After centuries of virtual isolation, during which time international sea travel was forbidden outside of Japan’s immediate fishing shores, Japanese shogunal authorities in 1862 made the unprecedented decision to launch an official delegation to China by sea. Concerned by the fast-changing global environment, they had witnessed the ever-increasing number of incursions into Asia...(展开全部)

Joshua Fogel offers an incisive historical look at Sino-Japanese relations from three different perspectives. Using first a wide lens, he suggests a new way to capture the relationship between China and Japan by characterizing the nature of their contact. From the first century ce, the primary reasons for contact moved from political and ceremonial to cultural, and on to commer...(展开全部)

Joshua Fogel offers an incisive historical look at Sino-Japanese relations from three different perspectives. Using first a wide lens, he suggests a new way to capture the relationship between China and Japan by characterizing the nature of their contact. From the first century ce, the primary reasons for contact moved from political and ceremonial to cultural, and on to commer...(展开全部)

For generations the traditional focus for those wishing to understand the roots of the modern world has been France on the eve of the Revolution. Porter certainly acknowledges France's importance, but here makes an overwhelming case for consideringBritain the true home of modernity - a country driven by an exuberance, diversity and power of invention comparable only to twentiet...(展开全部)

For generations the traditional focus for those wishing to understand the roots of the modern world has been France on the eve of the Revolution. Porter certainly acknowledges France's importance, but here makes an overwhelming case for consideringBritain the true home of modernity - a country driven by an exuberance, diversity and power of invention comparable only to twentiet...(展开全部)

This volume sheds light on the important role of copper in early modern Sino-Japanese trade. By examining the demand for copper and the policy on copper procurement in Japan and China as well as the role of Osaka merchant houses, this volume provides a new slant on the “life” of Japanese copper – from production and distribution to consumption. In addition, papers on other sign...(展开全部)

This volume sheds light on the important role of copper in early modern Sino-Japanese trade. By examining the demand for copper and the policy on copper procurement in Japan and China as well as the role of Osaka merchant houses, this volume provides a new slant on the “life” of Japanese copper – from production and distribution to consumption. In addition, papers on other sign...(展开全部)

[美] 威廉·罗森（William Rosen，1955—2016） 资深出版人、作家，先后在麦克米伦、西蒙与舒斯特等知名出版公司做过25年编辑，同时钻研非虚构写作，著有《第三骑士》《查士丁尼的跳蚤》和《世界上蕞强大的思想》。 罗森曾患有罕见的癌症，2013年他拜访罗格斯大学时，偶然间发现《生物文摘》编辑写给微生物学家塞尔曼·瓦克斯曼教授的一封信，编辑询问教授该如何为一种新型药物命名。瓦克斯曼教授当时正在研究土壤中的细菌，通过分析世界各地上万种土壤样本，寻找独特的菌种，被《时代周刊》称为“土地伟人”。他在信中回复，应该把它叫作“抗生素”（antibiotics）。“抗生素”一词因此而生。 与这段历史的奇遇激起了威廉·罗森的兴趣，他深入探索抗生素的发现与现代药物的历史，写下了这本《抗生素的故事》。 令人遗憾的是，罗森最终因癌症于2016年4月28日去世...(展开全部)

[美] 威廉·罗森（William Rosen，1955—2016） 资深出版人、作家，先后在麦克米伦、西蒙与舒斯特等知名出版公司做过25年编辑，同时钻研非虚构写作，著有《第三骑士》《查士丁尼的跳蚤》和《世界上蕞强大的思想》。 罗森曾患有罕见的癌症，2013年他拜访罗格斯大学时，偶然间发现《生物文摘》编辑写给微生物学家塞尔曼·瓦克斯曼教授的一封信，编辑询问教授该如何为一种新型药物命名。瓦克斯曼教授当时正在研究土壤中的细菌，通过分析世界各地上万种土壤样本，寻找独特的菌种，被《时代周刊》称为“土地伟人”。他在信中回复，应该把它叫作“抗生素”（antibiotics）。“抗生素”一词因此而生。 与这段历史的奇遇激起了威廉·罗森的兴趣，他深入探索抗生素的发现与现代药物的历史，写下了这本《抗生素的故事》。 令人遗憾的是，罗森最终因癌症于2016年4月28日去世...(展开全部)