Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, "banana republics," and Banana Republic clothing stores - everything from exotic kitsch, to Third World dictatorships, to middle-class fashion. But how did the rise in banana consumption in the United States affect the banana-growing regions of Central A...(展开全部)

In a natural follow-up to his international bestseller "The Crash of 2008: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets", George Soros reflects on what went wrong with the global economy, and how to get it back on track. The dire economic situation we find ourselves in is not a result of economic forces alone, but of the policies pursued, and not pursued, by world leaders. In this co...(展开全部)

沈大伟（David Shambaugh），政治学和国际问题教授，美国最著名的中国问题专家之一，国际公认的研究当代中国事务、中美关系、国际政治和亚太地区安全问题的权威。现任美国乔治·华盛顿大学中国政策研究项目主任。

Tangled Titans offers a current and comprehensive assessment of the most important relationship in international affairs-that between the United States and China. How the relationship evolves will have a defining impact on the future of world politics, the Asian region, and the citizens of many nations. What is the state of U.S.-China relations and how is it likely to develop i...(展开全部)

Conventional wisdom argues that welfare state builders in the US and Sweden in the 1930s took their cues from labor and labor movements. "Capitalists Against Markets" makes the startling argument that pragmatic social reformers looked for support not only from below but also from above, taking into account capitalist interests and preferences. Juxtaposing two widely recognized ...(展开全部)

费正清（John King Fairbank）是世界上最负声望的中国问题观察家。在第二次世界大战期间，他曾在中国研读、旅行、教学。1955-1973年费正清担任哈佛大学东亚研究中心主任，并担任哈佛的希根森（Francis Lee Higginson）历史讲座教席。直至他逝世前（1991年），他领导着美国的中国问题的学术研究。当今美国诸多有影响的中国问题专家皆出于其门下。在中美正式建立外交关系前夕，两国高层领导人案头摆放的就是他的《美国与中国》。 费正清的主要著作有：《美国与中国》（The United States and China），《伟大的中国革命（1800-1985年）》（The Great Chinese Revolution 1800-1985)、《观察中国》（China Watch）及《中国：传统与变迁》（China:Tradition...(展开全部)

费正清（John King Fairbank）是世界上最负声望的中国问题观察家。在第二次世界大战期间，他曾在中国研读、旅行、教学。1955-1973年费正清担任哈佛大学东亚研究中心主任，并担任哈佛的希根森（Francis Lee Higginson）历史讲座教席。直至他逝世前（1991年），他领导着美国的中国问题的学术研究。当今美国诸多有影响的中国问题专家皆出于其门下。在中美正式建立外交关系前夕，两国高层领导人案头摆放的就是他的《美国与中国》。 费正清的主要著作有：《美国与中国》（The United States and China），《伟大的中国革命（1800-1985年）》（The Great Chinese Revolution 1800-1985)、《观察中国》（China Watch）及《中国：传统与变迁》（China:Tradition...(展开全部)

Among the environmental challenges facing us is alleviating the damage to marine ecosystems caused by pollution and overfishing. Coming to grips with contemporary problems, this book argues, depends on understanding how people have historically generated, perceived, and responded to environmental change. This work explores interactions between society and environment in China’s...(展开全部)