In the context of the recent financial crisis, the extent to which the U.S. economy has become dependent on financial activities has been made abundantly clear. In "Capitalizing on Crisis", Greta Krippner traces the longer-term historical evolution that made the rise of finance possible, arguing that this development rested on a broader transformation of the U.S. economy than i...(展开全部)

The conceptual history of cognitive science remains for the most part unwritten. In this groundbreaking book, Jean-Pierre Dupuy--one of the principal architects of cognitive science in France--provides an important chapter: the legacy of cybernetics. Contrary to popular belief, Dupuy argues, cybernetics represented not the anthropomorphization of the machine but the mechanizati...(展开全部)

The modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Inspired by a lifetime of teaching and research, On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State is a classic work on what is known about the early history of the European state. This short, clear book book explores the European state in its infancy, espe...(展开全部)

约瑟夫·R. 斯特雷耶(Joseph R. Strayer)(1904一1987)美国著名中世纪史学家，曾任普林斯顿大学历史系主任、美国历史学会主席。著名的著作包括《封建主义》(Feudalism)、《中世纪》(The Middle Ages)、《中世纪的西欧》(Weste rn Europe in the Middle Ages)等。

The modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Written from the experience of a lifetime of teaching and research in the field, this short, clear book is the classic work on what is known about the early history of the European state. Charles Tilly's foreword shows how Strayer's book set the agend...(展开全部)

Many Americans have resisted the notion that their country is an imperial power. The idea seems to contradict the values of the Republic and its Founding Fathers. But in Empire of Debt, prominent financial analysts Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin argue passionately that not only is the United States an empire, but it is also one whose end is coming soon. Bonner and Wiggin are th...(展开全部)

托比亚斯·斯特劳曼（Tobias Straumann） 苏黎世大学经济史副教授，瑞士银行特邀经济顾问。 他在二十世纪欧洲金融和货币历史领域发表了大量著作，著有《货币的固定观念》和《风险的价值》。 代表作《1931：债务、危机与希特勒的崛起》被《金融时报》《BBC历史》《外交事务》《书评》《打开书》等众多媒体推荐，并被牛津大学图书馆、WEILY在线图书馆、IDEAS在线图书馆等收藏。

托比亚斯·斯特劳曼（Tobias Straumann） 苏黎世大学经济史副教授，瑞士银行特邀经济顾问。 他在二十世纪欧洲金融和货币历史领域发表了大量著作，著有《货币的固定观念》和《风险的价值》。 代表作《1931：债务、危机与希特勒的崛起》被《金融时报》《BBC历史》《外交事务》《书评》《打开书》等众多媒体推荐，并被牛津大学图书馆、WEILY在线图书馆、IDEAS在线图书馆等收藏。