In the early eighth century, frustrated with the authorities but still hoping to gain immortality through his future oeuvre, the Tang court historian Liu Zhiji set out to write Shitong, in which he would rigorously explore the tradition of historical writing in China. Liu scrutinized hundreds of texts from antiquity to the early Tang dynasty (618–907) and evaluated their author...(展开全部)

阿纳尔多·莫米利亚诺（Arnaldo Momigliano，1908—1987），20世纪重要的古典文明和古代世界研究者之一。年仅28岁即成为都灵大学古代史教授，后因犹太人身份被迫流亡英国，先后任教于牛津大学、伦敦大学学院、芝加哥大学等多所高校。著作等身，其意大利语和英语论文后收入多卷本《古典学研究史论文集》。

阿纳尔多·莫米利亚诺（Arnaldo Momigliano，1908—1987），20世纪重要的古典文明和古代世界研究者之一。年仅28岁即成为都灵大学古代史教授，后因犹太人身份被迫流亡英国，先后任教于牛津大学、伦敦大学学院、芝加哥大学等多所高校。著作等身，其意大利语和英语论文后收入多卷本《古典学研究史论文集》。

While it may be difficult to achieve and maintain stable democratic governments in countries with deep religious, ideological, linguistic, cultural, or ethnic cleavages, Lijphart argues that it is not at all impossible. Through the analysis of political systems in six continents, he demonstrates that what he calls consociational democracy can be successful in severely divided o...(展开全部)

While it may be difficult to achieve and maintain stable democratic governments in countries with deep religious, ideological, linguistic, cultural, or ethnic cleavages, Lijphart argues that it is not at all impossible. Through the analysis of political systems in six continents, he demonstrates that what he calls consociational democracy can be successful in severely divided o...(展开全部)

Since the early days of Buddhism in China, monastics and laity alike have expressed a profound concern with the past. In voluminous historical works, they attempted to determine as precisely as possible the dates of events in the Buddha’s life, seeking to iron out discrepancies in varying accounts and pinpoint when he delivered which sermons. Buddhist writers chronicled the his...(展开全部)

Since the early days of Buddhism in China, monastics and laity alike have expressed a profound concern with the past. In voluminous historical works, they attempted to determine as precisely as possible the dates of events in the Buddha’s life, seeking to iron out discrepancies in varying accounts and pinpoint when he delivered which sermons. Buddhist writers chronicled the his...(展开全部)

In this captivating book, neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains— ones we’ve all come to appreciate after months indoors. O’Mara traces walking’s evolutionary origins to life forms on the ocean floor, reveals new findings from cutting- edge research, and reminds us to get out of our chairs and discover a happier...(展开全部)

In this captivating book, neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains— ones we’ve all come to appreciate after months indoors. O’Mara traces walking’s evolutionary origins to life forms on the ocean floor, reveals new findings from cutting- edge research, and reminds us to get out of our chairs and discover a happier...(展开全部)

格奥尔格·G.伊格尔斯（1926-）史学家和史学理论领域著名德裔学者，美国布法罗纽约州立大学教授著有《对权威的崇拜：圣西门的政治哲学》（1958）、《德国的历史观》（1968）、《欧洲史学的新方向》（1975）、《哥廷根大学，1760-1800；及历史研究的转变》（1980）、《20世纪的历史学：国际视野中的批判性概述》（1993）等。