斯特罗伊克（Dirk Jan Struik，1894-2000），1894年出生于荷兰鹿特丹的一个教师家庭，1922年以题为《黎曼流形上的张量方法》的论文获得荷兰莱顿大学博士学位，1924年受洛克菲勒基金资助赴意大利罗马与张量分析奠基人列维一齐维塔合作研究，并在那里对数学史产生了兴趣，次年就到德国哥廷根与库朗一起协助编辑克莱因的《数学在19世纪的发展》，同时自己开始研究文艺复兴时期的数学史。1926年他接受美国麻省理工学院提供的职位并在那里度过了余下的学术生涯。在麻省理工学院，他与维纳合作研究微分几何，同时继续研究数学史，1940年成为麻省理工学院的正教授。他的提纲挈领的巨著《数学简史》出版至今几经改版重印，被翻译成多国文字长盛不衰。 内页插图

Revised 4th edition covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory. Work of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, etc.

布莱恩·R. 哈姆内特（Brian R. Hamnett），埃塞克斯大学历史学系教授，他曾多次游历伊比利亚半岛和拉丁美洲，并发表了有关墨西哥的众多著述，他的近作涉及西班牙殖民时期后期、独立斗争和19世纪的墨西哥历史。

The 2006 second edition of this accessible study of Mexico includes two new features, an examination of cultural developments since Independence from Spain in 1821 and a discussion of contemporary issues up to the time of publication. Several new plates with captions expand the thematic coverage in the book. The updated edition examines the administration of Vicente Fox, who ca...(展开全部)

The 2006 second edition of this accessible study of Mexico includes two new features, an examination of cultural developments since Independence from Spain in 1821 and a discussion of contemporary issues up to the time of publication. Several new plates with captions expand the thematic coverage in the book. The updated edition examines the administration of Vicente Fox, who ca...(展开全部)

This volume discusses normative theological categories from a black perspective and argues that there is no major Christian doctrine on which black theology has not commented. Part One explores introductory questions such as: what have been the historical and social factors fostering a black theology, and what are some of the internal factors key to its growth? Part Two examine...(展开全部)

Bulgaria is slated to become a member of the European Union in 2007, yet its history is amongst the least well-known in the rest of the continent. R. J. Campton provides here a general introduction to this country at the crossroads of Christendom and Islam. The text and illustrations trace the rich and dramatic story from prehistory, through the days when Bulgaria was the centr...(展开全部)

Bulgaria is slated to become a member of the European Union in 2007, yet its history is amongst the least well known in the rest of the continent. R. J. Crampton provides here a general introduction to this country at the cross-roads of Christendom and Islam. The text and illustrations trace the rich and dramatic story from pre-history, through the days when Bulgaria was the ce...(展开全部)

Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day, this concise history focuses in particular on the difficulties Italy has faced in forging a nation state during the past two centuries, including a legacy of fragmentation dating back to the sixth century. Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·达根（Christopher Duggan），雷丁大学教授，主要研究当代意大利历史。他的作品涵盖了19世纪和20世纪意大利的各个方面。出版著作包括《法西斯和黑手党》（1989年）、《弗朗西斯科·克里斯皮：从国家到民族主义》（2002年）、《命运之力：1796年至今的意大利史》（2007年）以及《法西斯之音：墨索里尼时期的意大利历史》（2012年）。达根的所有著作都已被翻译为意大利语。同时，达根也获得了意大利政府颁发的最高荣誉勋章。 克里斯托弗在博士期间研究的主要课题就是法西斯和黑手党。多年的学术积累和在意大利的丰富生活经历，使他成为该领域的顶尖学者。并且由于他本人并非意大利人，与意大利政治无利益瓜葛，其著作往往被认为比意大利本国的现代历史著作更加客观、公正，更加敢于直言。