The story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Po...(展开全部)

The story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Por...(展开全部)

羅傑．克勞利 英國著名歷史學家，其父親是海軍軍官，曾駐防於地中海各地，故作者在年輕時就跟隨父親在地中海各處度過很長的歲月，因而對地中海世界的歷史文化產生濃厚興趣。作者在劍橋完成學業後，曾赴伊斯坦堡任教，花了很多時間考察該座城市，也曾徒步遊覽土耳其西部。前述經歷使得作者擁有淵博的地中海歷史與地理知識，著作有「地中海史詩三部曲」：《海洋帝國》、《一四五三》、《財富之城》，以及《征服者：葡萄牙帝國的崛起》、《1291阿卡圍城戰》（以上繁中版均由馬可孛羅出版）等書。 相關著作：《征服者：葡萄牙帝國的崛起》《1453：君士坦丁堡的陷落》《海洋帝國：伊斯蘭與基督教勢力邊界爭霸的時代》《財富之城：海洋霸權威尼斯共和國》《1291阿卡圍城戰：十字軍保衛聖地的最後一戰》《征服者：葡萄牙帝國的崛起》《財富之城：威尼斯共和國的海洋霸權》《1453：君士坦丁堡的陷落》《海洋...(展开全部)

彼得·弗塔多拥有牛津大学历史和艺术史学位，担任英国权威月刊《今日历史》（History Today）编辑一职达十年之久，《今日历史》是现存历史最久远的历史类杂志。过去三十年来，彼得撰写并编辑了大量历史主题作品。 迈克尔·伍德著有多部备受推崇的英国历史作品，摄制了八十余部纪录片，主持了大量历史题材电视纪录片，如《印度的故事》（The Story of India），并在美国公共电视台（PBS）做节目。他也是英国皇家历史学会成员。

彼得·弗塔多拥有牛津大学历史和艺术史学位，担任英国权威月刊《今日历史》（History Today）编辑一职达十年之久，《今日历史》是现存历史最久远的历史类杂志。过去三十年来，彼得撰写并编辑了大量历史主题作品。 迈克尔·伍德著有多部备受推崇的英国历史作品，摄制了八十余部纪录片，主持了大量历史题材电视纪录片，如《印度的故事》（The Story of India），并在美国公共电视台（PBS）做节目。他也是英国皇家历史学会成员。

幽默的生活经济学大师蒂姆·哈福德（Tim Harford），深受读者追捧的卧底经济学家，被誉为“当前幽默的生活经济学大师”。他主笔的“亲爱的经济学家”专栏已成为《金融时报》关注度极高的专栏之一，在专栏中，他用前沿的经济学理论为读者五花八门的疑问和牢骚提供轻松诙谐的经济学解读。 著有《卧底经济学》，这本书已经被翻译为30 种语言，在世界多国发行。他还曾在世界银行工作，担任牛津大学的经济学教授，为国际知名金融公司担任经济学家。目前他与妻子及两个孩子一起住在伦敦。

This innovative volume provides an introduction to twelve seminal events in the international relations of East Asia prior to 1900: twelve events that everyone interested in the history of world politics should know. The East Asian historical experience provides a wealth of new and different cases, patterns, and findings that will expand horizons from the Western, Eurocentric e...(展开全部)

DescriptionContentsResourcesCoursesAbout the Authors Editors Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego Stephan Haggard is Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies at the University of California San Diego. He has written widely on the political economy of East Asia, including Pathways from the Periphery (1990), The Political Economy of the Asian ...(展开全部)

This innovative volume provides an introduction to twelve seminal events in the international relations of East Asia prior to 1900: twelve events that everyone interested in the history of world politics should know. The East Asian historical experience provides a wealth of new and different cases, patterns, and findings that will expand horizons from the Western, Eurocentric e...(展开全部)

The Renaissance burst forth in all its glory around 1500 and spread throughout Europe. This period of great creativity and productivity in the arts and sciences is illuminated in this book through the lives of more than ninety of its illustrious intellectuals, artists, literary figures, scientists, and rulers. Included are such major figures as Lorenzo and Catherine de’ Medici,...(展开全部)