张晓立编著的《简明西方文化史》内容介绍:文化研究是一个学术领域立足于批判理论与文学批评。典型的跨文化研究提供了一个反思,试图构建网络知识分子把我们日常生活的力量。它关注的当代文化政治动态,以及它的历史基础,冲突和特征。它区别于文化人类学和民族学研究的目标和方法。研究人员把注意力集中在一个特定的媒体或消息涉及意识形态,阶级,民族,种族,性别和/或性别,而不是对世界的一个特定的文化或地区。文化研究学科的整体方法,结合女性主义理论,社会理论,政治理论,历史,哲学,文学理论,传播理论,电影/影像学,传播学,政治经济学,翻译研究,博物馆研究和艺术史的批评研究各种社会文化现象。
张晓立编著的《简明西方文化史》供学习和了解西方文化史的学生和对西方文化传统感兴趣的读者使用,其内容涵盖了西方文化及文明研究中的核心主题、重大事件、代表性历史人物的介绍和评价。《简明西方文化史》分为引言和三个主要部分:引言为介绍部分,包括编者撰写的关于西方文化演化的主题和重大事件的回顾与评述;第一部分为主要宏观概念、重大事件及人物、权威学者关于文化研究的论述摘要;第二部分为案例研究部分。选择几位犹太民族代表性人物作为案例研究是遵循西方文化史研究中关于“双希”假设的范例,力图展示犹太文明在西方文明发展进程中的奠基和基因式作用;第三部分是专为本书设计的练习题及测试题,包括关于西方文化发展历程的判断题及相关的思考测试题,旨在帮助读者和学习者进一步巩固所学到的知识及概念并做更深入的思考。
Two Prologue Poems
Preface
Introd u c tio n
PART ONE
Articles Selected for Specific Topics, Themes and Events
An Opening Article
Unit One
1. Cultural Theory and Cultural Studies
2. Culture, a Broad Humanistic Concept
3. History, a Riddle for Humans
Unit Two
1. West Is Not a Directional Concept Alone
2. Western Culture and Its Deep Implications
Unit Three
1. Religion, a Human Spiritual Pillar and Faith
2. Judaism, a Mother Religion of Some Religions
3. Christianity, a Spiritual Rock of the West
4. Religious Reformation, a Milestone Event
that Paved the Way for the Rise of
Western Capitalism and Power
Unit Four
1. Roman Empire, the First Western Power
2. Hellenistic Civilization, a Beauty of the West
3. Greek Mythology, a Treasure of the West
Unit Five
1. Colonialism, a Global Expansion Idea
2. Capitalism, a Crazy Devil for Angels
Unit Six
1. Renaissance: a Turning Point for the West
2. The Enlightenment, an Age of Soul Liberation
3. Post-Modernity (POMO), a Rebellious Movement
Unit Seven
1. Commercial Revolution, in Hot Pursuit of Wealth
2. Industrial Revolution, a Driving Force for Society
3. Scientific Revolution, a Miraculous Instrument for
the Rise of the West and Its Leadership
4. Science and Scientific Spirit
5. Information Revolution or Explosion
Unit Eight
1. A History of Economic Ideas, a Key for Wealth
2. A History of Political Philosophy of the West
Unit Nine
1. The Culture of the United States
2. A Book Excerpt Illustrating Cultural Contradictions of Modern Capitalism
3. Introduction to and Postscript of a Book Entitled
American Culture since ww Ⅱ by Paul Levine
Unit Ten
An Understanding of Western Culture
Unit Eleven
The Millennium of the West, a Golden Age?
Unit Twelve
An Introduction to the Clash of Civilizations
Postscript
Western Culture: a Beast and a Beauty?
PART TWO
Special Case Study
PART THREE
Exercises for the Textbook
Appendix I
Appendix Ⅱ
Postscript/Final Remarks for the Whole Textbook