The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. Sven Beckert’s rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, ...(展开全部)

The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. Sven Beckert’s rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, ...(展开全部)

斯文·贝克特（Sven Beckert）是哈佛大学的美国历史莱尔德·贝尔教授，教授现代资本主义政治经济、美国资本主义历史、镀金时代美国史、劳工历史、全球资本主义课程。贝克特还是哈佛大学资本主义研究项目的联合主席，也是韦瑟黑德全球史计划的联合主席。贝克特写作范围广泛，涉及资本主义的经济、社会和政治历史。他是美国学术协会理事会会员，约翰·西蒙古根海姆纪念基金会的研究员。

斯文·贝克特（Sven Beckert）是哈佛大学的美国历史莱尔德·贝尔教授，教授现代资本主义政治经济、美国资本主义历史、镀金时代美国史、劳工历史、全球资本主义课程。贝克特还是哈佛大学资本主义研究项目的联合主席，也是韦瑟黑德全球史计划的联合主席。贝克特写作范围广泛，涉及资本主义的经济、社会和政治历史。他是美国学术协会理事会会员，约翰·西蒙古根海姆纪念基金会的研究员。

A. G. 霍普金斯（A. G. Hopkins）是剑桥大学英联邦史荣休教授、剑桥彭布罗克学院荣休研究员、得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校前沃尔特•普雷斯科特•韦伯历史学教授。著有《全球史》《世界史中的全球化》《英帝国主义，1688—2015》等。

A new history of the United States that turns American exceptionalism on its head American Empire is a panoramic work of scholarship that presents a bold new global perspective on the history of the United States. Drawing on his expertise in economic history and the imperial histories of Britain and Europe, A. G. Hopkins takes readers from the colonial era to today to show how,...(展开全部)

A global history of historical writing, thought and the development of the historical discipline from the ancient world to the present. This is a definitive guide to human efforts to recover, understand and represent the past, bringing together different historical traditions and their social, economic, political and cultural contexts. Daniel Woolf offers clear definitions of d...(展开全部)

A global history of historical writing, thought and the development of the historical discipline from the ancient world to the present. This is a definitive guide to human efforts to recover, understand and represent the past, bringing together different historical traditions and their social, economic, political and cultural contexts. Daniel Woolf offers clear definitions of d...(展开全部)

How has feminism developed? What have feminists achieved? What can we learn from the global history of feminism? Feminism is the ongoing story of a profound historical transformation. Despite being repeatedly written off as a political movement that has achieved its aim of female liberation, it has been continually redefined as new generations of women campaign against the gend...(展开全部)

作者:(美)埃里克·希雷 译者:郑世彦 译者:刘思诗 译者:柴丹 译者:张潇涵 埃里克·希雷(Eric Shiraev)，埃里克·希雷是一位教授、研究员和作者。他在俄罗斯圣彼得堡大学获得学士学位，在美国加州大学洛杉矶分校完成了博士后项目，先后任职于美国俄勒冈州立大学、乔治·华盛顿大学、乔治·梅森大学。他的研究兴趣广泛，曾独自撰写、与人合著多部关于跨文化心理学、政治心理学、心理学史的著作。在他的著作中，他开发出一种独特的、跨学科的方法来分析人类行为。除了教学和学术工作外，他还为世界各地的媒体撰写评论文章。他的个人网站是www.ericshiraev.com。