作者简介： 斯坦利·埃尔金斯（Stanley Elkins，1925—2013） 美国著名历史学家、教育学家，曾任美国史密斯学院的历史学教授，研究领域为奴隶制、美国早期历史等。他的《奴隶制：美国制度与智识生活中的一个问题》（Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life）被视为美国奴隶制研究领域的开创性著作。《1788—1800年的美利坚共和国》由埃尔金斯与埃里克·迈特里克历经近30年的研究合著而成，该书于1994年荣获班克罗夫特奖（Bancroft Prize），1995年荣获辛辛那提协会（Society of the Cincinnati）颁发的考克斯图书奖（Cox Book Prize）。 埃里克·迈特里克（Eric McKitrick，1919—2002） ...(展开全部)

When Thomas Jefferson took the oath of office for the presidency in 1801, America had just passed through twelve critical years, years dominated by some of the towering figures of our history and by the challenge of having to do everything for the first time. Washington, Hamilton, Madison, Adams, and Jefferson himself each had a share in shaping that remarkable era--an era tha...(展开全部)

Bruce Ackerman shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and lawlessness. Watergate, Iran-Contra, and the War on Terror are only symptoms of deeper pathologies. Ackerman points to a series of developments that have previously been treated independently of one another -...(展开全部)

Bruce Ackerman shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and lawlessness. Watergate, Iran-Contra, and the War on Terror are only symptoms of deeper pathologies. Ackerman points to a series of developments that have previously been treated independently of one another -...(展开全部)

Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous arts scene, and an uncountable number of aspiring and established writers alike, New York City is widely perceived as the publishing capital of the United States and the world. This book traces the origins and early evolution of the city’s rise to literary pree...(展开全部)

Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous arts scene, and an uncountable number of aspiring and established writers alike, New York City is widely perceived as the publishing capital of the United States and the world. This book traces the origins and early evolution of the city’s rise to literary pree...(展开全部)

戈登·S. 伍德，生于1933年，当代美国历史学家，1964年获得哈佛大学史学博士学位，后先后任教于哈佛大学、威廉与玛丽学院、密歇根大学、布朗大学、剑桥大学等高校，并长期担任《纽约书评》和《新共和》的撰稿人。他的代表作《美利坚共和国的缔造》于1970年获得美国史学界最高奖项班克罗夫特奖。1993年，伍德获得普利策奖。

戈登·S. 伍德，生于1933年，当代美国历史学家，1964年获得哈佛大学史学博士学位，后先后任教于哈佛大学、威廉与玛丽学院、密歇根大学、布朗大学、剑桥大学等高校，并长期担任《纽约书评》和《新共和》的撰稿人。他的代表作《美利坚共和国的缔造》于1970年获得美国史学界最高奖项班克罗夫特奖。1993年，伍德获得普利策奖。