Simon: 5480 books

In The British Invasion: The Crosscurrents of Musical Influence, Simon Philo illustrates how this remarkable event in cultural history disrupted and even reversed pop culture’s default flow of influence, goods, and ideas— orchestrating a dramatic turn-around in the commercial fortunes of British...

You probably know Simon Napier-Bell as the manager of the Yardbirds. Or you may know him as the man who managed Marc Bolan, or Japan. You should definitely know him as the man who managed Wham! And if none of these rings a bell, maybe you'll remember him as the man who co-wrote 'You Don't Have To...

Presenting a fresh interpretation of Mozart's Requiem, Simon P. Keefe redresses a longstanding scholarly imbalance whereby narrow consideration of the text of this famously incomplete work has taken precedence over consideration of context in the widest sense. Keefe details the reception of the Requiem...

Drawing on recent ideas that explore new environments and the changing situations of composition and performance, Simon Emmerson provides a significant contribution to the study of contemporary music, bridging history, aesthetics and the ideas behind evolving performance practices. Whether created...

歷史的至暗處，有光 這是個獨一無二的故事，屬於個人，屬於民族，屬於全世界 猶太人建立牢不可破的民族團結感，是一個沒有敵人能摧毀的無形神廟，是世界上最堅固的神廟。 沒有猶太人的故事，歷史就不完整；猶太人的歷史，就是世界史；只有了解猶太人的歷史，才能了解人類的文明 BBC名主持人西蒙‧夏瑪耗時40年，生涯顛峰之作，書寫猶太人的歷史，完全翻轉世界歷史 ‧廣博深邃、精雕細琢的史詩。──《出版人週刊》 ‧深入挖掘主題，從更廣闊的角度審視國與國、民族與民族之間跨越歷史的關係。──《洛杉磯時報》 ◆探詢耶路撒冷爭議的最源頭 一窺無國、無家的猶太人，如何在帝國與強勢文化的圍攻下，保有自己的價值 西方權威主導的歷史，是基督徒的歷史，是想像的歷史。當訴說的角度與材料被宗教、政治力量左右；當人們聽見的聲音、閱讀的史書全被強權論述掌控，歷史便裂開大口，有了空缺。 猶太人的歷史就是缺口的歷史，屬於個人、民族，也屬於全世界。三千年來，他們依附在各帝國之下，尷尬而窘迫的生存情況，對比、凸顯出西方主流敘事和本位的荒謬，也劃開被埋藏已久，以宗教為名行罪孽之實的歷史共業。 在主流書籍裡，猶太人只有掌握金權、受迫害的那一面，但實際上他們在這世界上的角色比我們想像得都要深沉、重要。 ◆猶太人是歐洲歷史上不可或缺的金礦脈 猶太人在基督徒的歐洲歷史上，以受「保護」之名支撐皇室經濟的特殊階層，長期為貴族階層提供經濟貿易服務，也因此成了局勢動盪不安、戰爭亟需金援時被隨意抄家的對象。而他們經商的手腕之高，甚至曾有商人被沒收的財產需花費五年才能點清，且其資產光是不動產就「足可抵全國一年的稅收」。 若沒有猶太人，歐洲的戰爭、擴張版圖，也許會與今日大不相同。 ◆猶太人是連結基督徒、穆斯林與波斯、羅馬帝國的親善大使 猶太人無國、無家的背景，使得他們必須跨越各國界，在各種文化間遊走。這影響了古希臘、羅馬、近東的文化交流史。在耶路撒冷、埃及、西班牙等地，都有猶太人文化長期與基督教、伊斯蘭、阿拉伯文化融合的痕跡。許多現今歐洲古教堂的，在更古早以前是猶太人的聖殿，祭壇上放置的蠟燭，則是他們流浪時帶不走的資產。在被人們視為尋常且全面基督化的景象中，始終藏有猶太文化的痕跡。 ◆猶太人是權威之下始終得以保有獨立文化的民族 自從亡國後，猶太人面臨波斯、羅馬、埃及、基督徒歐洲的強權文化夾擊，數度被驅趕、被屠殺，但卻始終沒有被消滅。這讓人們不禁好奇：他們究竟有什麼特殊之處，才能在無依無靠的情況下堅持這麼久呢？ 我們可以說猶太人有自己獨特的文化，有他們獨特的宗教，有他們堅守的儀式，但誰沒有這些？猶太人擁有的是更為形而上，更為精神性的價值，是對自身民族命運的信心，和對其本質的驕傲，而這種力量能讓他們在顛沛流離中存活，甚至在1948年強勢宣布復國，奪回應許之地。 猶太人的身分和定位不只在歷史上，就連在現今國際情勢上也總是成為注目的焦點，雖無國無家，以他們為原點的紛爭和討論卻從未止息。 藉由《猶太人：世界史的缺口，失落的三千年文明史──追尋之旅（西元前1000-1492）》一書，西蒙‧夏瑪探尋猶太人的歷史，翻轉了一般大眾對猶太人的認知，就如同在西方史論述中找到一個破口，切開大國文明之下掩藏的一脈特殊過去。 ※...

DISCOVER THE SERIES BOYS AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD LOVE TO READ! Horrid Henry makes a deal with his parents in return for eating his veggies; accidentally wears girls' underwear to school; tries to prove he is sicker than his brother; and writes the meanest thank-you cards ever (and makes...

The role of sound and digital media in an information-based society: artists—from Steve Reich and Pierre Boulez to Chuck D and Moby—describe their work. If Rhythm Science was about the flow of things, Sound Unbound is about the remix—how music, art, and literature have blurred the lines...

Gender in Translation is a broad-ranging, imaginative and lively look at feminist issues surrounding translation studies. Students and teachers of translation studies, linguistics, gender studies and women's studies will find this unprecedented work invaluable and thought-provoking reading. Sherry...

In Generation Ecstasy, Simon Reynolds takes the reader on a guided tour of this end-of-the-millenium phenomenon, telling the story of rave culture and techno music as an insider who has dosed up and blissed out. A celebration of rave's quest for the perfect beat definitive chronicle of rave culture and electronic dance music.

Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As...

In this inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories, Simon Sebag Montefiore—one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writer—presents the giant characters who have changed the course of world history.   These titans of history—encompassing...

When Simon Callow met the Yugoslav film director Dusan Makavejev to discuss his new film Manifesto, they both greatly looked forward to working together. Only months later the two were barely speaking. A companion volume to Being An Actor, Shooting the Actor is a funny and disastrous account...

At the end of the 19th century perhaps every man wanted to be Arthur Conan Doyle. He had written historical novels short stories of horror and the supernatural; and displayed huge energy and talent in a variety of fields. He was a fine cricketer (he once took the wicket of the great WC Grace); played...

From New York Times bestselling author Simon Baatz, the first comprehensive account of the murder that shocked the world. In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just sixteen...