Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the headlines there is a fascinating story of a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and enormous cultural importance. A nation whose impact has been tremendous, not only on its neighbours in the Middle East but on the world as a whole - and through ideas and creativity rather than by the...(展开全部)

Prospect “His account of modern Iranian politics and culture is more gripping than most novels…. Consistently intelligent, notably up to date and lucidly written.”

Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the headlines there is a fascinating story of a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and enormous cultural importance. A nation whose impact has been tremendous, not only on its neighbours in the Middle East but on the world as a whole - and through ideas and creativity rather than by the...(展开全部)

With almost three thousand years of history, Iran is home to one of the world's richest and most complex cultures. Yet to the average American the name Iran probably conjures up an image of a remote and upstart country inhabited by a people whose religious fanaticism is matched only by the intensity of their disdain for the United States and its values, who speak an obscure ton...(展开全部)

With almost three thousand years of history, Iran is home to one of the world's richest and most complex cultures. Yet to the average American the name Iran probably conjures up an image of a remote and upstart country inhabited by a people whose religious fanaticism is matched only by the intensity of their disdain for the United States and its values, who speak an obscure ton...(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)

Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat facing our planet and may even bring about the extinction of our species. Yet behind these anxieties lies an older, much deeper fear about the power that climate exerts over us. The Empire of Climate traces the history of this idea and its pervasive ...(展开全部)

勒内·格鲁塞（René Grousset，1885年－1952年1885年生于加尔省Aubais，1952年逝于巴黎），法国历史学家，以研究中亚和远东著名。其代表作为《草原帝国》（L'Empire des Steppes）。 格鲁塞毕业于蒙彼利埃大学历史系。其后长期就职于法国美术部，一战时曾短暂从军。1925年出任吉美国立亚洲艺术博物馆助理监管人及杂志 Asiatique 的秘书。1933年任塞努奇博物馆馆长及其亚洲艺术藏品的负责人。在二战前，发表了他最重要的两篇著作：《十字军东征史》Histoire des Croisades（1934-36年）和《草原帝国》 L'Empire des Steppes （1939年）。二战期间，他被维希法国政府解职，但仍秘密继续研究工作，在战争期间出版了三本有关中国和蒙古的作品。战后，他被重新任命为塞努奇博物馆馆长...(展开全部)

勒内·格鲁塞（René Grousset，1885年－1952年1885年生于加尔省Aubais，1952年逝于巴黎），法国历史学家，以研究中亚和远东著名。其代表作为《草原帝国》（L'Empire des Steppes）。 格鲁塞毕业于蒙彼利埃大学历史系。其后长期就职于法国美术部，一战时曾短暂从军。1925年出任吉美国立亚洲艺术博物馆助理监管人及杂志 Asiatique 的秘书。1933年任塞努奇博物馆馆长及其亚洲艺术藏品的负责人。在二战前，发表了他最重要的两篇著作：《十字军东征史》Histoire des Croisades（1934-36年）和《草原帝国》 L'Empire des Steppes （1939年）。二战期间，他被维希法国政府解职，但仍秘密继续研究工作，在战争期间出版了三本有关中国和蒙古的作品。战后，他被重新任命为塞努奇博物馆馆长...(展开全部)

Setting out to "make intellectual and emotional sense of a man's relationship with his defining organ," David Friedman moves from highbrow to lowbrow in this lighthearted but substantive cultural history. Successively viewed as a life source, a symbol of a sacred covenant with God, an emblem of shame, an instrument of domination, a mere prop for the pharmaceutical companies, an...(展开全部)