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。

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)

Depression has colonized the world. Today, more than 300 million of us have been diagnosed as depressed. But 150 years ago, “depression” referred to a mood, not a sickness. Does that mean people weren’t sick before, only sad? Of course not. Mental illness is a complex thing, part biological, part social, its definition dependent on time and place. But in the mid-twentieth centu...(展开全部)

Depression has colonized the world. Today, more than 300 million of us have been diagnosed as depressed. But 150 years ago, “depression” referred to a mood, not a sickness. Does that mean people weren’t sick before, only sad? Of course not. Mental illness is a complex thing, part biological, part social, its definition dependent on time and place. But in the mid-twentieth centu...(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)

Henry Heller's short account of the history of capitalism combines Marx's economic and political thought with contemporary scholarship to shed light on the current capitalist crisis. It argues that capitalism is an evolving mode of production that has now outgrown its institutional and political limits. The book provides an overview of the different historical stages of capital...(展开全部)

A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453. In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, has been revolutionized by new approaches and more sophisticated models for how its society and state operated. No longer looked upon as a pale facsimile of classical Rome, Byzantium is now considered a vigorous state of i...(展开全部)