威廉．達爾林普(William Dalrymple) 蘇格蘭人，於佛斯海灣﹝Firth of Forth﹞的海邊長大。劍橋大學畢業後，曾為《獨立報》﹝Independent﹞專欄作家。年方二十二歲，便出版了暢銷又備受好評的《在薩那都》﹝In Xanadu﹞，此書於一九九○年獲得《約克郡郵報》﹝Yorksire Post﹞的最佳處女作品獎，以及蘇格蘭藝術協會春季圖書獎；並曾入圍John Llewelyn Rhys紀念獎。一九八九年他遷居德里，在當地居住四年，位本書蒐集資料並為《星期天通訊》﹝Sunday Correspondent﹞、《觀察者》﹝Spectator﹞、《觀察家》﹝Observer﹞以及《週日時報》﹝Sunday Times﹞等報紙撰稿。曾獲《週日時報》年度英國青年作家獎。 威廉．達爾林普與藝術家奧莉維亞．弗來瑟﹝Olivia Frase...(展开全部)

Received wisdom has it that Buddhism disappeared from India, the land of its birth, between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, long forgotten until British colonial scholars re-discovered it in the early 1800s. Its full-fledged revival, so the story goes, only occurred in 1956, when the Indian civil rights pioneer Dr. B.R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism along with half a ...(展开全部)

As the world’s largest democracy and a rising international economic power, India has long been heralded for its great strides in technology and trade. Yet it is also plagued by poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and a vast array of other social and economic issues. Here, noted journalist and former Financial Times South Asia bureau chief Edward Luce travels throughout India’s ...(展开全部)

Contents: 1.Global and Medieval: India's schizophrenic economy 2.The Burra Sahibs: The long tentacles of India's state 3.Battles of the Righteous:The rise of India's lower Castes 4.The Imaginary Horse: The continuing threat of Hindu Nationalism 5.Long live the Sycophants!: the Congress Party's continuing love affair with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty 6.Many Crescents:South Asia's di...(展开全部)

We once had to abandon the idea of earth being at the centre of the universe. Now, we need to confront an even more profound possibility: the universe itself might just be one universe among many. "In Search of the Multiverse" takes us on an extraordinary journey, examining the most fundamental questions in science. What are the boundaries of our universe? Can there be differen...(展开全部)

We once had to abandon the idea of earth being at the centre of the universe. Now, we need to confront an even more profound possibility: the universe itself might just be one universe among many. "In Search of the Multiverse" takes us on an extraordinary journey, examining the most fundamental questions in science. What are the boundaries of our universe? Can there be differen...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·伦肖（James Renshaw），古典文学学历背景，先后在多所大学教授古典文学。目前在英国教授古典文学，同时也是一名作家。伦肖是2017年“OCR古典文明和古代历史”丛书的作者及总编辑，该丛书原用于英国GCSE（英国普通初级中学）相关主题考试。

詹姆斯·伦肖（James Renshaw），古典文学学历背景，先后在多所大学教授古典文学。目前在英国教授古典文学，同时也是一名作家。伦肖是2017年“OCR古典文明和古代历史”丛书的作者及总编辑，该丛书原用于英国GCSE（英国普通初级中学）相关主题考试。

The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really were has long remained a mystery. In Search of the Phoenicians makes the startling claim that the “Phoenicians” never actually existed as such. Taking readers from the ancient world to today, ...(展开全部)

The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really were has long remained a mystery. In Search of the Phoenicians makes the startling claim that the “Phoenicians” never actually existed. Taking readers from the ancient world to today, this mon...(展开全部)