This book presents two extraordinary texts - The Shining of Swords by Al-Qarakhi and a new translation for a contemporary readership of Leo Tolstoy's Hadji Murat - illuminating the mountain war between the Muslim peoples of the Caucasus and the imperial Russian army from 1830 to 1859. The authors offer a complete commentary on the various intellectual and religious contexts th...(展开全部)

This book presents two extraordinary texts - The Shining of Swords by Al-Qarakhi and a new translation for a contemporary readership of Leo Tolstoy's Hadji Murat - illuminating the mountain war between the Muslim peoples of the Caucasus and the imperial Russian army from 1830 to 1859. The authors offer a complete commentary on the various intellectual and religious contexts th...(展开全部)

Illuminates with clarity and insight a centuries-old sectarian division that continues to shape events in the Middle East and around the world. In 632, soon after the prophet Muhammad died, fights broke out among his followers as to who would succeed him. A small number of Muslims―who would become known as the Shia ― believed only members of Muhammad's family should lead. The m...(展开全部)

Hedrick Smith has done what we all wish we could do: he has gone to Russia and spoken to the people. Over steaming samovars， in cramped flats， and on dirt-floors， he has spoken to peasants and bureaucrats， artists and officials. He has studied their customs and their governments and shares his fascinating insights and fresh perspectives with us.

作者曾于1971——1974年任《纽约时报》驻莫斯科分社社长，现任《纽约时报》国内版副编辑。作者利用新闻记者的身份，到过苏联城乡很多地方采访，同各阶层人士有过广泛接触，《俄国人》就是根据他在苏联耳闻目睹的亲身经历写成的。

作者曾于1971——1974年任《纽约时报》驻莫斯科分社社长，现任《纽约时报》国内版副编辑。作者利用新闻记者的身份，到过苏联城乡很多地方采访，同各阶层人士有过广泛接触，《俄国人》就是根据他在苏联耳闻目睹的亲身经历写成的。

An Undisputed Classic, November 20, 2000 By Maximillian Ben Hanan (Sacramento, California, USA) - See all my reviews It's really difficult to find a better book as an introduction to contemporary history. Now that the Berlin Wall has fallen, it's difficult for current generations of American university students to understand what Communism was like. Even current generations of...(展开全部)

Hedrick Smith has done what we all wish we could do: he has gone to Russia and spoken to the people. Over steaming samovars， in cramped flats， and on dirt-floors， he has spoken to peasants and bureaucrats， artists and officials. He has studied their customs and their governments and shares his fascinating insights and fresh perspectives with us.

作者曾于1971——1974年任《纽约时报》驻莫斯科分社社长，现任《纽约时报》国内版副编辑。作者利用新闻记者的身份，到过苏联城乡很多地方采访，同各阶层人士有过广泛接触，《俄国人》就是根据他在苏联耳闻目睹的亲身经历写成的。

作者曾于1971——1974年任《纽约时报》驻莫斯科分社社长，现任《纽约时报》国内版副编辑。作者利用新闻记者的身份，到过苏联城乡很多地方采访，同各阶层人士有过广泛接触，《俄国人》就是根据他在苏联耳闻目睹的亲身经历写成的。