The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed events in modern history. The unravelling of these empires was both cause and consequence of World War I and resulted in the deaths of millions. It irrevocably changed the landscape of the Middle East and Eurasia and reverberates to this day in conflicts throughout the Caucasus and Mi...(展开全部)

Even before the romanticized golden era of Shanghai in the 1930s, the famed Asian city was remarkable for its uniqueness and East-meets-West cosmopolitanism. Meng Yue analyzes a century-long shift of urbanity from China’s heartland to its shore. During the period between the decline of Jiangnan cities such as Suzhou and Yangzhou and Shanghai’s early twentieth-century rise, the ...(展开全部)

Debunking conventional narratives of Afghanistan as a perennial war zone and the rule of law as a secular-liberal monopoly, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence, codify its own laws, and ratify a constitution after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan Rising illustrates how turn-of-the-twentieth-century Kabul—far...(展开全部)

Debunking conventional narratives of Afghanistan as a perennial war zone and the rule of law as a secular-liberal monopoly, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence, codify its own laws, and ratify a constitution after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan Rising illustrates how turn-of-the-twentieth-century Kabul—far...(展开全部)

In the early modern world, the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal empires sprawled across a vast swath of the earth, stretching from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. The diverse and overlapping literate communities that flourished in these three empires left a lasting legacy on the political, religious, and cultural landscape of the Near East and India. Thi...(展开全部)

In the early modern world, the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal empires sprawled across a vast swath of the earth, stretching from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. The diverse and overlapping literate communities that flourished in these three empires left a lasting legacy on the political, religious, and cultural landscape of the Near East and India. Thi...(展开全部)

A captivating history of civilization that reveals the central role of the horse in culture, commerce, and conquest. No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare...(展开全部)

彼得·希瑟（Peter Heather） 伦敦国王学院中世纪史教授，曾执教于伦敦大学学院、耶鲁大学、牛津大学。他研究古典时代晚期、中世纪早期欧洲史30余年，尤其关注被罗马人视为蛮族的群体，从这类群体的迁徙、帝国边缘与核心地带的互动出发，提出了诸多学术创见。除“罗马史诗三部曲”外，希瑟还著有《罗马复兴：查士丁尼时代的战争与帝国》《从迁徙时期到7世纪的西哥特人：民族志视角》《4世纪的政治、哲学与帝国》《哥特人》等书。他的作品被翻译为西班牙语、德语、波兰语、意大利语、中文等多种文字，具有国际影响力。 希瑟擅长在学术界与大众、历史与当下间建立联系，这方面尤为突出的代表作是“罗马史诗三部曲”（《罗马帝国的陨落：一部新的历史》《罗马的复辟：帝国陨落之后》《帝国与蛮族：从罗马到欧洲的千年史》）。三部著作融分析于叙事，多角度呈现从古代晚期到中世纪早期的千年欧洲史，既...(展开全部)

彼得·希瑟（Peter Heather） 伦敦国王学院中世纪史教授，曾执教于伦敦大学学院、耶鲁大学、牛津大学。他研究古典时代晚期、中世纪早期欧洲史30余年，尤其关注被罗马人视为蛮族的群体，从这类群体的迁徙、帝国边缘与核心地带的互动出发，提出了诸多学术创见。除“罗马史诗三部曲”外，希瑟还著有《罗马复兴：查士丁尼时代的战争与帝国》《从迁徙时期到7世纪的西哥特人：民族志视角》《4世纪的政治、哲学与帝国》《哥特人》等书。他的作品被翻译为西班牙语、德语、波兰语、意大利语、中文等多种文字，具有国际影响力。 希瑟擅长在学术界与大众、历史与当下间建立联系，这方面尤为突出的代表作是“罗马史诗三部曲”（《罗马帝国的陨落：一部新的历史》《罗马的复辟：帝国陨落之后》《帝国与蛮族：从罗马到欧洲的千年史》）。三部著作融分析于叙事，多角度呈现从古代晚期到中世纪早期的千年欧洲史，既...(展开全部)

彼得·希瑟（Peter Heather） 伦敦国王学院中世纪史教授，曾执教于伦敦大学学院、耶鲁大学、牛津大学。他研究古典时代晚期、中世纪早期欧洲史30余年，尤其关注被罗马人视为蛮族的群体，从这类群体的迁徙、帝国边缘与核心地带的互动出发，提出了诸多学术创见。除“罗马史诗三部曲”外，希瑟还著有《罗马复兴：查士丁尼时代的战争与帝国》《从迁徙时期到7世纪的西哥特人：民族志视角》《4世纪的政治、哲学与帝国》《哥特人》等书。他的作品被翻译为西班牙语、德语、波兰语、意大利语、中文等多种文字，具有国际影响力。 希瑟擅长在学术界与大众、历史与当下间建立联系，这方面尤为突出的代表作是“罗马史诗三部曲”（《罗马帝国的陨落：一部新的历史》《罗马的复辟：帝国陨落之后》《帝国与蛮族：从罗马到欧洲的千年史》）。三部著作融分析于叙事，多角度呈现从古代晚期到中世纪早期的千年欧洲史，既...(展开全部)