Selwyn Raab, an investigative newspaper and television reporter for forty years, covered the Mafia for twenty-five years at The New York Times. More than a newsman, he is something of a crusader, having played an important role exposing fabricated testimony surrounding the conviction of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Raab is also the author of Justice in the Back Room, which w...(展开全部)

The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are being taken over by a variety of organizations which, whatever their precise natu...(展开全部)

The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are being taken over by a variety of organizations which, whatever their precise natu...(展开全部)

雷蒙·德鲁弗 Raymond de Roover 1904–1972 . . 中世纪经济史泰斗，第一个将商业技术分析引入商业史研究的经济史家。哈佛商学院教授，比利时皇家科学院外籍院士。 . 德鲁弗原籍比利时，曾在银行和航运公司任会计主管。后移民美国，1938年在哈佛大学获得MBA学 位，1943年在芝加哥大学获得博士学位，专攻经济史。五年后出版了第一本关于美第奇银行的专著，获美国历史学会奖。 . 1949年，美第奇银行的机密账簿重见天日。借助这些珍贵资料，德鲁弗倾十年之力写成了这部《美第奇银行的兴衰》，1963年由哈佛大学出版社出版。此书问世后获得学术界高度评价，被视为里程碑意义的学术经典、关于美第奇银行最权威的著作。德鲁弗借此确立学术地位，在哈佛商学院获得教职。 . 1972年逝世后，德鲁弗的这部名作多次重印，是今人了解中世纪和文艺复兴经济史的必读...(展开全部)

Family isn't just important. It's everything. From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighting off rivals and securing their hunting grounds for generations to come. Dy...(展开全部)

Family isn't just important. It's everything. From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighting off rivals and securing their hunting grounds for generations to come. Dy...(展开全部)