Georges-Louis Buffon, an eighteenth-century French scientist, was the first to promote the widespread idea that nature in the New World was deficient; in America, which he had never visited, dogs don't bark, birds don't sing, and--by extension--humans are weaker, less intelligent, and less potent. Thomas Jefferson, infuriated by these claims, brought a seven-foot-tall carcass o...(展开全部)

In an in-depth history of French anti-Americanism, a distinguished scholar goes back two hundred years to unearth its deep roots and to trace its changing nature.

This new edition of the most authoritative, comprehensive history of the French Revolution of 1789 draws on a generation of extensive research and scholarly debate to reappraise the most famous of all revolutions. Updates for this second edition include a generous chronology of events, plus an extended bibliographical essay providing an examination of the historiography of the...(展开全部)

This second edition of the most authoritative and comprehensive history of the French Revolution draws on a wealth of new research in order to reassess the greatest of all revolutions. It includes a generous chronology of events and an extended bibliographical essay providing an examination of the historiography of the Revolution. Beginning with the accession of Louis XVI in 17...(展开全部)

威廉·多伊尔 WILLIAM DOYLE 英国国家学术院院士，英国布里斯托大学历史学教授，法国历史研究学会理事。威廉·多伊尔是研究法国大革命的代表性历史学家之一，以其写作的《牛津法国大革命史》而著称，另有《欧洲旧秩序：1660—1800年》《法国大革命的起源》《牛津通识课：法国大革命》《革命时代的贵族及其敌人》《捐官制度——十八世纪法国的卖官鬻爵》等作品。 译者简介 张弛，浙江大学历史学系副教授，从事法国大革命的研究，著有《法国革命恐怖统治的降临》，译有《法国大革命的起源》等作品。 黄艳红，上海师范大学世界史系研究员，主要研究领域为法国近代史，译有《法国革命的思想起源》等十余部作品。

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., first revealed the sequences that governed American politics over the past two centuries in The Cycles of American History. In this updated edition, the prominent political historian continues to reflect on the "recurring struggle between pragmatism and idealism in the American soul" (Time). Faced with a new century, a new millennium, and social and ...(展开全部)

One of the first U.S. economic history texts on the market, this classic ties America's past to the economic policies and debates of today and beyond. Presenting economic events chronologically for easy understanding, the authors equip readers with a firm foundation in the evolution of American economic history.

One of the first U.S. economic history texts on the market, this classic ties America's past to the economic policies and debates of today and beyond. Presenting economic events chronologically for easy understanding, the authors equip readers with a firm foundation in the evolution of American economic history.

[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that there?s serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn?t use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense we have to make these efforts knowing they are h...(展开全部)

小阿瑟·M.施莱辛格（Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.，1917—2007） 美国最具声望又富有争议的重量级历史学家、政治评论家，同时也是专栏作家、影评人、《财富》杂志和《生活》杂志的自由撰稿人，曾任哈佛大学历史系教授和肯尼迪总统的特别助理；一生中获得过两次普利策奖、两次美国国家图书奖和一次美国历史学最高奖项班克罗夫特奖。他于1965年被选为《时代》周刊封面人物，1998年被授予美国国家人文奖章。