Proceeding chronologically from the first Neolithic "bun bricks" to relatively high-tech contemporary forms, Cambridge University art historian Campbell and documentary photographer Pryce reveal the building blocks of the Coliseum, the Taj Mahal, the Florence Cathedral and the Chrysler Building, as well as more humble abodes. Pryce's photos are stunning, making up the bulk of t...(展开全部)

Proceeding chronologically from the first Neolithic "bun bricks" to relatively high-tech contemporary forms, Cambridge University art historian Campbell and documentary photographer Pryce reveal the building blocks of the Coliseum, the Taj Mahal, the Florence Cathedral and the Chrysler Building, as well as more humble abodes. Pryce's photos are stunning, making up the bulk of t...(展开全部)

个人写作的世界通史中经典的一部…… 在西方史学界的知名度和在高校中的使用率甚至要超过斯塔夫里阿诺斯的《全球通史》……

个人写作的世界通史中经典的一部…… 在西方史学界的知名度和在高校中的使用率甚至要超过斯塔夫里阿诺斯的《全球通史》……

Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World , here turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as curr...(展开全部)

Picture, if you can, a world without glass. There would be no microscopes or telescopes, no sciences of microbiology or astronomy. People with poor vision would grope in the shadows, and planes, cars, and even electricity probably wouldn't exist. Artists would draw without the benefits of three-dimensional perspective, and ships would still be steered by what stars navigators c...(展开全部)

Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World , here turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as curr...(展开全部)

Picture, if you can, a world without glass. There would be no microscopes or telescopes, no sciences of microbiology or astronomy. People with poor vision would grope in the shadows, and planes, cars, and even electricity probably wouldn't exist. Artists would draw without the benefits of three-dimensional perspective, and ships would still be steered by what stars navigators c...(展开全部)

大卫·弗莱（David Frye） 考古与历史学家。任教于美国东康涅狄格州立大学，曾参与多次国际考古挖掘工作，接受国家地理频道、历史频道、BBC电台、《华盛顿邮报》《滚石杂志》《连线》与其他媒体专访。《墙：血与砖的文明史》自2018年出版后，已被翻译为多种语言，于意大利、西班牙、 波兰、韩国等国出版。 林盛 毕业于复旦大学英语系，译有《中世纪的城堡》《十二幅地图中的世界史》等。

大卫·弗莱（David Frye） 考古与历史学家。任教于美国东康涅狄格州立大学，曾参与多次国际考古挖掘工作，接受国家地理频道、历史频道、BBC电台、《华盛顿邮报》《滚石杂志》《连线》与其他媒体专访。《墙：血与砖的文明史》自2018年出版后，已被翻译为多种语言，于意大利、西班牙、 波兰、韩国等国出版。 林盛 毕业于复旦大学英语系，译有《中世纪的城堡》《十二幅地图中的世界史》等。