As a starting point, the author argues that formalist, contextual and post-structural approaches fail to provide an adequate account of all art, particularly art produced outside the Western tradition. He believes therefore that there are profound problems right at the heart of Western thinking about art, and his new framework is an attempt to resolve these problems. At the cor...(展开全部)

This is a landmark book on the impact of property rights on European economic development. Published over a quarter of a century ago, its stated goal is "... to suggest new paths for the study of European economic history rather than ... either [a detailed and exhaustive study or a precise empirical test that are the] ... standard formats" (p. vii). North and Thomas attempt to ...(展开全部)

H.W.詹森（H.W.Janson，1913—1982），美国著名艺术史家，艺术史学的传奇人物，曾任纽约大学艺术系教授、系主任。詹森出生于圣彼得堡，后随家人迁往德国汉堡，就读汉堡大学期间师从艺术史大师欧文·潘诺夫斯基。后接受潘诺夫斯基的意见移民美国，于1942年获哈佛大学艺术史博士学位。曾任美国艺术院校协会主席，《艺术通报》编辑，他还是美国文艺复兴学会的创办人之一并曾任主席。詹森主要致力于文艺复兴艺术和19世纪雕塑的研究，主要的学术著作有《多纳太罗的雕塑》和《19世纪雕塑》等，晚年主要关注东西艺术对话。1962年撰写出版了艺术通史著作《詹森艺术史》，大受欢迎，很快成为艺术史教育的标准教材。 A.F.詹森（A.F.Janson），美国北卡罗来纳威明顿大学艺术史教授，博物馆策展人，H.W.詹森的儿子。从他父亲于1982年去世到2004年，由他负责修订《詹...(展开全部)

"The magnum opus of one of America's most respected military historians, "The Art of War in the Western World" has earned its place as the standard work on how the three major operational components of war - tactics, logistics, and strategy - have evolved and changed over time. This monumental work encompasses 2,500 years of military history, from infantry combat in ancient Gre...(展开全部)

乔纳森·戴利（JonathanDaly），哈佛大学历史学博士，伊利诺伊大学历史学教授，美国斯拉夫研究会成员，研究聚焦于现代文明的诞生和俄罗斯近现代史。在数十年的教学生涯中，戴利广受师生欢迎，并于2008年获雪莉·比尔奖。著有《欧洲如何塑造现代世界》《俄国革命及其影响》等。

乔纳森·戴利（JonathanDaly），哈佛大学历史学博士，伊利诺伊大学历史学教授，美国斯拉夫研究会成员，研究聚焦于现代文明的诞生和俄罗斯近现代史。在数十年的教学生涯中，戴利广受师生欢迎，并于2008年获雪莉·比尔奖。著有《欧洲如何塑造现代世界》《俄国革命及其影响》等。

"Art history after modernism" does not only mean that art looks different today; it also means that our discourse on art has taken a different direction, if it is safe to say it has taken a direction at all. So begins Hans Belting's iconoclastic reconsideration of art and art history at the end of the millennium, which builds upon his earlier volume "The End of the History of A...(展开全部)