阿诺德•约瑟夫•汤因比（Arnold Joseph Toynbee，1889—1975），英国著名历史学家，也是20世纪较具国际影响的几位历史学家。毕业于牛津大学。先后任职于牛津大学、伦敦大学和英国外交部等机构，1919年和1946年分别以英国政府代表的身份参加两次世界大战结束后的巴黎和平会议。1926年起担任英国皇家国际问题研究所部长（一直任职到1953年为止）。以《历史研究》为代表的一系列著作为他赢得了世界性声誉，他也因此而被誉为“近世以来伟大的历史学家”。

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In this exploration of the "very first utterance of philosophers," F. M. Cornford showed that the remarkable burst of abstract speculation among pre-Socratic thinkers of the sixth century B.C. emerged directly from the religious thought of the preceding era in Greece. Combining profound classical scholarship with striking anthropological and sociological insight, Cornford rejec...(展开全部)

Since his pioneering Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for understanding all human behavior. In a highly readable selection of essays Becker applies this approach to various aspects of human activity, including social interactions; crime and punishmen...(展开全部)

Since his pioneering Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for understanding all human behavior. In a highly readable selection of essays Becker applies this approach to various aspects of human activity, including social interactions; crime and punishmen...(展开全部)

This major addition to Blackwell’s Companions to the Ancient World series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period. •Written by a panel of international experts •Focuses on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places •Features major...(展开全部)

Written by one of the world’s leading scholars of the Roman world, An Introduction to Roman Religion offers students a complete portrait of religion in Rome during the late republic and early empire. It draws on the latest findings in archaeology and history to explain the meanings of rituals, rites, auspices, and oracles, to describe the uses of temples and sacred ground, and ...(展开全部)