The first volume of this critical history covers the social, political, and theoretical forces behind the development of Marxian economics from Marx's death in 1883 until 1929, the year marking the onset of Stalin's "revolution from above," which subsequently transformed the Soviet Union into a modern superpower. During these years, Marxists in both Russia and Germany found the...(展开全部)

Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15,000 years ago, to the death in 1509 of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII. In it, Ackroyd takes us from Neolithic England, which we can only see in the most ta...(展开全部)

An intellectually and stylistically unified overview of world history, this text draws a global portrait of the human past-showing how each part of the world fits into the overall balance in each successive age.

What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economics and f...(展开全部)

作者尼尔•基什特尼（Niall Kishtainy），伦敦经济学院经济史系客座教授，曾任英国政府经济政策顾问和联合国非洲经济委员会经济政策顾问，著有《经济学手册》（The Economics Book）和《分钟经济学》（Economics in Minutes）。 译者张缘，财新传媒图书编辑，诗歌写作者。 译者刘婧，毕业于北京外国语大学，长期从事文化和编译工作。

What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economics and f...(展开全部)

大卫·休谟（David Hume，1711—1776），英国著名哲学家、历史学家和经济学家，苏格兰启蒙运动代表人物之一。主要著作有《人性论》《人类理智研究》《道德原理研究》《宗教的自然史》《自然宗教对话录》《英国史》等。 石小竹，自由职业翻译家，曾参与我馆斯密著作的翻译。译者文笔典雅，措辞精当。

Loeb Classical Library 437 In History of Animals Aristotle analyzes "differences"--in parts, activities, modes of life, and character--across the animal kingdom, in preparation for establishing their causes, which are the concern of his other zoological works. Over 500 species of animals are considered: shellfish, insects, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals--includi...(展开全部)