By the 1660s, the mighty Mughal Empire controlled the Indian subcontinent and impressed the world with its strength and opulence. Yet hardly two decades would pass before fortunes would turn, Mughal kings and governors losing influence to rival warlords and foreign powers. How could leaders of one of the most dominant early modern polities lose their grip over empire? Sudev She...(展开全部)

This collection of original essays by leading historians of political thought examines modern European thinkers' writings about conquest, colonization and empire. The creation of vast transcontinental empires and imperial trading networks played a key role in the development of modern European political thought. The rise of modern empires raised fundamental questions about virt...(展开全部)

This sociological classic is updated with a new preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work.

This sociological classic is updated with a new preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work.

比尔•邦纳 世界上最大的金融实事通讯公司Agora出版社的董事长兼CEO，也是拥有来自六个国家超过54万读者的金融通讯《每日结算》的创始人，他还是一位高产的畅销书作者，包括国际畅销书《财富结算日》《债务帝国》《暴民》《救世主》，以及《纽约时报》畅销书《市场》。他最近的著作是2011年撰写的《统计独立性：从巴黎到彭巴草原的大赌注和坏经济学》。 威尔•邦纳 比尔的长子，他不仅帮助父亲扩展了Agora的业务，同时也担任家族财富管理公司的高管。他拥有哲学与数学双学位。

Historians have traditionally used the discourses of free trade and laissez faire to explain the development of political economy during the Enlightenment. But from Sophus Reinert’s perspective, eighteenth-century political economy can be understood only in the context of the often brutal imperial rivalries then unfolding in Europe and its former colonies and the positive conse...(展开全部)

理查德·伯克是政治思想史教授，剑桥大学国王学院的研究员。2012年成为伦敦大学玛丽女王学院历史学院的教授，随后成为该校政治思想史研究中心的联合院长。2018年，他当选为剑桥大学政治思想史学院的主任以及英国社会科学院院士。另著有《爱尔兰的和平:思想的战争(Peace inlreland The War of ldeas），以及与人合编的《政治判断》(PoliticaJudgement）。

Edmund Burke (1730-97) lived during one of the most extraordinary periods of world history. He grappled with the significance of the British Empire in India, fought for reconciliation with the American colonies, and was a vocal critic of national policy during three European wars. He also advocated reform in Britain, pressed for constitutional change in Ireland, and became a ce...(展开全部)

Historians have traditionally used the discourses of free trade and laissez faire to explain the development of political economy during the Enlightenment. But from Sophus Reinert’s perspective, eighteenth-century political economy can be understood only in the context of the often brutal imperial rivalries then unfolding in Europe and its former colonies and the positive conse...(展开全部)