In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the city of Florence experienced the most creative period in her entire history. This book is an in-depth analysis of that dynamic community, focusing primarily on the years 1380-1450 in an examination of the city's physical character, its economic and social structure and developments, its political and religious life, and its cultura...(展开全部)

Florence was one of the most industrialized cities in medieval Europe, thanks to its thriving textile industries. The importation of raw materials and the exportation of finished cloth necessitated the creation of commercial and banking practices that extended far beyond Florence's boundaries. Part I situates Florence within this wider international context and describes the co...(展开全部)

[美] 理查德·A.戈德思韦特 | Richard A. Goldthwaite （1933—2024） 约翰斯·霍普金斯大学克里格文理学院历史学教授，杰出的近代早期欧洲史学家。1955—1956年在佛罗伦萨任富布赖特研究学者。1965年在哥伦比亚大学获得历史学博士学位。1968年加入约翰斯·霍普金斯大学，并于1998年荣休。1980年被授予“古根海姆学者”称号。1984年被授予意大利共和国功绩骑士勋章。 学术生涯致力于研究文艺复兴时期佛罗伦萨的经济活动对文化、社会和政治的影响，对近代早期意大利的物质文化史做出了重要贡献，拓展了学术界对资本主义和现代消费主义起源的理解。其著作和文章基于严谨的档案研究，探讨了文艺复兴时期佛罗伦萨的音乐、艺术、农业和建筑业，以及赞助人与工匠之间的经济关系，解说了这座城市商业、银行业和手工业的复杂运作机理。 除本书外，主要...(展开全部)

查尔斯·菲茨罗伊（Charles Fitzroy），历史文化作家，供职于伦敦的Fine Art Travel公司，该公司开发多条前往欧洲和中东各地的文化旅游路线。

查尔斯·菲茨罗伊（Charles Fitzroy），历史文化作家，供职于伦敦的Fine Art Travel公司，该公司开发多条前往欧洲和中东各地的文化旅游路线。

The use of perspective in Renaissance painting caused a revolution in the history of seeing, allowing artists to depict the world from a spectator’s point of view. But the theory of perspective that changed the course of Western art originated elsewhere—it was formulated in Baghdad by the eleventh-century mathematician Ibn al Haithan, known in the West as Alhazen. Using the met...(展开全部)

The use of perspective in Renaissance painting caused a revolution in the history of seeing, allowing artists to depict the world from a spectator’s point of view. But the theory of perspective that changed the course of Western art originated elsewhere—it was formulated in Baghdad by the eleventh-century mathematician Ibn al Haithan, known in the West as Alhazen. Using the met...(展开全部)

The update of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? To John J. Mearsheimer, great power politics are tragic because the anarchy of the international system requires states to seek dominance at one another’s expense, dooming ...(展开全部)

Featuring extensive revisions to the text as well as a new introduction and epilogue-bringing the book completely up to date on the tumultuous politics of the previous decade and the long-term implications of the Soviet collapse-this compact, original, and engaging book offers the definitive account of one of the great historical events of the last fifty years. Combining histor...(展开全部)

An excellent addition to the critical communications research literature, Schiller's book presents a comprehensive treatment that critically examines the structure and policy of mass communications in the United States in relation to their most important functions: the economic and political. Lightning Print On Demand Title