"Economists agree about many things--contrary to popular opinion--but the majority agree about culture only in the sense that they no longer give it much thought." So begins the first chapter of Cultures Merging, in which Eric Jones--one of the world's leading economic historians--takes an eloquent, pointed, and personal look at the question of whether culture determines econom...(展开全部)

"Economists agree about many things--contrary to popular opinion--but the majority agree about culture only in the sense that they no longer give it much thought." So begins the first chapter of Cultures Merging, in which Eric Jones--one of the world's leading economic historians--takes an eloquent, pointed, and personal look at the question of whether culture determines econom...(展开全部)

The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between the militaristic societies of the past, and the capitalist or a industrial societies of the present. But how valid are such contrasts, given that the current era is one stamped by the impact of war and by the intensive development of sophisticated weaponry? In setting out to address this and similar questions...(展开全部)

The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between the militaristic societies of the past, and the capitalist or a industrial societies of the present. But how valid are such contrasts, given that the current era is one stamped by the impact of war and by the intensive development of sophisticated weaponry? In setting out to address this and similar questions...(展开全部)

More than any other anthropological subdiscipline, economic anthropology constantly questions and debates the practical motives of people as they go about their daily lives. Tracing the history of the dialog between anthropology and economics, Richard R. Wilk and Lisa C. Cliggett move economic anthropology beyond the narrow concerns of earlier debates and place the field direct...(展开全部)

While it is often acknowledged that we live in a 'postindustrial' age, our economic concepts have lagged far behind our postmodern sensibility. In this incisive new work, the well-known sociologist, Fred Block, sheds obsolete and shopworn economic analysis by presenting a bold, sweeping reconceptualization of the economy. "Postindustrial Possibilities" provides a fresh understa...(展开全部)

雅克·巴尔赞（Jacques Barzun）——学者、教师、编辑和批评家——在众多领域堪称权威，七十年来，他的三十余部著作可谓包罗万象，包括音乐、思想史、当代艺术、科学评论，甚至还有侦探小说的导读。1927年至1975年在哥伦比亚学院任教，历任塞思·洛历史学教授、教务长和院长。他也是英国皇家艺术学会会员，并且曾两度担任美国艺术暨文学学会主席。 他的代表作包括《达尔文、马克思、瓦格纳》、《柏辽兹与浪漫世纪》、《美国教师》、《智性之家》、《临行赠言》等。

雅克·巴尔赞（Jacques Barzun）——学者、教师、编辑和批评家——在众多领域堪称权威，七十年来，他的三十余部著作可谓包罗万象，包括音乐、思想史、当代艺术、科学评论，甚至还有侦探小说的导读。1927年至1975年在哥伦比亚学院任教，历任塞思·洛历史学教授、教务长和院长。他也是英国皇家艺术学会会员，并且曾两度担任美国艺术暨文学学会主席。 他的代表作包括《达尔文、马克思、瓦格纳》、《柏辽兹与浪漫世纪》、《美国教师》、《智性之家》、《临行赠言》等。

These 14 essays covering a wide range of subjects of great current interest reflect the continuous evolution of the author's thought from 1951 to 1961. Range and flexibility characterize Mr. Gerschenkron's dynamic approach to Europe's industrial history. Connecting evolution in individual countries with their degree of economic backwardness, he presents the industrialization of...(展开全部)