To live in nineteenth-century Britain was to experience an astonishing and unprecedented series of changes. Cities grew vast; there were revolutions in transportation, communication, science, and work--all while a growing religious skepticism rendered the intellectual landscape increasingly unrecognizable. It was an exhilarating time, and as a result, most of the countries in t...(展开全部)

- Provides a summary of the modern understanding of the animal world and its evolution - Shows how DNA studies have revolutionized the classification of animals - Discusses key topics in zoology such as modern evolutionary trees and the origin of animals - Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over three million copies sold worldwide The animal world is immensely divers...(展开全部)

This spirited narrative challenges students to think about the meaning of American history. Thoughtful inclusion of the lives of everyday people, cultural diversity, work, and popular culture preserves the text's basic approach to American history as a story of all the American people.The Seventh Edition maintains the emphasis on the unique social history of the United States a...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction A Queer History of the United States is more than a “who’s who” of queer history: it is a book that radically challenges how we understand American history. Drawing upon primary-source documents, literature, and cultural histories, scholar and activist Michael Bronski charts the breadth of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and tr...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

The United Nations has been called everything from "the best hope of mankind" to "irrelevant" and "obsolete." With this much-needed introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimaki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understanding of how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new chall...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。