People usually think of books in terms of their contents, their texts, with less thought for books as artefacts. In fact books may possess all kinds of potentially interesting qualities beyond their texts, as designed or artistic objects, or because they have unique properties deriving from the ways they have been printed, bound, annotated, beautified or defaced. This text explores books from the Middle Ages to the present day to show why books may be interesting beyond their texts. Books can develop their own individual histories, which provide important evidence about the way they were used and regarded in the past, and which make them an indispensable part of the fabric of our cultural heritage. This book will raise awareness of an important aspect of the life of books in the context of the ongoing debate about their future. Extensively illustrated with a wide range of images, this book is not only approachable but also thought-provoking.

50年代大陸百姓在中共统治下，民窮財盡，苦不堪言。而我國軍自遷台後，整軍備戰，士氣高昂，日益強大，兩岸情勢自成鮮明對比。先總統 蔣公盱衡世界潮流、兩岸局勢變化，乃著力於軍事反攻之策劃，親自指導國軍研擬「自力反攻」作戰計畫。這群三軍菁英們，夜以繼日擬訂各種反攻大陸作戰計畫，有26項；參謀研究，計214案；於特別會談向先總統 蔣公提報之研究案亦達97次之多。然而國光計畫推展之初，隨即遭受美方的反對與不支持。且當時的國軍無論是武器、裝備的後勤補給，仍相當需要依賴美方的支援，尤以實施兩棲登陸的船艦，這些輸具更是明顯的不足。由於外在諸多因素無法克服，迫使國光計畫宣告終止，此一反攻計畫，就一直列為最高機密，靜靜地風存在保密櫃?，成了國共軍事對抗中，一段不為人知的秘辛。

當中共接管城市，傳統的城市精英遇到農民出身的新統治者，他們如何看待彼此？
隨着1949年軍事勝利，中國共產黨開始了對城市的接管。中共離開熟悉的農村根據地，進入城市陌生的政治文化生態，逐步鞏固政權、恢復經濟、改造機構。而由此啓動的文化轉型，與其政治變化具有同等重要的意義。本書以杭州為中心，詳細分析1949至1954年間中共對接管幹部的準備和訓練，城市政策的制定與對話，以及接管後城市與鄉村、南方與北方、革命與傳統等不同文化的碰撞和互動。在此過程中，革命者改造了傳統城市，城市也改造了農村革命者。革命者這種新的文化認同，對其樹立新政權的合法性、穩定性和現代性，同時保持革命理想，起了決定性的作用。
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「這本書將成為解釋共產黨接管中國城市的一個標本著作。」
─鮑德威（David D. Buck，威斯康辛大學密爾沃基分校歷史系榮休教授）

It Is Of Man That I Have To Speak; And The Question I Am Investigating Shows Me That It Is To Men That I Must Address Myself: For Questions Of This Sort Are Not Asked By Those Who Are Afraid To Honour Truth. I Shall Then Confidently Uphold The Cause Of Humanity Before The Wise Men Who Invite Me To Do So, And Shall Not Be Dissatisfied If I Acquit Myself In A Manner Worthy Of My Subject And Of My Judges.

When John Milton wrote Areopagitica in 1644, he was not making a contribution to the great debate on church versus state or the limits of toleration, except incidentally. Areopagitica was the result of the response to his Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce the previous year. Advocating divorce seemed to strike at the roots of any religious society; it was universally condemned, and a divine of the Westminster Assembly demanded from the pulpit that Milton's tract be burnt. The Stationers' Company, less interested in theology than the preservation of the copyright system (Milton, like most of his contemporaries, had not obtained a license for the book), joined in the chorus of condemnation. In Areopagitica, Milton first of all defended himself and his right to express what he had written, and then he moved on to consider a new aspect of the problem, the rights of a book itself, independent of the intention of its author.
On the day the English Parliament abolished the Court of Star Chamber and the ecclesiastical Court of High Commission, freedom of the press, both as an idea and as a material fact, was born. It was to take some time to grow to maturity, and its first years were not without risk and dangers. Parliament had no intention of setting the press free--rather of transferring control into its own hands. But when it finally got around to tackling the problem two years later with the Ordinance of June 16, 1643, Pandora's box had opened--political consciousness had come to the country, brought by the hundreds of books and pamphlets that had been printed in the interval. So not only did this Ordinance have little or no practical effect, it created a new and separate idea of debate among the mass of religious and political controversy: How free can speech be? It was against this background that Areopagitica was published in 1644.
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Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" was the first comprehensive treatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, the book's publication in 1776 co-incided with America's Declaration of Independence. These volumes include Smith's assessment of the mercantile system, his advocacy of the freedom of commerce and industry, and his famous prophecy that "America will be one of the foremost nations of the world".
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日本語に主語は重要か？　「は」と「が」はどこが違う？　なぜ自動詞が多用されるのか？　受身文に秘められた日本人の世界観とは？……学校では教えられない日本語の知られざる姿をわかりやすく紹介する一冊。これだけは知っておきたい日本語の基本！

東京国立博物館で2019年1月16日より2月24日まで開催する特別展「顔真卿　王羲之を超えた名筆」の公式図録です。
中国の歴史上、東晋時代（317-420）と唐時代（618-907）は書法が最高潮に到達しました。書聖・王羲之（303-361）が活躍した東晋時代に続いて、唐時代には虞世南、欧陽詢、褚遂良ら初唐の三大家が楷書の典型を完成させました。そして顔真卿(709-785)は三大家の伝統を継承しながら、顔法と称される特異な筆法を創出します。王羲之や初唐の三大家とは異なる美意識のもとにつちかわれた顔真卿の書は、後世にきわめて大きな影響を与えました。
特別展「顔真卿　王羲之を超えた名筆」は、書の普遍的な美しさを法則化した唐時代に焦点をあて、顔真卿の人物や書の本質に迫ります。また、後世や日本に与えた影響にも目を向け、唐時代の書の果たした役割を検証します。
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九龍城寨曾經是政治敏感區域，亦是“三不管”地帶，它的存亡，令人矚目。本書作者對香港地方史素有研究，為發掘九龍城寨的真面目，搜集了大量歷史材料，並以實地考察來追尋城寨的變遷軌跡，圖文並茂地展示在讀者面前。

本書是中國邊疆研究領域具有開創性意義的重要專著，曾入圍2007年國際亞洲學者研究大會（ICAS）人文類最佳圖書獎。在這部書中，林孝庭教授通過深入探討民國政府與西部邊陲地方政治勢力的互動關係，揭示了國民黨政權在對日抗戰前後與國共內戰期間等不同歷史階段，把原本幾乎不存在的中央政令與影響力，滲入包括西藏在內的中國西南與中亞內陸地區，逐步實現在這些地區的國家建構。在作者看來，國民黨政府所謂的「邊疆」議題，並非全然是傳統上所認知的那種對一個中央政權不斷帶來侵擾的「邊患」議題，亦非完全是國民革命意識形態驅使下民族主義式的「族群政治」議題。相反的，一個本質上屬於地方性政權，政令與影響力皆有限，卻宣稱代表全中國的國民黨政權，面對近代西藏和其他邊疆地區的「主權」問題，靠的更多的是政治上與宣傳上的修辭，然而此種政治修辭流佈如此之廣、影響如此之遠，對1949年以後上至國家政策，下至普通民眾的一般觀念都產生了深刻的影響。這本書對今人理解過去和現在的漢藏關係，有着相當高的價值。

這是一部史料價值極高的回憶錄。作者是一位躲避文革中「一打三反運動」的鎮壓，於1970年從新疆外逃到蘇聯的中國知識份子。內容涉及其被KGB（克格勃）長期監控，試圖逃往伊朗，被抓回後流放到南西伯利亞的國際囚犯農場，經歷中蘇關係解凍的1980年代和蘇聯解體的1990年代初等傳奇經歷，展現了一位外國流亡者眼中的中亞社會。

Welcome to the fifth edition of Interaction Design: beyond human-computer interaction and our interactive website at www.id-book.com. Building on the success of the previous edi- tions, we have substantially updated and streamlined the material in this book to provide a comprehensive introduction to the fast-growing and multi-disciplinary field of interaction design. Rather than let the book expand, however, we have again made a conscious effort to keep it at the same size.
Our textbook is aimed at both professionals who want to find out more about inter- action design and students from a range of backgrounds studying introductory classes in human-computer interaction, interaction design, information and communications technol- ogy, web design, software engineering, digital media, information systems, and information studies. It will appeal to practitioners, designers, and researchers who want to discover what is new in the field or to learn about a specific design approach, method, interface, or topic. It is also written to appeal to a general audience interested in design and technology.
It is called Interaction Design: beyond human-computer interaction because interaction design has traditionally been concerned with a broader scope of issues, topics, and methods than was originally the scope of human-computer interaction (HCI)—although nowadays, the two increasingly overlap in scope and coverage of topics. We define interaction design as follows:
Designing interactive products to support the way people communicate and interact in their everyday and working lives.
Interaction design requires an understanding of the capabilities and desires of people and the kinds of technology that are available. Interaction designers use this knowledge to discover requirements and develop and manage them to produce a design. Our textbook pro- vides an introduction to all of these areas. It teaches practical techniques to support develop- ment as well as discussing possible technologies and design alternatives.
The number of different types of interface and applications available to today’s interac- tion designers continues to increase steadily, so our textbook, likewise, has been expanded to cover these new technologies. For example, we discuss and provide examples of brain, smart, robotic, wearable, shareable, augmented reality, and multimodel interfaces, as well as more traditional desktop, multimedia, and web-based interfaces. Interaction design in practice is changing fast, so we cover a range of processes, issues, and examples throughout the book.
The book has 16 chapters, and it includes discussion of the different design approaches in common use; how cognitive, social, and affective issues apply to interaction design; and how to gather, analyze, and present data for interaction design. A central theme is that design and evaluation are interwoven, highly iterative processes, with some roots in theory but that rely strongly on good practice to create usable products. The book has a hands-on orienta- tion and explains how to carry out a variety of techniques used to design and evaluate the wide range of new applications coming onto the market. It has a strong pedagogical design and includes many activities (with detailed comments) and more complex activities that can form the basis for student projects. There are also “Dilemmas,” which encourage readers to weigh the pros and cons of controversial issues.

The third edition of a groundbreaking reference, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications raises the bar for handbooks in this field. It is the largest, most complete compilation of HCI theories, principles, advances, case studies, and more that exist within a single volume. The book captures the current and emerging sub-disciplines within HCI related to research, development, and practice that continue to advance at an astonishing rate. It features cutting-edge advances to the scientific knowledge base as well as visionary perspectives and developments that fundamentally transform the way in which researchers and practitioners view the discipline. New and Expanded Topics in the Third Edition: HCI and global sustainability HCI in health care Social networks and social media Enterprise social computing Role of HCI in e-Government Role of creativity and cognition in HCI Naturalistic approach to evaluation, persuasion, and globalization The chapter authors include experts from academia, industry, and government agencies from across the globe - all among the very best and most respected in their fields. The more than 80 tables, 400 figures, nearly 7,000 references, and four-page color insert combine to provide the single most comprehensive depiction of this field. Broad in scope, the book pays equal attention to the human side, the computer side, and the interaction of the two. This balanced, application-focused design coverage makes the book not only an excellent research guide but also an authoritative handbook for the practice of HCI and for education and training in HCI.

《宪法学导论》第二版自2008年出版以来，取得引人注目的成绩，社会反响与经济效益卓越。近年来，我国宪法学理论与法治建设实践取得了诸多进展，作者根据学科最新成果与实务典型案例，保持第二版多元、立体式写作风格，融合理论讲述、评注、案例、探讨、动态、图表等多种形式于一书，修订为第三版，在内容与形式上对全书进行了创新与完善，使本书更显卓越，堪称学习宪法不可不读的优秀教材。
本书把宪法严格作为一门法律来对待，因此它在风格上和民法、刑法或行政法没有根本区别。本书具有普通法律教科书的特点。由于本书把宪法严格作为一门法律来对待，因此它在风格上和民法、刑法或行政法没有根本区别。全书将宪法学原理与案例分析相结合，介绍与比较中国和其他国家的宪法制度。
在内容上，本书分三大部分，共八章。第一部分是概论，其中包括宪法学的基本概念，宪法的形成、发展及其思想渊源，以及宪法审查机制三章。之所以将审查机制作为概论部分，是因为发达国家的宪政经验普遍表明，宪政审查是宪法效力的必要保障；没有某种形式的宪政审查，宪法就失去了实际效力，宪法学也就成为没有意义的空头理论。因此，和前两章一样，这部分内容具有基本与普遍意义。第二与第三部分是关于宪法学实体理论。第二部分介绍国家机构，包括国家权力结构的划分，政府组织结构以及政府产生的方式三章。第三部分讨论公民权利，包括权利的基本概念和宪法保障两章。之所以把公民权利放在国家机构的后面，部分是出于循序渐进的考虑，因为“宪法”（constitution）的原始含义毕竟是指政府的组织法；部分则是因为国家权力的合理分配是保障公民权利的前提——我们所说的宪法保障，实际上是指通过政府有关部门依据宪法对公民权利实施的保障。

This volume includes the complete essay in five chapters: Introductory; Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion; Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-being; Of the Limits to the Authority of Society over the Individual; and Applications. With a fine introduction by editor Alburey Castell, this edition also includes line numbers for easy reference, a list of principal dates in the life of John Stuart Mill, and a bibliography.

抗日战争和随后而来的国共内战从未远离我们。对于这两场战争，我们看到更多的是它宏大的一面。然而，战争终究是由普通人承担的，对于战争中的普通人我们却知之甚少。《当兵：华北根据地农民如何走向战场》以实证的方法研究这两场战争中一个很小的截面，即中共领导下的华北农民是如何走向战场的，以及他们走向战场之后面临的问题。从中我们可以看到普通人面对战争时的痛苦和挣扎，也可以看到传统、乡村、革命和战争如何在普通人身上交错。

As well as leafing through the well-known titles that have helped shape the world in which we live, Oliver Tearle also dusts off some of the more neglected items to be found hidden among the bookshelves of the past. You’ll learn about the forgotten Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens, the woman who became the first published poet in America and the eccentric traveller who introduced the table-fork to England. Through exploring a variety of books—novels, plays, travel books, science books, cookbooks, joke books and sports almanacs—The Secret Library highlights some of the most fascinating aspects of our history. It also reveals the surprising connections between various works and historical figures. What links Homer's Iliad to Aesop's Fables? Or Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to the creator of Sherlock Holmes? The Secret Library brings these little-known stories to light, exploring the intersections between books of all kinds and the history of the Western world over 3,000 years.

For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”
An essential volume for generations of writers young and old, Bird by Bird is a modern classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.