“Thrilling . . . a bracing summary of what we have learned [from] ‘archaeogenetics’—the study of ancient DNA . . . Krause and Trappe capture the excitement of this young field.”—Kyle Harper, The Wall Street Journal Johannes Krause is the director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and a brilliant pioneer in the field of archaeogenetics—archaeology augment...(展开全部)

A trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution--from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of the state, political violence, and social inequality--and revealing new possibilities for human emancipation. For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike--either free ...(展开全部)

For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike ? either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century as a c...(展开全部)

Marked by C. Warren Hollister's clear historical vision and engaging teaching style, this classic text has been judiciously revised by Judith Bennett; the tenth edition includes greater coverage of Byzantium and Islam, a revised map program, a new essay program on medieval myths, and more. In his preface to the eighth edition, Professor Hollister wrote of his realization, while...(展开全部)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...(展开全部)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...(展开全部)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...(展开全部)

Insightful, informed, and at times controversial in its conclusions, A Short History of Medicine offers an exceptional introduction to the major and many minor facets of its subject. In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. González-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of mo...(展开全部)

弗兰克·冈萨雷斯-克鲁希（Frank Gonzalez-Crussi） 墨西哥裔医学专家、科普作家，美国西北大学病理学荣誉退休教授。1936年他出生在墨西哥城的一家小药铺中。从加拿大女王大学医学院毕业后，他移居美国，历任印第安纳大学、西北大学病理学教授。他曾以英语、西班牙语创作大量有关解剖、外科手术、产科相关的科普著作，《走进一颗心：探索身体内部的奥秘》曾于2014年获德国默克文学奖。部分作品也被BBC等机构改编为纪录片、戏剧等。

萧沆（Emil Cioran, 1911—1995，也译作齐奥朗），罗马尼亚裔旅法哲人，20世紀著名怀疑论、虚无主义哲学家，以文辞新奇、思想深邃、激烈见称。他深受叔本华、尼采、舍斯托夫、陀思妥耶夫斯基影响。萧沆在欧美思想界享有盛名，作品曾被译成多种文字，苏珊•桑塔格、卡尔维诺、米兰•昆德拉等都深受其影响。