A unique, colorful view of Victorian London when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured “the Great Stink” across one hot summer While 1858 in London may have been noteworthy for its broiling summer months and the related stench of the sewage-filled Thames River, the year is otherwise little remembered. And yet, historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in this compelling micro...(展开全部)

A unique, in-depth view of Victorian London during the record-breaking summer of 1858, when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured “The Great Stink” together

A fresh look at Darwin's most radical idea, and the mysteriously slow process by which he revealed it. Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for how evolution occurs. Then, in September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that "natural sel...(展开全部)

A fresh look at Darwin's most radical idea, and the mysteriously slow process by which he revealed it. Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for how evolution occurs. Then, in September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that "natural sel...(展开全部)

Evolutionary theory ranks as one of the most powerful concepts of modern civilization. Its effects on our view of life have been wide and deep. One of the most world-shaking books ever published, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," first appeared in print over 130 years ago, and it touched off a debate that rages to this day. Every modern evolutionist turns to Darwin'...(展开全部)

Evolutionary theory ranks as one of the most powerful concepts of modern civilization. Its effects on our view of life have been wide and deep. One of the most world-shaking books ever published, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," first appeared in print over 130 years ago, and it touched off a debate that rages to this day. Every modern evolutionist turns to Darwin'...(展开全部)

Since the 1990s, the world's economies have become ever more globalized and interdependent, but political power has not readjusted. Mahbubani shows why power must shift, reflecting the new global realities, to avoid disunity and conflict in our future. Globalization began in earnest in the 1990s with the end of the Cold War. It accelerated dramatically when China joined the Wor...(展开全部)

马凯硕，新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院院长，被认为是新加坡内阁资政李光耀的第一智囊，任职新加坡外交部30余年，曾担任新加坡常驻联合国大使、联合国安理会轮值主席。2005年，他被美国《外交政策》杂志及英国《展望》杂志评选为“全球百大杰出知识分子”。著有《亚洲人会思考吗？》、《新亚洲半球》等。

马凯硕，新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院院长，被认为是新加坡内阁资政李光耀的第一智囊，任职新加坡外交部30余年，曾担任新加坡常驻联合国大使、联合国安理会轮值主席。2005年，他被美国《外交政策》杂志及英国《展望》杂志评选为“全球百大杰出知识分子”。著有《亚洲人会思考吗？》、《新亚洲半球》等。

Since the 1990s, the world's economies have become ever more globalized and interdependent, but political power has not readjusted. Mahbubani shows why power must shift, reflecting the new global realities, to avoid disunity and conflict in our future. Globalization began in earnest in the 1990s with the end of the Cold War. It accelerated dramatically when China joined the Wor...(展开全部)