This work studies ancient Greek theories of physical space and place, in particular those of the classical and Hellenistic period. These theories are explained primarily with reference to the general philosophical or methodological framework within which they took shape. Special attention is paid to the nature and status of the sources. Two introductory chapters deal with the i...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly The much-honored late historian Hofstadter inaugurated the study of social Darwinism in his 1944 Ph.D. thesis, reprinted here with an introduction by noted contemporary historian Foner.

理查德·霍夫施塔特，美国历史学家，哥伦比亚大学教授。他出版了一系列关于美国政治、社会、思想潮流的历史读物，如《美国政治传统》（The American Political Tradition）、《美国政治中的偏执风格》（The Paranoid Style in American Politics）、《美国的暴力》（American Violence）等。凭借《改革年代》（The Age of Reform）、《美国生活中的反智主义》（Anti-Intellectualism in American Life）两获普利策奖。 译者简介 汪堂峰博士，上海财经大学教师，美国怀俄明大学访问学者。学术志趣为思想文化史、中外现代化进程比较，出版译著有《马克思主义体系》、《欧洲近代早期的大众文化》（合译）等。

理查德·霍夫施塔特，美国历史学家，哥伦比亚大学教授。他出版了一系列关于美国政治、社会、思想潮流的历史读物，如《美国政治传统》（The American Political Tradition）、《美国政治中的偏执风格》（The Paranoid Style in American Politics）、《美国的暴力》（American Violence）等。凭借《改革年代》（The Age of Reform）、《美国生活中的反智主义》（Anti-Intellectualism in American Life）两获普利策奖。 译者简介 汪堂峰博士，上海财经大学教师，美国怀俄明大学访问学者。学术志趣为思想文化史、中外现代化进程比较，出版译著有《马克思主义体系》、《欧洲近代早期的大众文化》（合译）等。

From Publishers Weekly The much-honored late historian Hofstadter inaugurated the study of social Darwinism in his 1944 Ph.D. thesis, reprinted here with an introduction by noted contemporary historian Foner.

The book presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. The theory is developed on the basis of a new way of describing and analysing the kinds of spatial patterns produced by buildings and towns. The methods are explained so that anyone interested in how towns or buildings are structured and how they work can make use of them. The bo...(展开全部)