"A vivid, insightful account....Told with wit and warmth."—Kirkus Reviews Through ten examples of ingenious experiments by some of psychology's most innovative thinkers, Lauren Slater traces the evolution of the century's most pressing concerns—free will, authoritarianism, conformity, morality. Beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box,...(展开全部)

"A vivid, insightful account....Told with wit and warmth."—Kirkus Reviews Through ten examples of ingenious experiments by some of psychology's most innovative thinkers, Lauren Slater traces the evolution of the century's most pressing concerns—free will, authoritarianism, conformity, morality. Beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box,...(展开全部)

This book contains several contributions on the most outstanding events in the development of twentieth century mathematics, representing a wide variety of specialities in which Russian and Soviet mathematicians played a considerable role. The articles are written in an informal style, from mathematical philosophy to the description of the development of ideas, personal memorie...(展开全部)

This volume provides an outstanding survey of the major political philosophers of the twentieth century.

This book contains several contributions on the most outstanding events in the development of twentieth century mathematics, representing a wide variety of specialities in which Russian and Soviet mathematicians played a considerable role. The articles are written in an informal style, from mathematical philosophy to the description of the development of ideas, personal memorie...(展开全部)

（英）大卫·雷诺兹（David Reynolds，1952-） 英国历史界瑰宝，剑桥大学历史学教授，美国哈佛大学、内布拉斯加大学、俄克拉荷马州大学以及东京日本大学、巴黎政治学院客座学者。曾于2004年获得“沃夫森历史奖”，并于2005年当选英国学术院院士。 雷诺兹教授著有大量作品，《长长的阴影》是其代表作之一。2014年秋季，英国广播电视公司BBC以《长长的阴影》为脚本，制作了三集同名纪录片，并邀请雷诺兹教授在片中担任解说，以纪念第一次世界大战爆发一百周年。 雷诺兹教授的研究集中于20世纪西方历史、冷战史，乃是英国历史学界泰斗，在学术界和民众中均享有很高声誉。长期以来，雷诺兹教授未被国内学术界所知，《长长的阴影》是其在中国翻译出版的第一部作品。除本书外，还著有：《推翻布列塔尼：20世纪的强权与英国政策》《掌控历史：丘吉尔在二战中的奋战》（沃夫森历史学...(展开全部)

A perfect mix between Chinese versions of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Silence of the Lambs. Why did he, who murdered his girlfriend's head teacher on Teacher's Day with his own hands, suddenly break out of prison on the same day that Fang Mu was to testify in court to spare him from the death penalty? Why does he, who has taken so many orphans under his wing to care for...(展开全部)

One of our most brilliant historians, Tony Judt brings the past century vividly to life in this unprecedented and original history. Structured as a series of intimate conversations between Judt and his friend and fellow historian Timothy Snyder, Thinking the Twentieth Century presents the triumphs and the failures of the twentieth century's most prominent intellectuals and thei...(展开全部)

Two explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Both travellers are professional historians still tormented by their own unanswered questions. They needed to talk to one another, and the time was short. This is a book abo...(展开全部)

Two explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Both travellers are professional historians still tormented by their own unanswered questions. They needed to talk to one another, and the time was short. This is a book abo...(展开全部)