In this highly original environmental history, Samuel Dolbee sheds new light on borders and state formation by following locusts and revealing how they shaped both the environment and people's imaginations from the late Ottoman Empire to the Second World War. Drawing on a wide range of archival research in multiple languages, Dolbee details environmental, political, and spatial...(展开全部)

An important new political and economic history of the unravelling of the British Empire and its connection to the decline of sterling as a leading international currency. Analyzing events such as the 1951 Iranian oil nationalization crisis and the 1956 Suez crisis, Steven Galpern provides a new perspective on British imperialism in the Middle East by reframing British policy i...(展开全部)

For centuries, some of the world's largest empires fought for sovereignty over the resources of Northeast Asia. This compelling analysis of the region's environmental history examines the interplay of climate and competing imperial interests in a vibrant - and violent - cultural narrative. Families that settled this borderland reaped its riches while at the mercy of an unforgiv...(展开全部)

A chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East.

A chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY New York Times • Christian Science Monitor • NPR • Seattle Times • St. Louis Dispatch National Book Critics Circle Finalist -- American Library Association Notable Book A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history – the Arab Revolt and the secret “great game” to control ...(展开全部)

斯科特·安德森是一位资深战地记者，曾在黎巴嫩、以色列、埃及、北爱尔兰、车臣、苏丹、波斯尼亚、萨尔瓦多和许多其他战乱国家或地区报道。他常在《纽约时报杂志》发表文章，也为《名利场》《时尚先生》《哈泼斯杂志》《户外》撰写文章。他的著作包括小说《月光酒店》、《检伤分类》 ，非虚构作品《试图拯救世界的人》、《4点钟的谋杀》，以及他与自己的兄弟乔恩·李·安德森合著的《战区》和《联盟之内》。

斯科特·安德森是一位资深战地记者，曾在黎巴嫩、以色列、埃及、北爱尔兰、车臣、苏丹、波斯尼亚、萨尔瓦多和许多其他战乱国家或地区报道。他常在《纽约时报杂志》发表文章，也为《名利场》《时尚先生》《哈泼斯杂志》《户外》撰写文章。他的著作包括小说《月光酒店》、《检伤分类》 ，非虚构作品《试图拯救世界的人》、《4点钟的谋杀》，以及他与自己的兄弟乔恩·李·安德森合著的《战区》和《联盟之内》。

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY New York Times • Christian Science Monitor • NPR • Seattle Times • St. Louis Dispatch National Book Critics Circle Finalist -- American Library Association Notable Book A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history – the Arab Revolt and the secret “great game” to control ...(展开全部)

戴维•弗罗姆金（David Fromkin，1932—2017），美国波士顿大学国际关系、历史与法律教授，美国外交关系协会成员，1972年美国大选时曾担任民主党的外交政策顾问，波士顿大学弗雷德里克•S. 帕迪长期未来研究中心创始主任，曾任波士顿大学国际关系系主任。在进入大学任教前，他还在美国陆军做过律师和检察官。他的代表作《终结所有和平的和平》曾获普利策奖提名和美国国家书评人协会奖提名，并被美国前总统克林顿推荐给手下处理中东事务的官员阅读。 他还著有《美利坚时代》、《民族的独立》、《牛仔和国王：西奥多•罗斯福和爱德华七世》、《欧洲的最后一个夏天：1914年是谁发动了世界大战》，以及《穿越科索沃：美国干预巴尔干的现实》等书。此外，他还经常为《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《外交事务》等知名期刊供稿。