Awards American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies: Oscar Kenshur Book Prize SHORTLIST There is little doubt that the French Revolution of 1789 changed the course of Western history. But why did the idea of civic equality—a distinctive signature of that revolution—find such fertile ground in France? How might changing economic and social realities have affected political op...(展开全部)

There is little doubt that the political revolutions of the eighteenth century changed the course of Western history. But why did the idea of civic equality find such fertile ground in France? What is the relationship between political ideas and economic realities? William H. Sewell Jr. turns to the experience of commercial capitalism to show how the commodity form abstracted ...(展开全部)

There is little doubt that the political revolutions of the eighteenth century changed the course of Western history. But why did the idea of civic equality find such fertile ground in France? What is the relationship between political ideas and economic realities? William H. Sewell Jr. turns to the experience of commercial capitalism to show how the commodity form abstracted ...(展开全部)

Awards American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies: Oscar Kenshur Book Prize SHORTLIST There is little doubt that the French Revolution of 1789 changed the course of Western history. But why did the idea of civic equality—a distinctive signature of that revolution—find such fertile ground in France? How might changing economic and social realities have affected political op...(展开全部)

As Britain and France became more powerful during the eighteenth century, small states such as Geneva could no longer stand militarily against these commercial monarchies. Furthermore, many Genevans felt that they were being drawn into a corrupt commercial world dominated by amoral aristocrats dedicated to the unprincipled pursuit of wealth. In this book Richard Whatmore presen...(展开全部)

This book brings together an international body of scholars working on eighteenth-century botany within the context of imperial expansion. The eighteenth century saw widespread exploration, a tremendous increase in the traffic in botanical specimens, taxonomic breakthroughs, and horticultural experimentation. The contributors to this volume compare the impact of new development...(展开全部)

This book brings together an international body of scholars working on eighteenth-century botany within the context of imperial expansion. The eighteenth century saw widespread exploration, a tremendous increase in the traffic in botanical specimens, taxonomic breakthroughs, and horticultural experimentation. The contributors to this volume compare the impact of new development...(展开全部)

喜仁龙（Osvald Sirén，1879—1966）：20世纪西方极为重要的中国美术史专家，首届查尔斯·兰·弗利尔奖章获得者。曾担任瑞典斯德哥尔摩大学艺术史教授、瑞典国家博物馆绘画与雕塑部管理员等职。1916年起，先后赴美国耶鲁大学、哈佛大学和日本的诸多名校讲学。1920年起六次来华，曾在末代皇帝溥仪陪同下拍摄故宫，对中国古代建筑、雕塑、绘画艺术研究极深，代表作有《北京的城墙和城门》（1924）、《中国雕塑》（1925）、《中国北京皇城写真全图》（1926）、《中国早期艺术史》（1929）、《中国绘画史》（1929—1930）、《中国园林》（1949）等。 赵省伟：“西洋镜”“东洋镜”“遗失在西方的中国史”系列丛书主编。厦门大学历史系毕业，自2011年起专注于中国历史影像的收藏和出版，藏有海量中国主题的法国、德国报纸和书籍。 陈昕：南昌师范学院外国...(展开全部)

韩书瑞，美国著名汉学家、耶鲁大学历史系教授、费正清主编的《剑桥中国史》主要作者之一，独著有《千禧年之乱》、《山东叛乱》、《北京的宗教》、《中国大众宗教》等10余部。 罗友枝（Evelyn Rawski，罗斯基），美国匹兹堡大学中国史教授。

During the eighteenth century, China's new Manchu rulers consolidated their control of the largest empire China had ever known. In this book Susan Naquin and Evelyn S. Rawski draw on the most recent research to provide a unique overview and reevaluation of the social history of China during this period--one of the most dynamic periods in China's early modern era. "A lucid, orig...(展开全部)