The term 'biology' first appeared in a footnote in an obscure German medical publication of 1800, but a century of subsequent activity was needed to create a thriving science. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive examination of essential themes in this development. To one group of nineteenth-century biologists, largely comprised of anatomists, histologists and embryolog...(展开全部)

Prior to the nineteenth century, the practice of medicine in the Western world was as much art as science. But, argues W. F. Bynum, 'modern' medicine as practiced today is built upon foundations that were firmly established between 1800 and the beginning of World War I. He demonstrates this in terms of concepts, institutions, and professional structures that evolved during this...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 于尔根•奥斯特哈默（Jürgen Osterhammel），1952年生，曾在伦敦德国史研究所和弗莱堡大学工作，现为康斯坦茨大学近现代史教授。他出版过大量有关18世纪以来的欧亚历史著作。其作品包括《中国与世界：十八世纪至当代》（获得德国史学家协会奖）《中国革命: 1925年5月30日, 上海》《世界的演变：19世纪史》等。于尔根•奥斯特哈默因其在历史学研究中的卓越成就分别于2010年和2016年获得莱布尼茨奖、汤因比奖。目前，他正在从事2 0世纪的去殖民化史研究，并和入江昭（Akira Iriye）合作主编6卷本《世界史》（A History of the World）。 · 【译者简介】 强朝晖，职业译者，译有《中国冲击》《水的政治》等。 刘风，北京外国语大学德语系毕业，德语同传译员，自由职业翻译，译有《正午的单车》、《完美三月》和《...(展开全部)

A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jürgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtak...(展开全部)

Andrew Kirk was educated at Oxford University and worked in publishing for over twent years before becoming a writer. His previous titles have included books on ancient history and a study of Thoreau. This is his sixth book.

Maurice Olender is a Professor of the History of Religions at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, where he alos serves as Maitre de Conferences. He is the Editor of the journal Le Genre Humain and Director of the series La Librairie du XXIeme Siecle (Seuil, Paris). Arthur Goldhammer is the celebrated translator who has received, among much praise, the pre...(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.

In The Biopolitics of Feeling Kyla Schuller unearths the forgotten, multiethnic sciences of impressibility—the capacity to be transformed by one's environment and experiences—to uncover how biopower developed in the United States. Schuller challenges prevalent interpretations of biopower and literary cultures to reveal how biopower emerged within the discourses and practices of...(展开全部)

Michel Foucault observed that "the birth of philology attracted far less notice in the Western mind than did the birth of biology or political economy." In this penetrating exploration of the origin of the discipline, Maurice Olender shows that philology left an indelible mark on Western visions of history, and contributed directly to some of the most horrifying ideologies of t...(展开全部)

In The Biopolitics of Feeling Kyla Schuller unearths the forgotten, multiethnic sciences of impressibility—the capacity to be transformed by one's environment and experiences—to uncover how biopower developed in the United States. Schuller challenges prevalent interpretations of biopower and literary cultures to reveal how biopower emerged within the discourses and practices of...(展开全部)