 API 服務做為範例。 ● API 產品上線 ○ 免費網址申請教學，No-IP。 ○ 免費 SSL 憑證教學，Let's Encrypt。 ○ 一站式管理多服務網址，容器化反向代理工具 Traefik。 ● 業界資料視覺化工具 ○ 使用 Redash 建立個人化、股市分析儀表板。

Python網路爬蟲 大數據擷取、清洗、儲存與分析 王者歸來(第二版) ★★★本書第一版是【博客來2020年】【電腦書年度暢銷榜第3名】★★★ ★★★★★【26個主題】+【400個實例】★★★★★ ★★★★★從【零】開始的【網路爬蟲入門書籍】★★★★★ ★★★★★大數據【擷取】、【清洗】、【儲存與分析】★★★★★ ★★★★★【網路趨勢】+【了解輿情】★★★★★ 第二版和第一版做比較，增加下列內容： ★：全書增加約50個程式實例 ★：網路趨勢，了解輿情 ★：網路關鍵字查詢 ★：YouBike資訊 ★：國際金融資料查詢 ★：博客來圖書排行榜 ★：中央氣象局 ★：租屋網站 ★：生活應用 下列是本書有關網路爬蟲知識的主要內容： ★：認識搜尋引擎與網路爬蟲 ★：認識約定成俗的協議robots.txt ★：從零開始解析HTML網頁 ★：認識與使用Chrome開發人員環境解析網頁 ★：認識Python內建urllib、urllib2模組，同時介紹好用的requests模組 ★：說明lxml模組 ★：XPath方法解說 ★：css定位網頁元素 ★：Cookie觀念 ★：自動填寫表單 ★：使用IP代理服務與實作 ★：偵測IP ★：更進一步解說更新的模組Requests-HTML ★：認識適用大型爬蟲框架的Scrapy模組 在書籍內容，筆者設計爬蟲程式探索下列相關網站： ☆：國際與國內股市資訊 ☆：基金資訊 ☆：股市數據 ☆：人力銀行 ☆：維基網站 ☆：主流媒體網站 ☆：政府開放數據網站 ☆：YouBike服務網站 ☆：PTT網站 ☆：電影網站 ☆：星座網站 ☆：小說網站 ☆：博客來網站 ☆：中央氣象局 ☆：露天拍賣網站 ☆：httpbin網站 ☆：python.org網站 ☆：github.com網站 ☆：ipstack.com網站API實作 ☆：Google API實作 ☆：Facebook API實作 探索網站成功後，筆者也說明下列如何下載或儲存不同資料格式的數據： ★：CSV檔案格式 ★：JSON檔案格式 ★：XML、Pickle ★：Excel ★：SQLit

This book focuses on a seldom discussed topic despite its immeasurable impact on the health of the citizens and public health in Hong Kong—the development of outpatient medical services and their contributions. In the early 20th century, Chinese elite organized and operated a number of Chinese Public Dispensaries in Hong Kong and Kowloon, initially to reduce the prevalence of “dump bodies” on the streets during epidemics of smallpox or plague, and to determine the cause of death of these bodies. Later other services including domiciliary deliveries by trained midwives were added. The government founded similar clinics in the New Territories. After WWII, the government took over all the Chinese Public Dispensaries and operated them as general outpatient clinics. Over the years, more general clinics and special clinics were developed. These clinics helped improve the health indices of the population to those of the Western countries by the 1970s. ~~~~~~~ Modern-day medicine increasingl

The origins of modern Daoism can be traced to the Church of the Heavenly Master (Tianshidao), reputedly established by the formidable Zhang Daoling. In 142 CE, according to Daoist tradition, Zhang was visited by the Lord on High, who named him his vicar on Earth with the title Heavenly Master. The dispensation articulated an eschatological vision of saving initiates—the pure, those destined to become immortals— by enforcing a strict moral code. Under evolving forms, Tianshidao has remained central to Chinese society, and Daoist priests have upheld their spiritual allegiance to Zhang, their now divinized founder. This book tells the story of the longue durée evolution of the Heavenly Master leadership and institution. Later hagiography credits Zhang Daoling’s great-grandson, putatively the fourth Heavenly Master, with settling the family at Longhushan (Dragon and Tiger Mountain); in time his descendants—down to the present contested sixty-fifth Heavenly Master living in Taiwan— made th

Death and Life of Nature in Asian Cities explores the encounter between two processes that are unfolding in diverse patterns across Asia—the rapid urbanization of Asia across big cities, smaller towns, and the newest urban concentrations; and the contentious debates and novel schemes by which nature is figured and emplaced in cities and their conurbations. Contemporary Asian cities displace nature by causing its death and withering, but also embrace it through acts of renewal and the pursuit of sustainability. Contributors to this volume gather case studies from across Asia to address projects of urban greening and reimagining nature in urban life. The book illustrates how the intersection of urban growth and urban nature is a place rich with fresh ideas about urban planning, governance, and social life. This book illuminates a continuing process of discovery and regeneration through which urban natures may well be moving from taken-for-granted infrastructures to more consciously exper

這幾年心中總想寫一本可以讓擁有高中數學程度的讀者即可看懂人工智慧、機器學習或深度學習的書籍，或是說看了不會想睡覺的機器學習書籍，這個理念成為我撰寫這本書籍很重要的動力。為了卸除數學心房，筆者撰寫此書依循原則如下： ★：數學原理彩色圖解。 ★：手工計算基礎數學。 ★：Python程式高效實作。 這本數撰寫的幾個特色如下： ☆：全數共用約205個Python實例，講解機器學習的基礎數學 ☆：極詳細、超清楚、帶領讀者從畏懼數學到喜歡數學 ☆：複雜的數學符號重新拆解，原來可以很容易 ☆：了解機器學習的數學原理，讓機器學習程式充滿智慧靈魂 在徹底研究機器學習後，筆者體會許多基礎數學不是不會與艱難而是生疏了，如果機器學習的書籍可以將複雜公式從基礎開始一步一步推導，其實可以很容易帶領讀者進入這個領域，同時感受數學不再如此艱澀，這也是我撰寫本書時時提醒自己要留意的事項。 研究機器學習雖然有很多模組可以使用，但是如果不懂相關數學原理，坦白說筆者不會相信未來你在這個領域會有所成就，這本書講解了下列相關數學的基本知識。 ■ 資料視覺化使用matplotlib、Seaborn ■ 基礎數學模組Math ■ 基礎數學模組Sympy ■ 數學應用模組Numpy ■ 將LaTeX應用在圖表 ■ 機器學習基本觀念 ■ 從方程式到函數 ■ 方程式與機器學習 ■ 從畢氏定理看機器學習 ■ 聯立方程式與聯立不等式與機器學習 ■ 機器學習需要知道的二次函數與三次函數 ■ 數據擬合、決定係數與迴歸曲線製作 ■ 數據預測 ■ 機器學習的最小平方法 ■ 機器學習必須知道的集合與機率 ■ 機率觀念與貝式定理的運用－COVID-19的全民普篩準確性推估 ■ 筆者講解指數與對數的運算規則，同時驗證這些規則 ■ 除了講解機器學習很重要的歐拉數(Euler’s Number)，更說明歐拉數的由來 ■ 認識邏輯(logistic)函數與logit函數 ■ 三角函數 ■ 大型運算子運算 ■ 向量、矩陣與線性迴歸 ■ 統計知識 ■ 機器學習模組scikit-learn，監督學習與無監督學習。 相關書籍 這本書是筆者所著機器學習系列書的起點，讀者還可以閱讀下列書籍：

An individual’s health depends on their personal lifestyle and living conditions, which are influenced by a host of complex physical, social, and economic determinants. The same is true of organisational and community health. This book explains the Healthy Settings Approach as a means to define population and health standards as well as a framework to promote and evaluate health in daily living activities. The determinants affecting public health go beyond the availability and quality of healthcare, and a concerted effort from all sectors of the community is required to bring about sustained improvements. Using the Healthy Settings Approach to facilitate the “right to health”, this book argues that promoting health in multiple and varied settings concurrently will ensure healthy living throughout the community and, ultimately, the world. The author uses real life experiences from different countries, with a focus on Hong Kong, and discusses many initiatives that have been enacted (alth

在徹底研究機器學習後，筆者體會許多基礎數學不是不會與艱難而是生疏了，如果機器學習的書籍可以將複雜公式從基礎開始一步一步推導，其實可以很容易帶領讀者進入這個領域，同時感受數學不再如此艱澀，這也是我撰寫本書時時提醒自己要留意的事項。 研究機器學習雖然有很多模組可以使用，但是如果不懂相關數學原理，坦白說筆者不會相信未來你在這個領域會有所成就。 這本書講解了下列相關數學的基本知識。 ► 資料視覺化使用matplotlib ► 基礎數學模組Math ► 基礎數學模組Sympy ► 數學應用模組Numpy ► 機器學習基本觀念 ► 從方程式到函數 ► 方程式與機器學習 ► 從畢氏定理看機器學習 ► 聯立方程式與聯立不等式與機器學習 ► 機器學習需要知道的二次函數 ► 機器學習的最小平方法 ► 機器學習必須知道的集合與機率 ► 機率觀念與貝式定理的運用－COVID-19的全民普篩準確性推估 ► 筆者講解指數與對數的運算規則，同時驗證這些規則 ► 除了講解機器學習很重要的歐拉數(Euler’s Number)，更說明歐拉數的由來 ► 認識邏輯(logistic)函數與logit函數 ► 三角函數 ► 大型運算子運算 ► 向量、矩陣與線性迴歸 未來相關書籍 這本書是筆者機器學習系列書的起點，未來還將撰寫下列書籍： 機器學習：彩色圖解 + 微積分篇 + Python實作 本書特色 這幾年心中總想寫一本可以讓擁有高中數學程度的讀者即可看懂人工智慧、機器學習或深度學習的書籍，或是說看了不會想睡覺的機器學習書籍，這個理念成為我撰寫這本書籍很重要的動力。為了卸除數學心房，筆者撰寫此書依循原則如下： 1：數學原理彩色圖解。 2：手工計算基礎數學。 3：Python程式高效實作。 這本書撰寫的幾個特色如下： 1：全書共用150個Python實例，講解機器學習的基礎數學 2：極詳細、超清楚、帶領讀者從畏懼數學到喜歡數學 3：複雜的數學符號重新拆解，原來可以很容易 4：了解機器學習的數學原理，讓機器學習程式充滿智慧靈魂

本书特色：(1)文字说明、源代码与运行结果穿插呈现，结合理论知识与实践经验。 (2)凸显第四代与第三代程序语言不同之处，掌握数据驱动程序设计的特点。 (3)左手用R，右手用Python，厚植追随**数据科学家的实力。 (4)配套资源丰富，来自各行业的数据处理与分析案例、R/Python对比的源代码、完整的教学课件。 (5)深入浅出地介绍统计机器学习理论与实务，做中学、学中做，迈向术道兼修的境界。 凝聚数据挖掘、机器学习等多学科的领悟R 与 Python兼修，配套课件、案例、源代码简单直白的叙述，带领读者认识数据分析与数据科学程序，通过案例代入练习，帮助读者快速建立数据科学的重要概念。 ——东吴大学巨量资料管理学院院长 许晋雄 博士学者的研究主题多半固定在某些范围内，很少人能像邹教授一样，醉心追求人工智能的*新趋势、数学分析方法及软件，让相关技术落地生根。 ——明志科技大学机械工程系特聘教授兼工程学院院长 梁晶炜 博士邹教授结合自己多年来的研究经验和体会，深入浅出地介绍了机器学习基础及各种统计学习方式下的数据分析方法，对高校学生及相关领域科技工作者有很好的启发。 ——南京理工大学教授博导、江苏省应用统计学会秘书长 程龙生 博士来自不同领域的资料处理与分析范例，同时掌握资料分析两大主流工具 —— R 与 Python，深入浅出地介绍统计机器学习理论与实务。

──內容介紹── In the10th year of the Showa era (1935), Dorian Gray was Twenty-year-old. He came to Taipei forInherit family business. He was a pure and kind-hearted young man who was full of curiosity and longing for the world, but when he discovered that his beauty was a power, he abused this power to cause his future to become miserable... ──本書特色── The prototype of the story is "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde (1854～1900).This is a composite text that combines Slash, Eroticism and Thriller, looking for a new meaning in contemporary Taiwan.

This collection of selected works by Professor Albert H.Y. Chen shows the contours of the author’s scholarship as it developed over 35 years of his academic career, from 1984 to the present. The essays are divided into three sections which cover the three major domains of Professor Chen’s research. Part I covers the legal developments and controversies of “One Country, Two Systems” since the Hong Kong interpretation on “the right of abode” in 1999 to the anti-extradition movement of 2019. Part II shifts to focus on tradition and modernity in Chinese Law, including China’s Confucian and Legalist traditions and how the socialist legal system in China evolved and modernized in the era of “reform and opening”. Part III examines the transplantation of Western thinking and constitutionalism to East Asia in modern times and discusses the achievements and failures of these efforts. In conjunction with an introductory chapter that sets out the basic orientation and paradigm of these legal and c

Adaptive reuse refers to reusing an old building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed. This conservation approach has become increasingly popular around the world. However, there are few publications that focus on its application in Asia. This book fills this gap by looking at both unique and shared aspects of adaptive reuse in three Asian urban centers: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. Building on government policy documents and extensive field work, this book contextualizes adaptive reuse in each city and reveals the impetus behind a wide range of projects from revitalization in Hong Kong, commercial development in Shanghai, to community building in Singapore. The introductory chapter sets adaptive reuse within an international perspective, noting salient differences and similarities between Asia and other parts of the world. It also anchors the discussion within a regional perspective, focusing on the similarities and differences between Hong Kong,

Young People and the Belt and Road is a joint effort by over 40 young people across 20 countries to tell their stories about the future of Central and Eastern Europe, China, and the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative, which envisions a world with better development, better connectivity, and better cooperation was launched in Kazakhstan,. As a global, multi-generational vision, the Belt and Road Initiative will primarily benefit the young people of the world today. To ensure the success of the Initiative, their voices need to be heard. This is particularly urgent as little systematic work has been done to encourage the participation of young people. This publication places the focus on young people and asks them the question: what should the Belt and Road Initiative look like for you? In this book, young authors from 16 Central and Eastern European nations share insights about their countries. For the Belt and Road Initiative, Central and Eastern Europe p

內容簡介:【嚴選經典】美國矽谷創業家/全球科技大廠與業界指定工研院顧問講師親自錄製231支影音教學影片，如臨現場授課！【聯合推薦】嘉義基督教醫院兒童醫學部主任、嘉基創新育成中心主任周信旭醫師Eco-City智慧生活科技區域整合中心執行長、國立交通大學土木工程系曾仁杰教授台北榮民總醫院神經外科、國立陽明大學研究所兼任助理教授關艾琛醫師本書為作者柯博文老師繼《Python+TensorFlow人工智慧、機器學習、大數據｜超炫專案與完全實戰》規劃的進階書籍，歷經業界頂尖的工程師學員多次考驗，實戰多年後才匯集成冊。包含Python、機器學習、人工智慧、TensorFlow、Keras、OpenCV等相關API的使用方法，且每個範例都是實戰程式。◎提供豐富的線上下載：204個範例程式、231支影音教學影片。◎介紹人工智慧的開發技巧，並且近乎100%準確度。◎大量使用業界數據、OpenData開放資料進行分析和預測，上百萬種數據讓你應用。◎以Python撰寫類神經的數學公式，讓讀者理解人工智慧演算法的來龍去脈，進而調整數學式讓準確度更好。◎範例豐富多元，將人工智慧運用在農業、氣象預報、手寫OCR、圖片學習等人工智慧實戰。◎結合Tensorflow.Keras和OpenCV自行產生數據庫，使用WebCam即時辨識圖片，並且實際應用在專案中。◎使用最新高難度的VGG16、VGG19、ResNet50、Xception、Inception、DenseNet121、FastR-CNN等演算法，並訓練自己的物件，使用COCO和ImageNet辨識近萬種物體。

本书主要内容包括人工智能起源发展，特别是新一代人工智能的驱动因素和关键技术，并介绍通过Python编程语言的学习和数据统计、*优化方法等理论学习掌握人工智能的开发工具和方法。进而引出深度学习与神经网络、GPU并行计算与CUDA编程等新一代人工智能的核心技术和方法，对于以往较为忽视的数据采集与数据集制作部分专门做一章节来介绍。*后以TensorFlow为平台，通过各种与实际生产生活联系紧密的热点应用为案例改编为实验，达到提升创新素养和提高技能水平的人才培养目标。 汇聚新一代人工智能核心技术!全面掌握从理论到应用、从数据到模型、从编程语言到案例实现的全过程! 中国智慧城市专家委员会首席科学家 刘志刚 作序！ 汇聚新一代人工智能核心技术全面掌握从理论到应用、从数据到模型、从编程语言到案例实现的全过程

★★★最淺顯易懂的機器學習專書★★★ 與其害怕被AI取代， 不如學會機器學習，讓AI為你所用！ ★ 日本亞馬遜資訊相關類暢銷榜No. 1 ．針對各類機器學習全圖像化，深入淺出的機器學習入門書 ．詳解各種機器學習演算法的概念和用途，學會如何選對演算法 ．所有機器學習演算法皆提供Python範例程式碼，讓你現學現用 【什麼是機器學習？】 人工智慧（AI）、機器學習、深度學習⋯⋯與人類的生活密不可分， 但多數人對這些專有名詞一知半解，甚至有些誤解， 實現 AI 的方法包羅萬象，但機器學習是實現AI最普及的方法， 有些人誤以為深度學習就是AI，但事實上深度學習也是種機器學習。 機器學習顧名思義，就是電腦會透過演算法，根據問題或環境自動學習， 並運用學習結果來解決問題。 【機器學習的應用觸及各領域】 機器學習可以應用在各種領域，包括： 自動駕駛、文書處理、資料分析、自動翻譯、醫療診斷、預測天氣⋯⋯ 近年來，因為電腦價格降低，讓機器學習普及，不再是高深的技術， 讓非理科出身的文科人也能容易學習，運用在工作上。 由於機器學習有許多種類，因此懂得如何選擇最適合的演算法， 才能讓精準解決問題，事半功倍。 【2大類 ╳ 17種演算法，弄懂機器學習的邏輯與概念】 ◎ 9種監督式學習：將問題的答案輸入電腦，讓電腦自己學習，像是過濾垃圾郵件 ．問題分類（分類）：羅吉斯迴歸、單純貝氏分類器 ．找出特徵關聯性（迴歸）：線性迴歸、正則化 ．分類且找出關聯性：支持向量機、Kernel法、隨機森林、類神經網路、kNN ◎ 8種無監督式學習：提供電腦問題與特徵，讓電腦自行分類，例如找出有車的照片 ．選擇特徵與數量（降維）： PCA、LSA、NMF、LDA、LLE、t-SNE ．特徵分類（分群）：k-means分群法、高斯混合分布 【Python是時下最熱門的程式語言】 在學習機器學習的演算法時， Python是最容易上手，適用於各作業系統，也完全免費的程式語言軟體， 與機器學習及統計相關的函式庫也非常豐富。 本書所有範例程式碼都是使用Python語法編寫， 因此書中還附有Python基礎教學。 本書用一張圖帶你掌握機器學習的整體輪廓，學會機器學習的基礎知識和概念， 了解在學習機器學習的演算法時最重要的處理過程， 幫你學會如何精準選對演算法，只要掌握每一種演算法的性質， 相信就能學會

It represents one of the finest traditions in Chinese culture: the tradition of creativity, of the freedom of thought, freedom of spirit and freedom of the imagination. These are the characteristics of Hong Kong literature. The Best China, an expression traditionally used to refer to the finest crockery brought out when one is entertaining special guests, has been adapted here to mean the best chinese tradition of free-thinking discursive prose. This anthology of essays from Hong Kong and the diaspora, ranging across the past hundred and seventy years, records the intellectual ferment that has characterized the city since its founding in 1842, sometimes restless and questioning, sometimes meditative and lyrical, buoyed by an all-pervasive and indomitable spirit of freedom.

Maid to Queer is the first book about Asian female migrant workers who develop same-sex relationships in a host city. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong, the book explores the meanings of same-sex relationships to these migrant women. Instead of searching for reasons to explain why they engage in a same-sex relationship, this book provides an ethnographic perspective by addressing their Sunday activities and considering how migration policies and the practices of Hong Kong people unintentionally produce alternative sexuality and desires for them. The author contrasts the migrant experiences of same-sex relationships with the Western discourse that individuals carry a strong sense of sexual identification prior to migration; same-sex desires among Indonesian domestic workers are often not realized until they leave home. Addressing the changes from maid to queer, this book documents the intersections of domestic work, la

This book, written by an internationally acknowledged pioneer in endocrine surgery, is intended as advice for aspiring medical professionals, in particular for young people from around the world who are hoping to attend one of the great medical schools in the US or the UK, such as Harvard or Oxford. In clear, concise language, Dimitrios Linos explains the steps one needs to take to get into a top medical school, succeed as a resident, and become a board certified doctor. Drawing on his many years of experience, Linos discusses the career paths for practicing physicians, how to avoid burnout, and the importance of finding a work-life balance. This is an honest, engaging and thoughtful book, written in an encouraging manner from someone who knows personally the struggles and triumphs of being a doctor and who wants to help others become "the best physician in the world." --------------- Professor Linos has eloquently delivered his advice for aspiring physicians. To Dr. Linos’ exhortat

Focusing on the latest management trends, Transformational HRM Practices for Hong Kong provides HR professionals with a comprehensive and accessible guide to human resource management in Hong Kong. Written by a leading team of HR professionals, psychologists, legal experts, and academics, the book provides up-to-date coverage of current practices, laws and procedures, as well as guidance on the professional skills required to operate successfully in the region. Suitable for practitioners and students alike, the book contains authentic case studies in local context and sets out the latest strategies for talent acquisition and assessment as well as performance and rewards management. It provides essential coverage of organizational change management, recent technological advancements in the field, and outlines the development of Hong Kong’s employment laws and their likely implications for professionals. In one volume, this book provides the key information, guidance, and context HR pro

Translated from the original French publication, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of twentieth-century Chinese literature and examines the relationship between Chinese literary theory and modernity. Jin Siyan surveys the work of leading writers including Zhang Ailing, Bei Dao, and Mu Dan. She seeks to answer some fundamental questions in the study of Chinese literary history, such as: How does contemporary Chinese literature go from historical narrative to the narrative of the I, where rhythm and epic merge into writing, and where the instinctive load of the rhythm substantiates the epic? What are the steps and the forms of mediation that allow such a transition? Is the subject the only agent of the transition? What is its status? What is the role of poetic language that led to the birth of the subject and which separates it from empiricism? What are the difficulties faced by Chinese writers today? Young Chinese writers set off in search of a totally new writing to rediscove

Fragmented Memories and Screening Nostalgia for the Cultural Revolution argues that films and TV dramas about the Cultural Revolution made after China’s accession to the WTO in 2001 tend to represent personal memories in a markedly sentimental, nostalgic, and fragmented manner. This new trend is a significant departure from earlier films about the subject, which are generally interpreted as national allegories, not private expressions of grief, regret or other personal feelings. With China entering a postsocialist era, the ideological conflation of socialism and global capitalism has generated enough cultural ambiguity to allow a space for the expression of personalized reminiscences of the past. By presenting these personal memories—in effect alternative narratives to official history—on screen, individuals now seem to have some agency in narrating and constructing history. At the same time such autonomy can be easily undermined since the promotion of the sentiment of nostalgia is of

Comfort Women Activism follows the movement championed by pioneer activists in Japan to demonstrate how their activism has kept a critical interpretation of the atrocities against women committed before and during World War II alive. The book shows how the challenges faced by the activists have evolved from the beginning of their uphill battles all the way to contemporary times. They were able to change social attitudes and get their message across. Yet the ambiguous position of post–World War II Japan’s government—which has consistently rejected any sign of guilt over its imperialist past—has kept the activists on their toes. Pivotal and serendipitous turning points have also played a crucial role. In particular, in the early 1990s, the post-Soviet world order assisted in creating the appropriate conditions for the movement to gather transnational support. These conditions have eroded over time; yet due to the activists’ fidelity to survivors, the movement has persisted to this day.

Leung Ping Kwan brought as much talent and inspiration to the writing of his short stories as he did to his poems. ‘I have drawn on magical realism to explore the absurdity of Hong Kong,’ he wrote of the story ‘See Mun and the Dragon’ (1975) in which we find him using a simple, clipped style. The later story ‘Drowned Souls’ (2007) was written in a more symbolic, lyrical and more complex manner. Although the two stories are separated by over thirty years, and are in many ways so very different, dragons play a prominent part in both. The dragon has always been a fascinating creature, a complex embodiment of the timeless soul of China, symbol of the universal power of the imagination, of the creative energy and transformative possibilities of the Tao. Both of these enchanting stories are anchored in the author’s idea of freedom and liberation.

Leung Ping Kwan is one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed poets. His poems display a unique blend of the literary and the down-to-earth, of the modern and the traditional, of the serious and the humorous, of the local and the universal. In his own words, ‘I want my poems about things to be a dialogue with the world, to learn and be inspired by the shapes, smells and colours of things….’ This collection has been carefully curated, and is arranged under ten thematic sections: Lotus Leaves, Hong Kong, Macao, Foodscape, After the Book of Songs, Strange Tales: After Pu Songling, Clothink, Museum Pieces, Places and Friends, and Bitter-Melon and Others. These translated poems, and the delight they bring, are a celebration of the continuing legacy of a remarkable Hong Kong poet.

內容簡介:本書介紹量子電腦與量子計算的理論基礎，並結合IBMQExperience實作，帶領讀者初步窺探這個嶄新而有趣的領域，迎接「量子霸權」時代的來臨。採主題介紹方式，循序漸進、深入淺出。內容涵蓋量子電腦、量子力學、數學、量子硬體、量子計算、量子演算法等理論基礎，並結合IBMQExperience進行電路作曲家、Python與Qiskit程式等實作過程，強調理論與實務的緊密結合，實現「做中學」的學習理念，期望協助您快速入門。同時介紹具有代表性的量子計算與量子演算法，包含豐富的Python程式範例，協助您實際體驗IBMQ量子電腦的模擬與實作。本書適用於資優高中生，或是資訊、電機、電子、工工、物理、應數、化工、生科等相關科系的大專學生。適用於產業界的研發工程師、資訊工程師、軟體工程師、資料科學家、大數據分析師、人工智慧工程師、化學工程師、生物醫學工程師、金融分析師等，或是對於量子電腦與量子計算領域具有興趣的創客玩家等。

本套书包括《艾格妮丝·格雷3册》和《威尔德菲尔庄园的房客6册》共9册。《艾格妮丝·格雷》Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Bront & euml; (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Bront & euml; suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Bront & euml's own experiences as a governess for five years. Agnes, her sister Mary, and their mother all try to keep expenses low and bring in extra money, but Agnes is frustrated that everyone treats her like a child. To prove herself and to earn money, she is determined to get a position as a governess. Eventually, she obtains a recommendation from a well-placed acquaintance, is offered a position, and secures her parents'permission. With some misgivings, she travels to Wellwood house to work for the Bloomfield family. The choice of central character a

博物館關閉中，雲端不打烊！2020年受到新型冠狀病毒（COVID-19）疫情影響，許多海內外博物館、美術館不得已宣布無限期閉館。為了彌補人們無法走進實體場館親炙藝術的遺憾，各家博物館紛紛端出OPEN DATA資料庫或線上虛擬展覽，而5月博物館界的盛事「518世界博物館日」，臺灣也將以「開放博物館」為主題，讓人們防疫不妨藝。 事實上，博物館數位資料庫發展已久，但這一波疫情強化了「開放」（OPEN）的需求，也讓人們開始思考「資料」（DATA）如何被運用於「個人化數位典藏」或「虛擬策展」。本期專題從海內外資料庫的建置原理開始，帶領大家進入個人化的數位鑑藏世界，精選33個海內外藝術資料庫。入寶山，保證不會空手回！

Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 sheds new light on the history of charity among Chinese overseas and its place in the history of charity in China and in the wider history of global philanthropy. It finds that diaspora charity, besides serving traditional functions of helping the sick and destitute and supporting development in China, helped to build trust among dispersed hometown networks while challenging color boundaries in host societies by contributing to wider social causes. The book shows that charitable activities among the “Gold Rush” communities of the Pacific rim—a loosely integrated émigré network from Guangdong Province perhaps better known for its business acumen and hard work among English-speaking settler societies in North America and Australasia—also led the way with social innovations that helped to shape modern charity in China. Fitzgerald and Yip’s volume demonstrates that charity lay at the heart of community life among Chinese commu

What elevates a mere word to the status of keyword? What does it mean to translate a keyword and map its meaning against other languages? Like every major culture, Chinese has its set of “keywords”: pivotal terms of political, ethical, literary and philosophical discourse. Tracing the origins, development, polysemy, and usages of keywords is one of the best ways to chart cultural and historical changes. This volume analyzes some of these keywords from different disciplinary and temporal perspectives, offering a new integrative study of their semantic richness, development trajectory, and distinct usages in Chinese culture. The authors of the volume explore different keywords and focus on different periods and genres, ranging from philosophical and historical texts of the Warring States period (453–221 BCE) to late imperial (ca. 16th–18th centuries CE) literature and philosophy. They are guided by a similar set of questions: What elevates a mere word to the status of “keyword”? What s

Paul A. Van Dyke’s new book, Whampoa and the Canton Trade: Life and Death in a Chinese Port, 1700–1842, authoritatively corrects misconceptions about how the Qing government treated foreigners when it controlled all trade in the Guangzhou port. Van Dyke reappraises the role of Whampoa in the system—a port twenty kilometres away from Guangzhou—and reassesses the government’s attitude towards foreigners, which was much more accommodating than previous research suggested. In fact, Van Dyke shows that foreigners were not bound by local laws and were given freedom of movement around Whampoa and Canton to the extent that they were treated with leniency even when found in off-limit places. Whampoa and the Canton Trade recounts the lives of seamen who travelled half-way around the globe at great risk and lived through a historic period that would become the framework for subsequent encounters between China and the rest of the world. Were it not for the exchanges between the major powers and t

This book is a novel modelled on Plato’s Republic as a series of dialogues between a half-retired college professor and his former student, taking place in several weeks in a row on various scenic and memorable locations in Hong Kong – in Central, on the Peak, on Repulse Bay and in Stanley on Hong Kong Island, as well as in Cheung Chau, an outlying island of Hong Kong. The story starts by the professor greeting and receiving his former student Julian to tea and for a friendly chat in the professors’ favourite old teahouse in Central. Their conversation, initially centring around the current events taking place in Hong Kong, soon evolves into an in-depth discussion of the immediate and subtler causes and factors leading to such a state of affairs that has been described by the local media and the Government as ‘public activities’. Since both the professor and Julian find their discussion and exchange very interesting and fruitful, they decide to continue with it in the weeks that follo

The JINTIAN [今天] series of contemporary literature features new and innovative writing from mainland China and abroad. Titles in the series are edited by Bei Dao, Lydia H. Liu, and Christopher Mattison. A collaborative venture between Zephyr Press, the Jintian Literary Foundation, and The Chinese University Press, each bilingual title highlights the ever-changing literary culture of China while simultaneously expanding the English language with a wave of new voices in translation. “This collection of poems is an amazing clash of classical Chinese poetry, the New York School, postmodern cinema, and the inside of a singular heart-head. ‘Don’t worry. I’ve got no evidence here that can harm you,’ Ya Shi says, and it’s true, I’m not harmed by his tentative relationship with nature in his experimental sonnets, I’m not harmed by his dark humor or his fragmentary leaps into surprise. I’m too invested. Ya Shi deserves the ‘cardiac bang bang of literary fame’ he fears, and to Nick Admussen a

Water Driven presents stirring tales from around the world recounting humankind’s endeavours to solve water crises. Our creative solutions in the face of adversity have driven agricultural, industrial, and technological revolutions, creating some of the most iconic cultural landscapes, ranging from rice paddies to reservoirs and from wells to windmills. Today, rapidly growing urban populations are competing for a shrinking share of a finite water supply. The number of cities on the brink of running dry or, like Hong Kong, surviving from day to day by importing the bulk of their water, is alarming. The pressure is on to pursue a new, environmental revolution that will inspire the next generation of more sustainable, water-driven cultural landscapes.

The Politics of Higher Education: The Imperial University in Northern Song China uses the history of the Imperial University of the Northern Song to show the limits of the Song emperors’ powers. At the time, the university played an increasingly dominant role in selecting government officials. This role somehow curtailed the authority of the Song emperors, who did not possess absolute power and, more often than not, found their actions to be constrained by the institution. The nomination mechanism left room for political maneuvering and stakeholders—from emperors to scholar-officials—tried to influence the process. Hence, power struggles among successive emperors trying to assert their imperial authority ensued. Demands for greater autonomy by officials were, for example, unceasing. Chu Ming-kin shows that the road to autocracy was anything but linear. In fact, during the Northern Song dynasty, competition and compromises over diverse agendas constantly altered the political landscape

“Without a clear idea of the history of the New Territories, the history of Hong Kong as a whole would be impossible to bring to any sort of satisfactory completion. ... Elucidating the development of a village, a clan, a temple, or a market-town is also, in and of itself, real and valuable history, and abundantly justifies the time and effort spent on it.” This book is a history of village communities in the New Territories of Hong Kong, including those in the areas of Ha Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu, and Sha Tin as well as those on the islands of Lamma, Ma Wan, and Tung Ping Chau. Elaborating on primary interviews with village elders, government documents, and public information, this book places the individual histories of each area into the context of Hong Kong’s rich past. The introduction sets up the rest of the book, outlining common themes and highlighting the dangers of using the communal memories of village communities while, at the same time, showing the valuable information doing

Proportionality is a German, and thus continental European, concept in public law that is applied by both the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The principle specifies that measures adopted by executive authorities should not exceed the limits of what is appropriate and necessary in order to achieve legitimate objectives in the interest of the public. Using a functional comparative approach, this book evaluates the extent to which proportionality has been integrated into the English and Hong Kong judicial systems by comparing case law in these courts with that of the CJEU and the ECtHR. The text also reviews the development of proportionality and presents a topical understanding of why its adoption and application have encountered difficulties, particularly regarding socio-economic rights, in some jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Written by a scholar with experience from both within the Hong Kong judici

The Silk Manuscripts from Zidanku, Changsha (Hunan), are the only pre-Imperial Chinese manuscripts on silk found to-date. Dating to the turn from the 4th to the 3rd centuries BC (Late Warring States period), they contain several texts concerning basic cosmological concepts, including one manuscript (Manuscript 1) with a diagrammatic arrangement and surrounded by pictorial illustrations. As such, they constitute a unique source of information complementing and going beyond what is known from transmitted texts. This is the first in a two-volume monograph on the Zidanku manuscripts, reflecting almost four decades of research by Professor Li Ling of Peking University. While the philological study and translation of the manuscript texts is the subject of Volume Two, this first volume presents the archaeological context and history of transmission of the physical manuscripts. It records how they were taken from their original place of interment in the 1940s and taken to the United States in

Using the insurrection by the Malayan Communist Party (1948-1960) as an example, this book argues that resorting to violence sped up the decolonisation of British Malaya, begging the question: if a late colonial state was subjective, then how did it claim a sufficiently objective mantle to rule and how did ideological techniques enable this?