In this presentation of the world of scholarship from the Renaissance to the modern period, Anthony Grafton examines the relation between humanism and science and sets before us such seminal figures as Poliziano, Scaliger, Kepler and Wolf. Grafton demonstrates that humanism was neither a simple nor an impractical enterprise, but worked hand-in-hand with science in developing mo...(展开全部)

Books, and the printed word more generally, are aspects of modern life that are all too often taken for granted. Yet the emergence of the book was a process of immense historical importance and heralded the dawning of the epoch of modernity. In this much praised history of that process, Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin mesh together economic and technological history, sociol...(展开全部)

费夫贺，1878年生於法国南锡，1956年辞世。他与布洛克（Marc Bloch）共同创办了年监学派的核心刊物，也就是后来的「年监：经济、社会与文明」。今天，费夫贺已是公认的二十世纪史学大师，其法文作品还包括1911年的《菲立浦二世和弗朗什孔泰》、1922年的《土地与人类演进》、1928年的《命运：马丁路德传》、1940年的《全观历史》、1942年的《拉伯雷与十六世纪的不信神问题》，与1953年的《为历史而战》。英文着作部分，则有1950年的《地理观的历史导论》，以及1973年柏克（Peter Burke）选编的《历史新种类：费夫贺选集》。

费夫贺，1878年生於法国南锡，1956年辞世。他与布洛克（Marc Bloch）共同创办了年监学派的核心刊物，也就是后来的「年监：经济、社会与文明」。今天，费夫贺已是公认的二十世纪史学大师，其法文作品还包括1911年的《菲立浦二世和弗朗什孔泰》、1922年的《土地与人类演进》、1928年的《命运：马丁路德传》、1940年的《全观历史》、1942年的《拉伯雷与十六世纪的不信神问题》，与1953年的《为历史而战》。英文着作部分，则有1950年的《地理观的历史导论》，以及1973年柏克（Peter Burke）选编的《历史新种类：费夫贺选集》。

Books, and the printed word more generally, are aspects of modern life that are all too often taken for granted. Yet the emergence of the book was a process of immense historical importance and heralded the dawning of the epoch of modernity. In this much praised history of that process, Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin mesh together economic and technological history, sociol...(展开全部)

The essays in this book deal broadly with the question of what form reasoning about life and society can take in a culture permeated by scientific and technical modes of thought. They attempt to identify certain very basic types of questions that seem to escape scientific resolution and call for, in Gadamer's view, philosophical reflection of a hermeneutic sort.In effect, Gadam...(展开全部)

Nothing “goes viral.” If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a word-of-mouth success in today’s crowded media environment, you’re missing the real story. Each blockbuster has a secret history—of power, influence, dark broadcasters, and passionate cults that turn some new products into cultural phenomena. Even the most brilliant ideas wither in ...(展开全部)

Nothing “goes viral.” If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a word-of-mouth success in today’s crowded media environment, you’re missing the real story. Each blockbuster has a secret history—of power, influence, dark broadcasters, and passionate cults that turn some new products into cultural phenomena. Even the most brilliant ideas wither in ...(展开全部)

Is reading under threat? No, says Alan Jacobs--but people do need help iand encouragemnt to enjoy it to the full. Jacobs's experience as a lecturer and many-time author suggests that many readers lack confidence; they wonder whether they are reading well, with proper focus and attentiveness, with due discretion and discernment. Many have absorbed the puritanical message that re...(展开全部)

杰弗瑞·爱德华·格林，美国明尼苏达大学政治科学助理教授，著作《人民之眼》获得美国政治科学协会2010年的图书奖。