In a stunningly original look at the American Declaration of Independence, David Armitage reveals the document in a new light: through the eyes of the rest of the world. Not only did the Declaration announce the entry of the United States onto the world stage, it became the model for other countries to follow. Armitage examines the Declaration as a political, legal, and intel...(展开全部)

霍尔格·霍克，生于德国，在牛津大学获得现代历史博士学位。英国利物浦大学18世纪历史跨学科研究中心创办人，英国皇家历史学会会员，美国国会图书馆研究员，现任美国匹茨堡大学教授。擅长18世纪史、英国史研究。 杨靖，文学博士，南京师范大学外国语学院教授，美国文明研究所所长，江苏省翻译协会理事，中美比较文化研究会常务理事。

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICEA magisterial new work that rewrites the story of America's foundingThe American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. It’s a stirring narrative, and one the founders did their best to encourage after the war. But as historian H...(展开全部)

This is one of the most acclaimed novels of the last two decades and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an ‘Existence Period’ – selling real estate in New Jersey and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering ...(展开全部)

理查德·福特《独立日》

理查德·福特《独立日》

A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to c...(展开全部)

约瑟夫•J. 埃利斯，普利策奖获奖作品《奠基者》（Founding Brothers）的作者。他讲述托马斯•杰斐逊的作品《美国的斯芬克斯》（American Sphinx）获得了国家图书奖。他是蒙特霍约克学院（Mount Holyoke College）的福特基金荣誉历史教授。目前他与妻子和幼子居住在马萨诸塞的阿默斯特。 熊钰，南京大学英美文学硕士，现为出版社编辑。新浪微博：@万古银桑