Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament. At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberfor...(展开全部)

Originally published by Harvard University Press in 1958.

Chinese Modern examines crucial episodes in the creation of Chinese modernity during the turbulent twentieth century. Analyzing a rich array of literary, visual, theatrical, and cinematic texts, Xiaobing Tang portrays the cultural transformation of China from the early 1900s through the founding of the People’s Republic, the installation of the socialist realist aesthetic...(展开全部)

Chinese Modern examines crucial episodes in the creation of Chinese modernity during the turbulent twentieth century. Analyzing a rich array of literary, visual, theatrical, and cinematic texts, Xiaobing Tang portrays the cultural transformation of China from the early 1900s through the founding of the People’s Republic, the installation of the socialist realist aesthetic...(展开全部)

作者简介 埃里克·威廉斯是特立尼达和多巴哥独立后的首任总理，也是著名的加勒比海历史学家。在进入政界之前，他是霍华德大学社会政治学教授，专门研究奴隶制。 译者简介 陆志宝，中共党员，教授。1960—1965年在外交学院国际关系专业学习，毕业后到北京第二外国语学院英语系任教，曾任英语系副主任。编写出版了《英语导游》和教材《社会与文化概论》，译有《生而无权：资本主义与奴隶制度》《普利策传》。 彭坤元，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所研究员，著有《非洲通史》（现代卷，合著）、《大英帝国从殖民地撤退前后》（合编），发表非洲史研究论文多篇，参与联合国教科文组织牵头编撰的《非洲通史》第六卷译、校、审定工作。 张晓华，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所编审。著有《瑞典首相帕尔梅》（合著），发表瑞典、非洲历史等相关论文多篇，参与翻译《资本的年代：1848—1875》等著作。

Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, ...(展开全部)

Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, ...(展开全部)

作者简介 埃里克·威廉斯是特立尼达和多巴哥独立后的首任总理，也是著名的加勒比海历史学家。在进入政界之前，他是霍华德大学社会政治学教授，专门研究奴隶制。 译者简介 陆志宝，中共党员，教授。1960—1965年在外交学院国际关系专业学习，毕业后到北京第二外国语学院英语系任教，曾任英语系副主任。编写出版了《英语导游》和教材《社会与文化概论》，译有《生而无权：资本主义与奴隶制度》《普利策传》。 彭坤元，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所研究员，著有《非洲通史》（现代卷，合著）、《大英帝国从殖民地撤退前后》（合编），发表非洲史研究论文多篇，参与联合国教科文组织牵头编撰的《非洲通史》第六卷译、校、审定工作。 张晓华，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所编审。著有《瑞典首相帕尔梅》（合著），发表瑞典、非洲历史等相关论文多篇，参与翻译《资本的年代：1848—1875》等著作。

The hounds at our heels will soon know we are lions Tamas's invasion of Kez ends in disaster when a Kez counter-offensive leaves him cut off behind enemy lines with only a fraction of his army, no supplies, and no hope of reinforcements. Drastically outnumbered and pursued by the enemy's best, he must lead his men on a reckless march through northern Kez to safety, and back ove...(展开全部)

First published in 1956, this is a powerful portrayal of a middle-class Egyptian family confronted by material, moral, and spiritual problems during World War II.