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 befo
本書收錄了十七個與中文相遇的故事。十七位作者皆是北美各領域最傑出的學者與專家,儘管背景、經歷大不相同,但有一點是共通的:學習中文改變了他們的一生。這趟由語言開始的旅程出乎意料地改換了人生路徑,成就了理想和事業,甚至深及對世界和人性的領悟。有意思的是,作者們亦在不同向度親歷中國數十年來的劇烈變化,作為跨文化能力卓越的特殊觀察者,為時代和歷史留下了不可替代的獨家記錄。 ------------------ 中國對世界的影響力日漸增强,對中國文化與價值觀的了解隨之日形重要,而精通中國語言,就是完成這項突破不可或缺的工具。本書匯聚 了十幾位傑出人士的觀點,詳盡地說明了如何達成這項突破,以及其後的重大影響。——傅高義( Ezra Vogel),哈佛大學亨利.福特二世社會學榮休教授 語言學習有利於心智成長,本書透過苦學中文的一些西方人的佳作宏論,將這一點表現得淋漓盡致。各篇作者回溯種種激勵人心的豐富經歷,幫助未來的學習者踏入別具深義的新世界。——舒衡哲( Vera Schwarcz),美國維思大學歷史與東亞研究學系榮休教授 本書收錄了與中國有深遠關係的各界人士回憶錄式的一些漫談小品,既是趣聞逸事又有深刻見地。尖銳、挑動、輕鬆、嚴肅各體 兼備,摯愛中國的讀者肯定有豐碩收穫,對樂於在不同語言或文化之間互相溝通的讀者,讀了本書也會大有斬獲。—— 華志堅(Jeffrey Wasserstrom),China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know 合著者 這部引人入勝的書集合了著名的記者、學者和商界人士,以精彩的文字講述漢語學習對他們生活造這部引人入勝的書集合了著名的記者、學者和商界人士,以精彩的文字講述漢語學習對他們生活造成的各種變化。最重要的是,這些篇章顯示,具備了扎實的漢語能力,外國人就能跟極度複雜多元成的各種變化。最重要的是,這些篇章顯示,具備了扎實的漢語能力,外國人就能跟極度複雜多元的中國人民做出不經中介且成果驚人的直接接觸。對任何對中國感興趣的的中國人民做出不經中介且成果驚人的直接接觸。對任何對中國感興趣的人來說,這是一本必讀之人來說,這是一本必讀之作。—— 畢克偉(Paul G. Pickowicz),加州大學聖地亞哥分校教授,加州大學聖地亞哥分校教授
HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIESSeries Editor: John MinfordLeung 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 realis
HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIESSeries Editor: John MinfordLeung 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, the modern and
HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIESSeries Editor: John MinfordThis is a most unusual book. For several decades Xi Xi has been widely known for her award-winning poetry and fiction. This time, she has chosen t
This is the first collection of essays in English, contributed by well-known experts of Chinese literature as well as scholars of a younger generation, dedicated to the poetry of Du Fu, commonly regar
《香港動盪:法與治的歷史與文化解讀》透過審視香港發生的騷亂與社會運動,重新研究法治(rule of law)、法律和秩序(law and order,有譯作法紀或治安),以及管治(governance)在香港歷史上複雜的互動關係。本書將法律視為動態的歷史與文化過程,而非靜態的規章或官僚系統。參與社會運動的各色人士,透過與法律互動來表述他們所期望的社會、經濟和政治秩序。本書旨在挑戰關於香港政治和法律
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
Many words have been used to describe John Pope Hennessy, the former governor of Hong Kong. “Controversial” is perhaps the briefest way to outline his character. Yet we may be guilty of ascribing mode
At the end of the nineteenth century a slice of imperial China was abruptly incorporated into the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. It became known as the New Territories.The people of this remote an
Lens on China: Intermediate and Advanced Readings on Film for Learning Chinese is an innovative textbook that uses film to teach Mandarin Chinese. It not only provides students with a non-traditional
The flag-bearers of the Chinese Contemporary ArtIn the late 1970s, at the close of the Cultural Revolution, a group ofyoung, largely auto-didact artists in China endeavored to create artworkthat would
The Mingjia (School of Names) is a notional grouping of philosophers first recorded as such in the Shiji. Their identifying feature was a concern with linguistic issues particularly inv
To know where we are going, we must also know where we came from. This book gives an account of Hong Kong’s medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigat
…. to imagine a language means to imagine a form of life.––Ludwig Wittgenstein(Philosophical Investigation, 1953)Whatever specific goal motivated people who study Chinese at first eventually
Drawn from the diverse collections of the Ise Foundation, Living Kogei highlights over sixty works by prominent and emerging contemporary Japanese artists―including Living National Treasures whose ski
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited p
勞倫斯畢生以四海為家。青年時代剛踏入文壇,他就曾與情人私奔歐洲大陸,徜徉山水之際,尋找優游自在之鄉。其間,與意大利結下不解之緣。本書從他撰於青年時期的第一部、也是最知名的遊記《意大利的黃昏》(Twilight in Italy)中精選了三篇:〈加爾達湖的檸檬園〉、〈漂泊的異鄉人〉、〈歸途〉,內裏記錄了他1912-1916年間從奧地利、德國、瑞士等地徒步往意大利旅行時的見聞與反省。勞倫斯對當地風土人
The English edition of Liu Lihong’s milestone work is a sublime beacon for the profession of Chinese medicine in the 21st century. Classical Chinese Medicine delivers a straightforward critique of the