He is brilliant...He writes like the most cultivated modern diplomat attached by a freak of time to the Byzantine court, with intimate knowledge, tactful judgment and a consciousness of the surviving monuments' - "Independent". In this exciting narrative history, John Julius Norwich, one of most accomplished popular historians, reveals the beginning of Byzantium. He tells of th...(展开全部)

罗伯特·泰伊（Robert Tye），一位一度隐居在苏格兰西北方南乌斯特岛（Isle of South Usit）上的业余钱币学家，专长于研究古代世界钱币重量标准。1995年，罗伯特·泰尔出版了《吉塔尔》（Jitals）一书，详细阐述了起源于公元8世纪印度–沙希王朝、后流行于西亚、中亚和南亚长达500多年的吉塔尔银币。《世界古代货币与重量标准》是罗伯特·泰尔2009年出版的著作。 徐丽丽，中央财经大学金融学博士，现就职于中邮理财有限责任公司,长期从事金融风险管理、大数据分析方面的研究，在《国际金融研究》、《当代财经》等权威期刊发表多篇论文。

This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1920 edition by A. & C. Black, Ltd., London.

约翰·柏奈特(John Burnet，1863—1928),英国科学院院士，享誉世界的古典学家。1892年起担任圣安德鲁斯大学古希腊语讲席教授，直至1926年离休。柏奈特最广为人知的学术成果是他校勘出版的《牛津古典文本》系列中的五卷本《柏拉图全集》。此外，除《早期希腊哲学》外，他还有《亚里士多德的<伦理学>》《亚里士多德论教育》《柏拉图的〈斐多篇》》《希腊哲学：泰勒斯到柏拉图》《柏拉图的〈游序弗伦篇》,〈苏格拉底的申辩》和〈克里同篇>》《柏拉图主义》等开创性著作。 张家昱，都柏林大学圣三一学院哲学博士，现为南开大学哲学院助理研究员。研究领域为古希腊哲学，特别是早期希腊哲学和亚里士多德自然哲学。

When traditional view of the world and the customary rules of life had broken down, the Greeks began to feel the needs which philosophies of nature and of conduct seek to satisfy. Contents: The Milesian School; Science and Religion; Herakleitos of Ephesos; Parmenides of Elea; Empedokles of Akragas; The Younger Eleatics; Revival of Philosophy in Ionia.

Success in your calculus course starts here! James Stewart's CALCULUS texts are world-wide best-sellers for a reason: they are clear, accurate, and filled with relevant, real-world examples. With CALCULUS: EARLY TRANCENDENTALS, Sixth Edition, Stewart conveys not only the utility of calculus to help you develop technical competence, but also gives you an appreciation for the int...(展开全部)

The Early Universe has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, particularly to the early history of the Universe. Subjects covered include primordial nubleosynthesis, baryogenesis, phases transitions, inflation, dark matter, and galaxy formation, relics such as axions, neutrinos and monopoles, and speculations about the Universe at the Planck time. The b...(展开全部)

For centuries Daoism (Taoism) has played a central role in the development of Chinese thought and civilization, yet to this day only a few of its sacred texts have been translated into English. Now Stephen R. Bokenkamp introduces the reader to ancient scriptures never before published in the West, providing a systematic and easily accessible introduction to early Daoism (c. 2nd...(展开全部)

The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. While books had long been central to the Christian religious tradition, education, and culture, they now became an important artistic medium, sometimes decorated with brilliant colours and precious metals. Lawrence Nees explores issues of artist patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monas...(展开全部)

Buddhist origins and discussion of the Buddha's teachings are amongst the most controversial and contested areas in the field. This bold and authoritative book tackles head-on some of the key questions regarding early Buddhism and its primary canon of precepts. Noting that the earliest texts in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese belong to different Buddhist schools, Roderick S. Bucknel...(展开全部)