Although Byzantium is known to history as the Eastern Roman Empire, scholars have long claimed that this Greek Christian theocracy bore little resemblance to Rome. Here, in a revolutionary model of Byzantine politics and society, Anthony Kaldellis reconnects Byzantium to its Roman roots, arguing that from the fifth to the twelfth centuries CE the Eastern Roman Empire was essent...(展开全部)

Although Byzantium is known to history as the Eastern Roman Empire, scholars have long claimed that this Greek Christian theocracy bore little resemblance to Rome. Here, in a revolutionary model of Byzantine politics and society, Anthony Kaldellis reconnects Byzantium to its Roman roots, arguing that from the fifth to the twelfth centuries CE the Eastern Roman Empire was essent...(展开全部)

Two thousand years ago, the Qin/Han and Roman empires were the largest political entities of the ancient world, developing simultaneously yet independently at opposite ends of Eurasia. Although their territories constituted only a small percentage of the global land mass, these two Eurasian polities controlled up to half of the world population and endured longer than most pre-...(展开全部)

沃尔特·沙伊德尔（Walter Scheidel），美国斯坦福大学人文学科迪卡森讲席教授、古典学和历史学教授，古罗马研究领域当前最重要、最活跃的学者之一。所涉领域主要包括古代社会和经济史，前现代历史人口学以及世界历史的比较和跨学科研究。其作品已被翻译成中文出版的有《罗马与中国：比较视野下的古代世界帝国》《不平等社会：从石器时代到21 世纪，人类如何应对不平等》。

Two thousand years ago, the Qin/Han and Roman empires were the largest political entities of the ancient world, developing simultaneously yet independently at opposite ends of Eurasia. Although their territories constituted only a small percentage of the global land mass, these two Eurasian polities controlled up to half of the world population and endured longer than most pre-...(展开全部)

沃尔特·沙伊德尔（Walter Scheidel），美国斯坦福大学人文学科迪卡森讲席教授、古典学和历史学教授，古罗马研究领域当前最重要、最活跃的学者之一。所涉领域主要包括古代社会和经济史，前现代历史人口学以及世界历史的比较和跨学科研究。其作品已被翻译成中文出版的有《罗马与中国：比较视野下的古代世界帝国》《不平等社会：从石器时代到21 世纪，人类如何应对不平等》。

Hailed as "the most dramatic and comprehensive account" of the early years of Russian capitalism (New York Times Book Review) David Hoffman, former Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, sheds light onto the hidden lives of Russia's most feared power brokers: the oligarchs. Focusing on six of these cunning and ruthless men--Alexander Smolensky, Yuri Luzhkov, Anatoly Ch...(展开全部)

This is an updated edition of 'the most dramatic and comprehensive account' of the early years of Russian capitalism, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Dead Hand". "The New York Times". David Hoffman, former Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, exposes the hidden lives of Russia's most feared power brokers: the oligarchs. Focusing on six of these cunning and ...(展开全部)

戴维•霍夫曼（David E. Hoffman），美国作家、记者。1982年加入《华盛顿邮报》，在里根及老布什的任期内报道白宫新闻，包括美苏首脑峰会；随后负责国外新闻，1992年出任耶路撒冷记者站站长；于牛津大学学习俄语后派驻俄罗斯，1995年至2001年间出任《华盛顿邮报》莫斯科记者站站长；现为《华盛顿邮报》特约编辑。 2002年出版第一本书《寡头：新俄罗斯的财富与权力》，被誉为终结这一主题的里程碑之作；2010年出版的《死亡之手：超级大国冷战军备竞赛及苏联解体后的核生化武器失控危局》获美国普利策非虚构作品奖。

戴维•霍夫曼（David E. Hoffman），美国作家、记者。1982年加入《华盛顿邮报》，在里根及老布什的任期内报道白宫新闻，包括美苏首脑峰会；随后负责国外新闻，1992年出任耶路撒冷记者站站长；于牛津大学学习俄语后派驻俄罗斯，1995年至2001年间出任《华盛顿邮报》莫斯科记者站站长；现为《华盛顿邮报》特约编辑。 2002年出版第一本书《寡头：新俄罗斯的财富与权力》，被誉为终结这一主题的里程碑之作；2010年出版的《死亡之手：超级大国冷战军备竞赛及苏联解体后的核生化武器失控危局》获美国普利策非虚构作品奖。