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Faces in the Crowd: 36 Extraordinary Tales of Tianjin Ingram Publisher Services “It could fill a book

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“It could fill a book of poetry

and the lives of the people who remain in the fragile landscapes that are left behind

本书作者菲利普·古雷维奇自1994年开始跟踪报道卢旺达的种族灭绝,先后6次前往卢旺达及其邻国,试图探究这场人道灾难的成因,倾听幸存者的讲述,并报道其余波。借由对各方当事人——幸存者、国际组织成员、包括现任卢旺达总统保罗·卡加梅在内的高级政要——的采访,古雷维奇以一种极具推进感的叙事,重构了卢旺达种族冲突的起源、恐怖和混乱而尴尬的劫后现实——大量的人口迁徙,复仇的诱惑和对正义的要求,人满为患的监狱和难民营。

我对所谓的传统的发明很感兴趣。曲解历史是成为民族国家的一部分。 ——朱利安•巴恩斯(英国作家) 本书为我们提供了一种极为有益的方式来看待过去——我们看到的究竟是不是过去?这一点值得存疑。如果我们接受书中的观点,就会发现,我们天真地认作过去的那些东西,很有可能是相当晚近的发明。 ——彼得•斯坦斯基(斯坦福大学荣誉教授) 本书引发了赞许、反感、支持和驳斥,这说明它有着持久的吸引力,不断刺激着读者。 ——《泰晤士报文学增刊》 一部旁征博引、有趣且令人意想不到的论文集。 ——《纽约客》 许多我们认为由来已久的传统,实际上都是相当晚近的发明。 本书探索分析了这一发明过程的诸多案例,包括苏格兰和威尔士“民族文化”的形成、19和20世纪英国皇家仪式的演进、殖民时期印度和非洲参与帝国仪式的起源,以及欧洲大陆试图发展人民自己的反传统的努力。本书涉及的内容广泛,深入研究仪式和符号,展现了过去与现在的复杂互动。

Faces in the Crowd: 36 Extraordinary Tales of Tianjin Ingram Publisher Services “It could fill a bookIn the gateway city, only the best stories survive The port of Tianjin is where the ancient Chinese empire met the sea. The turn of the 20th century was a tumultuous time for the city, with the Qing dynasty on its last legs and the Boxers unleashing their ill fated rebellion against the European trading concessions that had colonised its streets. For Tianjins inhabitants, daily life carried on. These hardy people were shaped by the bitter earth from

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