The King’s Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as a diplomatic route, rather than a commercial one. Tracing the arduous journeys of diplomatic envoys, Xin Wen presents a rich social history of long-distance travel that played out in deserts, post stations, palaces, and polo fields. The book tells the story of the everyday...(展开全部)

The King’s Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as a diplomatic route, rather than a commercial one. Tracing the arduous journeys of diplomatic envoys, Xin Wen presents a rich social history of long-distance travel that played out in deserts, post stations, palaces, and polo fields. The book tells the story of the everyday...(展开全部)

The Making of China’s Post Office traces the origins and early development of the country’s modern postal system. Sweeping in perspective, it goes beyond the bounds of institutional history to explore the political maneuverings, economic imperatives, and societal pressures both inhibiting and driving forward postal development. Although its prime mover was Robert Hart, Inspecto...(展开全部)

The Making of China’s Post Office traces the origins and early development of the country’s modern postal system. Sweeping in perspective, it goes beyond the bounds of institutional history to explore the political maneuverings, economic imperatives, and societal pressures both inhibiting and driving forward postal development. Although its prime mover was Robert Hart, Inspecto...(展开全部)

埃米尔·路德维希(Emil Ludwig，1881-1948)。德国作家，以撰写通俗传记而享有国际声誉。所写传记强调人物个性，被称为"新传记派"，是20世纪最伟大的传记作家。 路德维希1881年生于德国布雷斯劳(今属波兰)。他在大学的专业是法学，却选择了作者和记者生涯。1906年移居瑞士，并于1932年获瑞士国籍。《歌德传》及《拿破仑传》的出版使他成为享誉世界的传记作家，他开创了传记写作的新流派，以描写人物的心路历程以及性格分析而享有盛名。代表作品有《拿破仑》、《俾斯麦》、《歌德》、《人之子》、《林肯》、《兴登堡》、《克娄巴特拉:一个女王的故事》、《罗斯福:命运和权利的研究》、《三幅画像:希特勒、墨索里尼、斯大林》、《贝多芬》、《奥瑟罗》、《蓝色地中海》、《青白尼罗河》等…… 另外还有描写德国公元800年至公元1941年的为德国二战所写的《德国人》。...(展开全部)

埃米尔·路德维希(Emil Ludwig，1881-1948)。德国作家，以撰写通俗传记而享有国际声誉。所写传记强调人物个性，被称为"新传记派"，是20世纪最伟大的传记作家。 路德维希1881年生于德国布雷斯劳(今属波兰)。他在大学的专业是法学，却选择了作者和记者生涯。1906年移居瑞士，并于1932年获瑞士国籍。《歌德传》及《拿破仑传》的出版使他成为享誉世界的传记作家，他开创了传记写作的新流派，以描写人物的心路历程以及性格分析而享有盛名。代表作品有《拿破仑》、《俾斯麦》、《歌德》、《人之子》、《林肯》、《兴登堡》、《克娄巴特拉:一个女王的故事》、《罗斯福:命运和权利的研究》、《三幅画像:希特勒、墨索里尼、斯大林》、《贝多芬》、《奥瑟罗》、《蓝色地中海》、《青白尼罗河》等…… 另外还有描写德国公元800年至公元1941年的为德国二战所写的《德国人》。...(展开全部)

Now in paperback—the internationally acclaimed novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other. For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Twenty-five years ago a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? Neil MacGregor argues tha...(展开全部)