The British opium trade along China's seacoast has come to symbolize China's century-long descent into political and social chaos. In the standard historical narrative, opium is the primary medium through which China encountered the economic, social, and political institutions of the West. Opium, however, was not a Sino-British problem confined to southeastern China. It was, ra...(展开全部)

The British opium trade along China's seacoast has come to symbolize China's century-long descent into political and social chaos. In the standard historical narrative, opium is the primary medium through which China encountered the economic, social, and political institutions of the West. Opium, however, was not a Sino-British problem confined to southeastern China. It was, ra...(展开全部)

作者简介： 本杰明·亨利·艾萨克，(Benjamin Henri Isaac)(1945.5.10 -)，特拉维夫大学古代史教授，以色列科学与人文学院成员，美国哲学学会会员。 艾萨克的研究范围涵盖了公元前6世纪至公元7世纪这一阶段。主要研究对象为古希腊史、古罗马史，以及公元前2世纪 以降的犹太史。此外他还参与了对犹太/巴勒斯坦行省的古罗马道路的测绘，以及为该地区各主要语言的古代碑文建立语料库的工作。 译者简介： 欧阳旭东，毕业于北京航空航天大学外语系，现任深圳大学外国语学院英语语言文学副教授，专业领域为英语语言文化。现已编写出版了多本英语教材，并译有数本学术著作，如传播学专著《公关造势与技巧》，古典学专著《德摩斯提尼时代的雅典民主：结构、原则与意识形态》、《想象中的希腊：神话的多重语境》等。

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the Roman military presence in the Near East. Using both well-known and neglected sources, Professor Isaac reassesses the means by which Rome achieved and maintained her contorl over the region. He discusses the extent to which current vacillating views on imperialism can affect opinions concerning the character and mechanisms by whi...(展开全部)

Drug epidemics are clearly not just a peculiar feature of modern life; the opium trade in the nineteenth century tells us a great deal about Asian herion traffic today. In an age when we are increasingly aware of large scale drug use, this book takes a long look at the history of our relationship with mind-altering substances. Engagingly written, with lay readers as much as spe...(展开全部)

Marston Anderson is Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University.

The Opium War of 1839-42, the first military conflict to take place between China and the West, is a subject of enduring interest. Mao Haijian, one of the most distinguished and well-known historians working in China, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists. Mao examines the Qing part...(展开全部)

The Opium War of 1839-42, the first military conflict to take place between China and the West, is a subject of enduring interest. Mao Haijian, one of the most distinguished and well-known historians working in China, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists. Mao examines the Qing part...(展开全部)

A liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends. It therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good life. But can any such principles be found? And if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? Thes...(展开全部)

A liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends. It therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good life. But can any such principles be found? And if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? Thes...(展开全部)