The ancient Aksumite Kingdom, now a part of Ethiopia, was among the first in the world to adopt Christianity as the official state religion. In AD 340 King Ezana commissioned the construction of the imposing basilica of St. Mary of Tsion. It was here, the Ethiopians say, that Menelik, son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, brought the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten...(展开全部)

This engaging and informative historical narrative provides an excellent introduction to the history of Ethiopia from the classical era through the modern age. The acute historical analysis contained in this volume allows readers to critically interrogate shifting global power configurations from the late nineteenth century to the twentieth century, and the related implications...(展开全部)

1884年洛克生於維也納一個僕人的家庭，他6歲喪母，13歲開始自學漢語，18歲開始在歐洲各地流浪，隨後又在北美和加勒比海等地漂泊，1907年他到了夏威夷，在不到12年的時間裡，自學成才的他從夏威夷森林與國土部門的一個植物採集員成為一個一流的植物學家，並在夏威夷大學任植物學教授。此外，這個怪才還精通匈牙利語、法語、拉丁語、希臘語和漢語等語言。 1922年2月洛克受美國農業部派遣，來中國雲南尋找抗病毒的栗子樹種。這是他渴望已久的第一次中國之行。

Philosophy:An Art OF Living，《学哲学 用哲学》英文版。 《学哲学用哲学（上下）》是一部真实记录、全面展现李瑞环学习、运用马克思主义哲学原理心得成就的论著。全书约55万字，分上下两册，由10个部分组成。内容选自作者20多年来从事领导工作期间的讲话文 稿，是作者自身实践经验的总结和思想观点的荟萃。 《学哲学用哲学（上下）》约55万字，分上下两册，主要由从客观实际出发、坚持实践的观点、重视总结经验、掌握辩证分析方法、注意研究特殊性、坚持发展的观点、坚持生产力决定论、坚持群众观点、弘扬中华民族“和”的思想、加强精神文明建设等十部分组成。每一章节的内容，除个别篇目外，均选自作者1981年以来在天津和中央工作期间的讲话文稿。 《学哲学用哲学（上下）》既体现了作者深厚的理论修养，又体现了作者始终坚持实践一、理论联系实际、通过在实践中不断...(展开全部)

The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers readers a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food—and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the R...(展开全部)

Roman civilization has left an astounding legacy in the modern world, manifesting itself in everything from language and legal systems to roads and buildings. Rome: Splendours of an Ancient Civilization celebrates the diversity and extraordinary riches of this great culture in some of the finest photographs ever taken of Roman monuments, art treasures, cities and landscapes. Il...(展开全部)

Terrific . . . exactly the sort of collection we have long needed: one offering a wide range of texts, both literary and documentary, and that--with the inclusion of Sulpicia and Perpetua--allows students to hear the voices of actual women from the ancient world. The translations themselves are fluid; the inclusion of long extracts allows students to sink their teeth into mater...(展开全部)

Roman civilization has left an astounding legacy in the modern world, manifesting itself in everything from language and legal systems to roads and buildings. Rome: Splendours of an Ancient Civilization celebrates the diversity and extraordinary riches of this great culture in some of the finest photographs ever taken of Roman monuments, art treasures, cities and landscapes. Il...(展开全部)

Terrific . . . exactly the sort of collection we have long needed: one offering a wide range of texts, both literary and documentary, and that--with the inclusion of Sulpicia and Perpetua--allows students to hear the voices of actual women from the ancient world. The translations themselves are fluid; the inclusion of long extracts allows students to sink their teeth into mater...(展开全部)

This book brings together fascinating testimonies from thirty inhabitants of the 'Kommunalka,' the communal apartments that were the norm in housing in the cities of Russia during the whole history of the Soviet Union. The Kommunalka was perhaps the most important social experiment undertaken by the Soviet regime, having arguably as much if not more of an effect on the outlook ...(展开全部)