纳撒尼尔•菲尔布里克（Nathaniel Philbrick）是美国著名历史作家，1956年生于费城，在美国近代史与北美航海史领域著有多部非虚构作品，曾凭《海洋深处》（In the Heart of the Sea）一书荣获2000年美国国家图书奖，出版于2006年的作品《五月花号》（Mayflower）入围当年普利策奖决选名单。他还著有《海洋荣耀》（Sea of Glory）、《背水一战》（The Last Stand）、《邦克山》（Bunker Hill），以及《为何阅读莫比-迪克？》（Why Read Moby-Dick？）等作品。 译者简介 王兢，北京大学历史系硕士，中英译者，翻译兴趣集中于人文艺术和社科史地。译有《文件中的历史》《地图中的历史》等。

A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution, and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the British Army. Three weeks later, near the Canadi...(展开全部)

A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution, and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the British Army. Three weeks later, near the Canadi...(展开全部)

纳撒尼尔•菲尔布里克（Nathaniel Philbrick）是美国著名历史作家，1956年生于费城，在美国近代史与北美航海史领域著有多部非虚构作品，曾凭《海洋深处》（In the Heart of the Sea）一书荣获2000年美国国家图书奖，出版于2006年的作品《五月花号》（Mayflower）入围当年普利策奖决选名单。他还著有《海洋荣耀》（Sea of Glory）、《背水一战》（The Last Stand）、《邦克山》（Bunker Hill），以及《为何阅读莫比-迪克？》（Why Read Moby-Dick？）等作品。 译者简介 王兢，北京大学历史系硕士，中英译者，翻译兴趣集中于人文艺术和社科史地。译有《文件中的历史》《地图中的历史》等。

The subject of the book is a biography of the theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951). Although Sommerfeld is famous as a quantum theorist for the elaboration of the semi-classical atomic theory (Bohr-Sommerfeld model, Sommerfeld's fine-structure constant), his role in the history of modern physics is not confined to atoms and quanta. Sommerfeld left his mark in the...(展开全部)

The subject of the book is a biography of the theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951). Although Sommerfeld is famous as a quantum theorist for the elaboration of the semi-classical atomic theory (Bohr-Sommerfeld model, Sommerfeld's fine-structure constant), his role in the history of modern physics is not confined to atoms and quanta. Sommerfeld left his mark in the...(展开全部)

In this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, Pierre Hadot explains that for the Ancients philosophy was not reducible to the building of a theoretical system: it was above all a choice about how to live one's life. One of the most influential historians of ancient philosophy in the world today, Hadot is adept at using ancient philosophers to illuminate the relev...(展开全部)

Introducing Human Geographies is a comprehensive, stimulating and innovative introduction to human geography. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to build upon the success of the acclaimed first edition. Now in full colour and with sixteen new chapters, discussion points and glossary definitions in the margin, it is even more accessible. Part one discuss...(展开全部)

威廉•麦克尼尔（1917—2016），美国历史学家、全球史研究奠基人、世界历史学科的“现代开创者”。芝加哥大学荣誉退休教授，曾担任美国历史学会主席、美国世界史学会主席。与斯宾格勒、汤因比齐名，被誉为“20世纪对历史进行世界性解释的巨人”。威廉•麦克尼尔提倡追求博大宽宏的视野，努力揭示人类在世界历史中的命运，通过全球史的研究观念重新书写和解读世界历史。代表作有《西方的兴起：人类共同体史》《世界史》《瘟疫与人》《竞逐富强》《人类之网》（与其子约翰•麦克尼尔合著）《追寻真理》等。