After Napoleon’s downfall in 1815, France embraced a mostly informal style of empire, one that emphasized economic and cultural influence rather than military conquest. A Velvet Empire is a new global history of French imperialism in the nineteenth century, providing new insights into the mechanisms of imperial collaboration that extended France’s power from the Middle East to ...(展开全部)

Daniel R. Headrick is Professor of Social Science and History at Roosevelt University and author of numerous books on world history.

Inserting China into the history of nineteenth-century colonialism, English Lessons explores the ways that Euroamerican imperial powers humiliated the Qing monarchy and disciplined the Qing polity in the wake of multi-power invasions of China in 1860 and 1900. Focusing on the processes by which Great Britain enacted a pedagogical project that was itself a form of colonization, ...(展开全部)

Asia was the principle focus of empire-builders from Alexander and Akbar to Chinggis Khan and Qianlong and yet, until now, there has been no attempt to provide a comprehensive history of empire in the region. Empire in Asia addresses the need for a thorough survey of the topic. This volume covers the long 19th century, commonly seen in terms of 'high imperialism' and the global...(展开全部)

萧公权（1897年-1981年），生于江西南安（今大余县），萧叔玉之弟。早年就读于清华大学，后赴美留学。1926年回国，历任南开、东北、燕京、清华、四川、光华、台湾、华盛顿等大学教授。1948年，选作中央研究院第一届院士。 后去台湾，寻又赴美，长期从事研究、教学。1981年11月4日卒于美国。 萧公权先生治政治学，著有《中国政治思想史》、《康有为思想研究》、《政治多元论》、《宪政与民主》、《中国乡村》、《翁同龢与戊戌维新》等。卒后，全部著作由汪荣祖教授编为九卷本的《萧公权全集》。此人乃近百年来于文化变局中立定脚根、深入西方学术的领城，然后心平气和地在中西新旧各种学问之间，加以折衷调和、锤铸涵融，自成二家之言的中国人文学者。

萧公权（1897年-1981年），生于江西南安（今大余县），萧叔玉之弟。早年就读于清华大学，后赴美留学。1926年回国，历任南开、东北、燕京、清华、四川、光华、台湾、华盛顿等大学教授。1948年，选作中央研究院第一届院士。 后去台湾，寻又赴美，长期从事研究、教学。1981年11月4日卒于美国。 萧公权先生治政治学，著有《中国政治思想史》、《康有为思想研究》、《政治多元论》、《宪政与民主》、《中国乡村》、《翁同龢与戊戌维新》等。卒后，全部著作由汪荣祖教授编为九卷本的《萧公权全集》。此人乃近百年来于文化变局中立定脚根、深入西方学术的领城，然后心平气和地在中西新旧各种学问之间，加以折衷调和、锤铸涵融，自成二家之言的中国人文学者。

加里·古廷，美国圣母大学哲学教授，研究领域为当代法国哲学、科学哲学以及宗教哲学。著有《20世纪法国哲学》（2001）、《实用自由主义与对现代性的批评》（1998）、《米歇尔·福柯的科学理性考古学》（1989）、《宗教信仰与宗教怀疑主义》（1982）等；编有《剑桥福柯指南》（1994）。

In this book Gary Gutting tells, clearly and comprehensively, the story of French philosophy from 1890 to 1990. He examines the often neglected background of spiritualism, university idealism, and early philosophy of science, and also discusses the privileged role of philosophy in the French education system. Taking account of this background, together with the influences of av...(展开全部)

In this book Gary Gutting tells, clearly and comprehensively, the story of French philosophy from 1890 to 1990. He examines the often neglected background of spiritualism, university idealism, and early philosophy of science, and also discusses the privileged role of philosophy in the French education system. Taking account of this background, together with the influences of av...(展开全部)

Provincializing the history of the Ottoman Empire, this book provides a critical approach to the projects of 'modernity' that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past two centuries. Leaving their mark on this period are; the turmoil of insurgency in Greece and Egypt, a growing intervention of European Powers in Eastern Mediterranean politics, and the unfolding of l...(展开全部)