The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic sources as well as European ones, and insists on depth in historical analysis. The Prospect of Global History will speak to those interested in medieval and ancient history as well ...(展开全部)

The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic sources as well as European ones, and insists on depth in historical analysis. The Prospect of Global History will speak to those interested in medieval and ancient history as well ...(展开全部)

Introduction by Barbara Hardy

Introduction by Barbara Hardy

The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are days of high adventure: from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes—fire, flood, landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong—the heart of Asia—rich in every trade…money, flesh, opium, power.

Why do we behave the way we do? Biologist Paul Ehrlich suggests that although people share a common genetic code, these genes "do not shout commands at us . . . at the very most, they whisper suggestions." He argues that human nature is not so much the result of genetic coding; rather, it is heavily influenced by cultural conditioning and environmental factors. With personal an...(展开全部)

埃力克（1932— ），美国生物学家、生态学家、人口统计学家、教育家。1957年获堪萨斯大学博士学位，现为斯坦福大学生物科学系人口学教授、保护生物学中心主任。1968年因《人口炸弹》一书、提出人口增长与有限资源的告诫而成名。他是美国科学院院士、美国艺术与科学院院士，2012年当选伦敦皇家学会会员。获约翰·缪尔奖、克拉夫奖（生态学的“诺贝尔奖”）、世界生态学奖、蓝色星球奖、杰出生态学家奖等众多奖项。有《蝴蝶与星球》、《生物学与社会》、《种族炸弹》、《地球》、《新世界，新思维》、《对科学和理性的背叛》及《钢索上的人类》等三十余部著作。尽管他的预言饱受争议，他仍然坚信人口过多对人类生存和地球环境构成直接威胁。

埃力克（1932— ），美国生物学家、生态学家、人口统计学家、教育家。1957年获堪萨斯大学博士学位，现为斯坦福大学生物科学系人口学教授、保护生物学中心主任。1968年因《人口炸弹》一书、提出人口增长与有限资源的告诫而成名。他是美国科学院院士、美国艺术与科学院院士，2012年当选伦敦皇家学会会员。获约翰·缪尔奖、克拉夫奖（生态学的“诺贝尔奖”）、世界生态学奖、蓝色星球奖、杰出生态学家奖等众多奖项。有《蝴蝶与星球》、《生物学与社会》、《种族炸弹》、《地球》、《新世界，新思维》、《对科学和理性的背叛》及《钢索上的人类》等三十余部著作。尽管他的预言饱受争议，他仍然坚信人口过多对人类生存和地球环境构成直接威胁。

Why do we behave the way we do? Biologist Paul Ehrlich suggests that although people share a common genetic code, these genes "do not shout commands at us . . . at the very most, they whisper suggestions." He argues that human nature is not so much the result of genetic coding; rather, it is heavily influenced by cultural conditioning and environmental factors. With personal an...(展开全部)

A House Divided , the third volume of the trilogy that began with The Good Earth and Sons , is a powerful portrayal of China in the midst of revolution. Wang Yuan is caught between the opposing ideas of different generations. After 6 years abroad, Yuan returns to China in the middle of a peasant uprising. His counsin is a captain in the revolutionary army, his sis...(展开全部)