From the bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind, a brilliant new approach to the story of modern economics and to understanding how we got into today's financial mess. As the twenty-first century faces new and ever more daunting economic obstacles, Sylvia Nasar tells the story of how our financial world came to function as it does today, and how a handful of men and women would...(展开全部)

In a sweeping narrative, the author of the megabestseller A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. It’s the epic story of the making of modern economics, and of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands rather tha...(展开全部)

"Oscar Handlin was the scholar most responsible for establishing the legitimacy of immigration history."--Gary Gerstle, author of American Crucible "This book offers a historical perspective on international migrations dealing with a wide range of issues that are still very relevant. It is a worthwhile read and improves our understanding of the link between migration and the li...(展开全部)

The Uprooted is a rare book, combining powerful feeling and long-time study to give us the shape and the feel of the immigrant experience rather than just the facts. It elucidates the hopes and the yearnings of the immigrants that propelled them out of their native environments to chance the hazards of the New World. It traces the profound imprint they made upon this world and ...(展开全部)

利奥·霍利斯（Le o H o l l i s），1972年出生于伦敦。曾就读于东安格利亚大学（U E A）学习历史，专攻17世纪史。毕业后回到伦敦，花了很多时间以行走的方式探索伦敦城，著有两本关于伦敦历史的书籍《伦敦的崛起》《伦敦的基石》，他的近著是《城市对你大有益》。他经常在《金融时报》《今日历史》《星期日电讯报》《星期日独立报》等报刊上发表文章，并参与多档电台和电视节目的录制。现与妻子和两个孩子生活在伦敦。

In 1648, Europe was essentially a medieval society. By 1815, it was the powerhouse of the modern world. In exuberant prose, Tim Blanning investigates “the very hinge of European history” ( The New York Times ) between the end of the Thirty Y earsÂ’ War and the Battle of Waterloo that witnessed five of the modern worldÂ’s great revolutions: scientific, industrial, American, Fr...(展开全部)

In 1648, Europe was essentially a medieval society. By 1815, it was the powerhouse of the modern world. In exuberant prose, Tim Blanning investigates “the very hinge of European history” ( The New York Times ) between the end of the Thirty Y earsÂ’ War and the Battle of Waterloo that witnessed five of the modern worldÂ’s great revolutions: scientific, industrial, American, Fr...(展开全部)

约翰•邓恩（John Dunn），剑桥大学国王学院荣誉教授，著名政治理论家，现代西方思想史研究领域中声名卓著的剑桥学派代表人物之一，被誉为“他那一代中最具有原创性和重要性的思想家”，其成名研究是洛克政治思想研究。他和同事昆廷•斯金纳、约翰•波科克等人一起，强调要通过详细的历史研究方法，在历史的语境中来阐明和重构政治思想家在从事撰述时真实的政治意图，从而为政治理论的研究开辟了新的局面。著有《民主的历程》、《失去理智的狡诈：对政治的理解》、《约翰•洛克的政治思想》等。

This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain. England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a...(展开全部)

Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen - from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt - this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today - great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom Holland England's greatest royal dynasty, the Plant...(展开全部)