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The Chinese and Tibetan traditions value biography as a primary historiographical and literary genre. This volume analyses biographies as texts, taking seriously the literary turn in historical and religious studies and applying some of its insights to an understudied but central corpus of material in Chinese and Tibetan religion.

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兼治中國近現代史、後殖民研究、全球化理論 當代重要學者阿里夫．德里克（Arif Dirlik）第一本在臺出版著作 　　土耳其裔美國學者阿里夫．德里克，二○一六年五月應成大臺文系之邀，來臺發表系列講座。本書主要內容，即為相關的五篇講稿，以及一篇專訪，從中不僅可見德里克快人快語的一面，也能看到他學思歷程的幾番轉折：從六○學運狂飆年代的親身參與者，到七○、八○年代的中國共產革命研究者，九○年代轉而投入後殖民與全球化理論，並據此進一步析論「後革命」時代的中國。 　　事實上這位學者與臺灣頗有淵源，一九六九年曾來臺學習中文，九○年代又多次造訪。但臺灣卻從未出版過他的著作，本書《殖民之後？》是第一本，大致涵蓋了他學術生涯後半場的核心關懷。 　　面對一個後殖民與全球化的世界，他思索並追問，殖民真的結束了嗎？全球化帶來的是共生還是毀滅？德里克的答案並不樂觀。帝國殖民體制雖然崩潰，隨後的國族建構浪潮，卻往往同樣使用殖民手段在內部壓迫少數、消滅差異。而全球化時代的到來，不但沒有消融隔閡，反倒強化了民族國家之間的競爭與自我意識；況且當資本主義全球化，造就資本可到處流動的跨國企業，深刻影響人們的日常生活，這何嘗不是一種殖民形式？ 　　我們以為殖民已是歷史，但德里克殷殷提醒，殖民處境仍無所不在，在全球化的今日，更徹底的殖民正在發生。 　　戮力批判全球資本主義結構的德里克，自然也把批判眼光投向這個結構餵養出來的巨獸──已成資本主義脊梁骨的當代中國。他憂心地指出中共挾其經濟成就高唱「中國夢」，鼓吹振興「中華」民族、追剿各種獨立言行（疆獨、藏獨、臺獨）之餘，更在西方廣設孔子學院，仿效美國發展文化軟實力，積極往世界霸權之路邁進。當外界指責中共侵犯人權、箝制言論自由、蔑視民主，它動輒用中國文化特殊性為自身辯護，認為那些批評不過是「西方價值」。德里克疾呼知識分子此時更要審慎分辨，不該輕易接受以文化差異、反西方中心為託辭的主張。 　　德里克已在二○一七年十二月一日過世，因此本書也是他的最後遺作，一份給臺灣的臨別贈言。他形容臺灣是「殖民主義製造的土地」，而他對殖民主義的深入探究，特別是殖民主義、民族主義、歷史認同之間糾葛的關係，尤其值得我們省思。 本書特色 　　◎德里克是擅長以抽象理論剖析複雜現實的庖丁，而在二○一六年五月由成大臺文系主辦的「阿里夫‧德里克教授Arif...

A handy, comprehensive guide to a wide range of topics relating to the awesome power and cult of Satan, in myriad forms and under many different names, from ancient times to the present. Distilled from hundreds of reliable sources, both religious and secular, the entries include men and movements,...

First published in 1931, Robert Byron’s Essay on India evaluates the state of colonial rule in India and analyses the contemporary problems facing the country. Based upon Byron’s travelling experiences within India in 1929 as a correspondent for the Daily Express, the work explores political...

Complete summary of Thomas Sowell's book: "Black Rednecks and White Liberals".This summary of the ideas from Thomas Sowell's book "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" challenges the mistaken assumptions and beliefs about blacks, Jews, Germans, slavery and education. In his book, the author presents his...

The subject of anti-Semitism, not long ago thought to be a dead issue, has been revised due to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Maccoby traces the now topical discussion of the origins of Anti-Semitism, and especially its development in the modern world. The key questions that are addressed...

First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This Very Short Introduction examines and untangles the various strands of antisemitism seen throughout history, from medieval religious conflict to 'new' antisemitism in the 21st century. Steven Beller reveals how the phenomenon grew as a political and ideological movement in the 19th century, how it...

Nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author of ¡Ask a Mexican! Gustavo Arellano presents an entertaining, tasty trip through the history and culture of Mexican food in this country, uncovering great stories and charting the cuisine’s tremendous popularity in el Norte. In the tradition...

This is a new edition of Dr. Webster's, The Nirankari Sikhs (1979), which has been recognized as 'single most important work on the history of Baba Dayal and his successors'. It updates the earlier edition not only by dealing with the past forty years of Nirankari history but also by taking into account...

It's one thing to travel abroad-to stay in charming hotels and deliberate over whether to visit this museum or relax at that café, even to head off the beaten track for a glimpse of "real" life-and another thing altogether to move to another country. Expat chronicles the experiences of...

This is a vivid graphic history of the Chinese experience in North America over the last 150 years, beginning with the immigration of Chinese to "Gold Mountain" (the Chinese colloquialism for North America) in the 1800s that resulted in decades of discrimination, subjugation, and separation from loved...

Few Westerners escape the images, expectations and misperceptions that lead us to see Asia as exotic, sensual, decadent, dangerous, and mysterious. Despite - and because of - centuries of East-West interaction, the stereotypes of Western literature, stage, and screen remain pervasive icons: the tea-pouring,...