Download or read book The Jesuits written by John W. O'Malley and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years scholars in a range of disciplines have begun to re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. Approaching the subject with new questions and methods, they have reconsidered the importance of the Society in many sectors, including those related to the sciences and the arts. They have also looked at the Jesuits as emblematic of certain traits of early modern Europeans, especially as those Europeans interacted with 'the Other' in Asia and the Americas. Originating in an international conference held at Boston College in 1997, the thirty-five essays here reflect this new historiographical trend. Focusing on the Old Society- the Society before its suppression in 1773 by papal edict- they examine the worldwide Jesuit undertaking in such fields as music, art, architecture, devotional writing, mathematics, physics, astronomy, natural history, public performance, and education, and they give special attention to the Jesuits' interaction with non-European cultures, in North and South America, China, India, and the Philippines. A picture emerges not only of the individual Jesuit, who might be missionary, diplomat, architect, and playwright over the course of his life in the Society, but also of the immense and many-faceted Jesuit enterprise as forming a kind of 'cultural ecosystem'. The Jesuits of the Old Society liked to think they had a way of proceeding special to themselves. The question, Was there a Jesuit style, a Jesuit corporate culture? is the thread that runs through this interdisciplinary collection of studies.

Download or read book ICEMBDA 2023 written by Jianguo Liu and published by European Alliance for Innovation. This book was released on 2024-01-19 with total page 1261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Big Data Applications was successfully held in Tianjin, China from October 27th to 29th, 2023. This conference served as a platform for researchers, scholars, and industry professionals to exchange knowledge and insights in the field of economic management and the application of big data. The conference held great significance in advancing the understanding and application of economic management and big data. By bringing together experts from around the globe, the conference facilitated the exchange of innovative ideas and research findings, contributing to the development of these fields. The topics covered during the conference showcased the latest advancements and trends in enterprise economic statistics, information evaluation, blockchain technology, industrial structure optimization, information retrieval, data regression analysis, intelligent Internet of Things platforms, and data encryption. The discussions and presentations during the conference allowed participants to explore new methodologies, strategies, and technologies that can enhance economic management practices and leverage the potential of big data. The conference provided a platform for scholars and practitioners to share their experiences, insights, and best practices, fostering collaboration and networking opportunities. Furthermore, the proceedings were published, ensuring the dissemination of valuable research findings to a wider audience. The collective knowledge and research presented at the conference will contribute to the academic community, industry professionals, and policymakers, enabling them to make informed decisions and develop effective strategies in the fields of economic management and big data applications. Overall, the 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Big Data Applications played a pivotal role in promoting knowledge exchange, fostering innovation, and shaping the future of economic management by harnessing the power of big data.

Download or read book Walking Macao Reading the Baroque written by Jeremy Tambling and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings to the reader the art and architecture of Macao, and the baroque treasures that make the territory so attractive. As the authors consider the special nature of Macao's baroque, they discuss whether its Chinese architecture are also baroque; and what is the importance of the new casino architecture.

Download or read book China written by Margaret Kelly and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and culture of China, offers practical travel advice, and recommends accommodations, restaurants, transportation, and attractions.

Download or read book The Desertmakers written by Javier Uriarte and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies how the rhetoric of travel introduces different conceptualizations of space and time in scenarios of war during the last decades of the 19th century, in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. By examining accounts of war and travel in the context of the consolidation of state apparatuses in these countries, Uriarte underlines the essential role that war (in connection to empire and capital) has played in the Latin American process of modernization and state formation. In this book, the analysis of British and Latin American travel narratives proves particularly productive in reading the ways in which national spaces are reconfigured, reimagined, and reappropriated by the state apparatus. War turns out to be a central instrument not just for making possible this logic of appropriation, but also for bringing temporal notions such as modernization and progress to spaces that were described — albeit problematically — as being outside of history. The book argues that wars waged against "deserts" (as Patagonia, the sertão, Paraguay, and the Uruguayan countryside were described and imagined) were in fact means of generating empty spaces, real voids that were the condition for new foundations. The study of travel writing is an essential tool for understanding the transformations of space brought by war, and for analyzing in detail the forms and connotations of movement in connection to violence. Uriarte pays particular attention to the effects that witnessing war had on the traveler’s identity and on the relation that is established with the oikos or point of departure of their own voyage. Written at the intersection of literary analysis, critical geography, political science, and history, this book will be of interest to those studying Latin American literature, Travel Writing, and neocolonialism and Empire writing.

Download or read book Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges Volume 1 written by Manuel Jorge Rodrigues Couceiro da Costa and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The EAAE/ARCC International Conference, held under the aegis of the EAAE (European Association for Architectural Education) and of the ARCC (Architectural Research Centers Consortium), is a conference organized every other year, in collaboration with one of the member schools / universities of those associations, alternatively in North America or in Europe. The EAAE/ARCC Conferences began at the North Carolina State University College of Design, Raleigh with a conference on Research in Design Education (1998); followed by conferences in Paris (2000), Montreal (2002), Dublin (2004), Philadelphia (2006), Copenhagen (2008), Washington (2010), Milan (2012) and Honolulu (2014). The conference discussions focus on research experiences in the field of architecture and architectural education, providing a critical forum for the dissemination and engagement of current ideas from around the world.

Download or read book Macao s Church of Saint Paul written by Cesar Guillen-Nuñez and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Macao's Ruins of St. Paul (correct name Church of Madre de Deus) is the only example of Baroque art and architecture in China. This beautifully illustrated book explores anew the now vanished but once renowned Church, as well as the Jesuit university college of which it was part. Both Church and College were destroyed by fire in 1835. From the perspective of the history of art they have remained poorly explored. The author remedies this by imaginatively reconstructing their ground plans, architecture and decoration in the light of new information in original documents that he has found in archives and libraries in Europe and Macao. In his re-creation of the buildings, he illustrates and draws on the evidence of selected Jesuit buildings in Italy, Portugal, Spain and Portuguese India and considers the historical Counter-Reformation environment that eventually led to the College of Madre de Deus in China. The most recent art-historical findings on the Mannerist and Baroque art of the Jesuits in Europe and Iberian colonies are also taken into account. The author, who first identified the surviving façade of the Church as a retable-façadeƯƯƯƯ, an unusual type of Iberian and Latin American church façade resembling an altarpiece, brings his argument to its logical conclusion by relating it to the Church's plan and decoration. An extremely important aspect of the art promoted by the Jesuits, centring on the cult of passive martyrdom, is also candidly discussed. This book will enable the general public to better appreciate the Ruins and provides much of interest and value to scholars, students, architects, art museums and cultural organizations."--Publisher's website.

Download or read book Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges written by Manuel Jorge Rodrigues Couceiro da Costa and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 1267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The escalating interdependecy of nations drives global geopolitics to shift ever more quickly. Societies seem unable to control any change that affects their cities, whether positively or negatively. Challenges are global, but solutions need to be implemented locally. How can architectural research contribute to the future of our changing society? How has it contributed in the past? The theme of the 10th EAAE/ARCC International Conference, “Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges”, was set to address these questions. This book, Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges, includes reviewed papers presented in June 2016, at the 10th EAAE/ARCC International Conference, which was held at the facilities of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon. The papers have been further divided into the following five sub-themes: a Changing Society; In Transit – Global Migration; Renaturalization of the City; Emerging Fields of Architectural Practice; and Research on Architectural Education. The EAAE/ARCC International Conference, held under the aegis of the EAAE and of the ARCC, is a conference organized every other year, in collaboration with one of the member schools/ universities of those associations, alternatively in North America or in Europe.

Download or read book Hong Kong written by Phil Mac Donald and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to Hong Kong contains in-depth information combined with detailed maps and colour photographs. Special feature spreads provide facts combined with walks and drives in the surrounding area.

Download or read book Portugal e os estrangeiros written by Manoel Bernardes Branco and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Time Out Hong Kong written by Editors of Time Out and published by Time Out. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often called the most breathtaking city in the world, Hong Kong has something for every traveler. Time Out Hong Kong is the perfect companion for navigating this overwhelming metropolis that expects over 20 million travelers to visit the duty-free port this year. The experts at Time Out help travelers navigate through this shopper's fantasy, from the old-world markets and bazaars to designer boutiques including how to buy jade. Time Out food mavens helps travelers sort through the offerings of over 9,000 restaurants and the art of "yum cha"(drinking tea). The guide includes suggested itineraries for visits anywhere between one and five days, as well as side-trips to Macau, the buzzing boomtown of Guangzhou, and beaches and museums that are an hour by ferry.

Download or read book Brazilian Cinema and the Aesthetics of Ruins written by Guilherme Carréra and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) 2023 Award for Best First Monograph. Winner of the Association of Moving Image Researchers (AIM) 2022 Award for Best Monograph. Guilherme Carréra's compelling book examines imagery of ruins in contemporary Brazilian cinema and considers these representations in the context of Brazilian society. Carréra analyses three groups of unconventional documentaries focused on distinct geographies: Brasília - The Age of Stone (2013) and White Out, Black In (2014); Rio de Janeiro - ExPerimetral (2016), The Harbour (2013), Tropical Curse (2016) and HU Enigma (2011); and indigenous territories - Corumbiara: They Shoot Indians, Don't They? (2009), Tava, The House of Stone (2012), Two Villages, One Path (2008) and Guarani Exile (2011). In portraying ruinscapes in different ways, these powerful films articulate critiques of the notions of progress and (under) development in the Brazilian nation. Carréra invites the reader to walk amid the debris and reflect upon the strategies of spatial representation employed by the filmmakers. He addresses this body of films in relation to the legacies of Cinema Novo, Tropicália and Cinema Marginal, asking how these presentday films dialogue with or depart from previous traditions. Through this dialogue, he argues, the selected films challenge not only documentary-making conventions but also the country's official narrative.

Download or read book Fodor s Hong Kong written by Fodor's and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With cutting-edge architecture, chic restaurants, and hotels alongside ancient temples, outdoor markets, and hole-in-the-wall dim sum establishments, Hong Kong is an intoxicating destination. Whether travelers are stopping over on the way to a farther destination or spending a week in the city, this full-color guide will inspire them to experience all that Hong Kong has to offer. EXPANDED COVERAGE: New hotel and restaurant recommendations have been added througout this new edition to keep up with Hong Kong's constantly evolving offerings. Coverage of Macau is even more user-friendly and accessible than ever. INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Features on Top Attractions, free experiences, and what to do with kids make it easy to plan a trip. Best bets charts for restaurants and hotels; easy-to-read color regional maps; and tips on how to make the most of your time make it easy to enjoy the best Hong Kong has to offer. DISCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS: Fodor's Hong Kong ebook edition offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their visit. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. "Word of Mouth" quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights. ON-THE-GO MAP: A handy take-along companion map of Hong Kong gives travelers essential information about top attractions, walking tours, and nearby dining so they can travel with confidence. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.

Download or read book Fodor s Essential China written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready to experience China? The experts at Fodor’s are here to help. Fodor’s Essential China travel guide is packed with customizable itineraries with top recommendations, detailed maps of China, and exclusive tips from locals. Whether you want to climb the Great Wall, explore the Forbidden City, or discover the Terracotta Warriers, this up-to-date guidebook will help you plan it all out. This new edition has been FULLY-REDESIGNED with a new layout and beautiful images for more intuitive travel planning! Fodor’s Essential China includes: • AN ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE GUIDE that visually captures the top highlights of China. • SPECTACULAR COLOR PHOTOS AND FEATURES throughout, including special features on Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Chinese food, the Terracotta Warriors, and Chinese tea. • INSPIRATIONAL “BEST OF” LISTS identify the best things to see, do, eat, drink, and more. • MULTIPLE ITINERARIES for various trip lengths help you maximize your time. • MORE THAN 60 DETAILED MAPS help you plot your itinerary and navigate confidently. • BRAND NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT REVIEWS in major cities like Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian and Kunming offer options for every taste. • TRIP PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS: guides to getting around, saving money and time, beating the crowds; basic Chinese language phrases; and a calendar of events. • LOCAL INSIDER ADVICE tells you where to find under-the-radar gems, along with the best tours. • HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL OVERVIEWS add perspective and enrich your travels. • COVERS: Lantau island and Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, The Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City in Beijing, Shanghai Disneyland in Pudong, the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, Chengdu, Sichuan and the Panda Breeding Research Center, Yangtze river cruises, Chongqing and more. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. Planning on visiting Southeast Asia? Check out Fodor’s Thailand: with Cambodia & Laos, and Fodor’s Vietnam.

Download or read book Infrastructural Lives written by Stephen Graham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrastructural Lives is the first book to describe the everyday experience and politics of urban infrastructures. It focuses on a range of infrastructures in both the global South and North. The book examines how day-to-day experience and perception of infrastructure provides a new and powerful lens to view urban sustainability, politics, economics, cultures and ecologies. An interdisciplinary group of leading and emerging urban researchers examine critical questions about urban infrastructure in different global contexts. The chapters address water, sanitation, and waste politics in Mumbai, Kampala and Tyneside, analyse the use of infrastructure in the dispossession of Palestinian communities, explore the pacification of Rio’s favelas in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, describe how people’s bodies and lives effectively operate as ‘infrastructure’ in many major cities, and also explores tentative experiments with low-carbon infrastructures. These diverse cases and perspectives are connected by a shared sense of infrastructure not just as a ‘thing’, a ‘system’, or an ‘output,’ but as a complex social and technological process that enables – or disables – particular kinds of action in the city. Infrastructural Lives is crucial reading for academics, researchers, students and practitioners in urban studies globally.

Download or read book Top 10 Hong Kong written by Andrew Stone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Top 10: Hong Kong travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Hong Kong has to offer. Whether you're looking for the liveliest nightlife in Hong Kong, wish to view the amazing skyline or discover the city's captivating museums and modernist architecture; this travel guide is packed with essential information for every corner Hong Kong, whatever your budget. There are dozens of Top 10 lists; including the Top 10 ways to experience the real China, Hong Kong's Top 10 most thrilling festivals, the Top 10 greatest modernist buildings in Hong Kong and the Top 10 best places to shop. Top 10 Hong Kong travel guide is packed with over 350 beautiful illustrations, photographs, and detailed cutaways of the greatest attractions with reviews and recommendations of Hong Kong's best hotels, bars and clubs which will ensure you won't miss a thing! Your guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Hong Kong.

Download or read book Tourism Sensemaking written by Arch G. Woodside and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intends to advance knowledge and sense-making skills in interpreting cultural, organizational, and personal influences relating to tourism and hospitality behaviors. This title looks at how explicit tourism assessments are being conducted and how to go about accomplishing prescribing and applying advanced assessment metrics.