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 李金強、黃彩蓮著 :《滬港薪傳——伯特利教會百年史(1920-2020)》香港:中華書局(香港)有限公司,2025年。 328頁。ISBN: 9789888914814。

江西美以美會女傳教士石美玉(1873-1954)及胡遵理(Jennie V. Hughes, 1874-1951)創立上海「伯特利教會」,藉醫療、辦學、佈道而著稱,至1930年成立「伯特利環遊佈道團」,起用計志文(1901-1985)、宋尚節(1901-1944)等名佈道家,巡遊佈道,掀起宗教復興,名聞全國。該會由於抗戰及內戰(1937-1949)被迫南遷香港,由藍如溪(1905-2004)及胡美林(1908-2004)等續辦神學院、中小學以至創辦香港、台北、多倫多(Toronto)十所堂會,傳揚聖道而成為本港著稱之獨立教會。

本書縷述此一由中美女傳教士建立於滬、港雙城之華人獨立教會之百年史事,藉此為近代中國教會史提供一獨特的個案。


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周佳榮著:《錢穆在香港》,(上海:東方出版中心,2025年)。ISBN: 9787547326947


本書主要記述了著名史學家錢穆 (1895-1990) 1949年到港後-新亞書院的創辦經過、教育理念與新亞精神;新亞研究所的創辦宗旨及教研狀況:香港中文大學的創立由來;早期新亞師生 (共九位學者) 的學術履歷與生平事蹟。在港18 年,錢穆鑄就了對香港文教事業發展的深遠影響和重要貢獻,也促進了新史學的成長與發展。這部作品以翔實的史料與細膩的筆觸,帶我們穿越時空,觸摸錢穆先生布衣粗食卻氣節巍然的身影,感受他「以文化救國」的熾熱初心。他留給香港的,不只是新亞書院的青磚黛瓦,更是一代學人「守先待後」的精神燈塔。

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潘廣樑著、潘立基、鄺智文編注:《潘廣樑札記:一個香港人的時代紀錄1920-1970年代》香港:中華書局(香港)有限公司,2025年。296頁。ISBN: 9789888913862。

潘廣樑,1908年在廣東潮連出生,曾入讀私塾5 年,1928 年來到香港謀生居住,並於香港建立家庭,落地生根。他和家人經歷戰亂和日據時期,在戰後汲汲經營,見證了香港從戰爭到重建,以及戰後經濟急速發展和社會變化。他在1992 年去世。

 

自1923 年開始,潘廣樑以札記形式寫下其人生和家庭經歷,共約10 萬字,並附有相關的照片、地圖,以及文件之影印本。潘廣樑札記雖然以記載家事為主軸,但對當時的潮連習俗和民俗傳統、香港社會經濟變遷,以至戰爭、動亂等重大歷史事件均有所描述,並提到抗日戰爭、國共內戰、冷戰等如何影響他一家的生活。其內容不但從其個人經歷反映香港以及內地在二十世紀的巨變,更讓人一窺二十世紀初成長和生活的香港「普通人」對家庭、愛情、社會及政治的看法。

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鄺智文著:《鷹眼之下:戰時航空照片中的香港(1941-1945)》香港:三聯書店[香港]有限公司,2025年。408頁。ISBN: 9789620456466。

本書為近代東亞軍事史學者鄺智文博士利用二戰期間美軍航拍照片的研究成果。1941年12月8日,日軍偷襲珍珠港,拉開了太平洋戰爭的序幕。1943年開始,美國陸軍航空隊在香港拍攝了大量航空照片,為空襲香港做準備。每一幀航空照片都承載著不可估量的資訊,不僅讓我們瞭解這八十年來,香港在自然及人文地貌方面的巨大變遷,同時為香港研究不同專業的研究者提供了另類材料。

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Clara Wing-chung Ho, A History of Aging in Qing China: Self-Representations in Personal Narratives of the Elderly (Singapore: Spinger, 2025). ISBN: 978-981-96-3720-1  

This book examines the history of aging and old age during the Qing dynasty, a pivotal period marked by rapid population growth that resulted in the largest elderly population in imperial China. Drawing on previously overlooked first-person accounts from the extensive collections authored by Qing men and women, it offers an overview of the self-curated collective aging journeys of several hundreds of elders.

By centering the voices of individuals reflecting on their aging experiences, this book delves into the personal narratives from both genders, rediscovering their aging journeys, revealing their subjectively constructed emotional landscapes, and giving a voice to the elderly individuals of the past. The chapters closely analyze how the elderly in Qing China articulated their aging process, channeling their joys, challenges, and frustrations in later life.

History is not the monopoly of a single gender, class, race, or age group; without representations of the elderly, history remains incomplete. This book seeks to restore the elderly to the historical narrative and invites further discussion on Chinese historical gerontology as an emerging subfield.

In addition to appealing to general readers interested in contemporary demographic issues from a historical perspective, this book will engage students and researchers of history, historical gerontology, aging studies, gender studies, cultural studies, sociology, psychology, and Asian studies.

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陳芳芳﹑林凱欣﹑林建才著:《大明穿越時空記》(香港:嶺南大學數碼藝術及創意產業系,2025年)。

《大明穿越時空記》是「古刻薪傳‒‒超越技術的中國書籍」跨學科研究項目的延伸教育項目,由前嶺南大學數碼藝術與創意產業系助理教授(研究)陳芳芳教授主持策劃,並特邀藝術家林建才先生參與繪製。本項目推出中、英、尼泊爾及烏爾都語四種語言版本,除開放線上電子書閱覽外,還將在特定活動期間免費派發中文實體繪本,以饗讀者。本繪本以穿越時空的敘事手法,深入淺出地展現中國書籍及刻印技術的歷史演變和多元面貌,藉此培養小朋友對中華文化和中國藝術史的興趣。

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Kin-sum Li, Bronze Mirrors in Ancient China: Artistry and Technique
(Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2025).
ISBN: 9780295752907
 

Examines mass production in antiquity

Highly decorated mirrors are widely sought by museums with collections of Chinese art and are the most actively exchanged items in the art market of ancient Chinese bronzes. Featuring intricate designs that draw from those observable on woven bamboo, textiles, jade, and lacquered and painted objects of their time, these mirrors display intricate artistry. Motifs such as dragons, birds, and monsters interplay with layered decorative patterns. Most of what we know of these mirrors comes from their discovery in recent decades in tombs dating to early China. Despite their importance, this is the first book-length, scholarly study of Chinese bronze mirrors. Through research based on close examination and comparison of extant examples, Kin Sum Li offers a detailed analysis of how mirrors were designed and produced during the period from 500 to 200 BCE. He documents evidence of an emphasis on efficiency and division of labor in the production process that permitted artisans to apply expertise accumulated from long-term training and professional practice. Improvements in the production process eventually changed how mirror models and molds were prepared, as compared to earlier freehand carving. Collectively, mirror producers laid the foundations of a large commercial exchange network. Bronze Mirrors in Ancient China will be of interest to art historians, archaeologists, museum curators, art dealers, mirror collectors, and auction houses.

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Cindy Yik-yi Chu and Beatrice Leung (eds)., The Palgrave Handbook of the Catholic Church in East Asia
(Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)
ISBN: 978-981-97-0658-7

 

This Handbook analyses explores the Catholic Church in East Asia following a chronological framework to trace events to the 21st century. This Handbook considers the horizontal strata of society through space, examining key issues such as church architecture, music and images, the Church's role in education, linguistic and translation issues surrounding Bible studies, evangelization and the building of Church hierarchy, religious formation, and gender relations. Exploring the Vatican’s relations with East Asian countries from the beginning of the Church in Asia, this Handbook offers a key reference to Asian Church history for students and researchers in Christianity studies, History, Cultural and Asian studies.