Volume II surveys the economic history of the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean during the nineteenth century, a period of massive international and intercontinental movements of labor, capital, and commodities. The United States and Canada began the period as small but vigorous societies; the United States ended the period as the world's premier economic power. Five mai...(展开全部)

Review "This work is more of what we have come to expect from Cambridge: a rock-solid summary of scholarship in the field by distinguished senior historians." Bob Tadashi "This volume will remain the standard reference in English for nineteenth century Japanese history for decades to come." Journal of Asian and African Studies "...provide both the non-specialist and specialist ...(展开全部)

The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick's riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire - the most powerful and dominant nation the world has ever seen. Probing the dark corners of the administrations of 17 presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama, they dare to ask just how far the US has dr...(展开全部)

奥利弗•斯通（Oliver Stone） ★奥斯卡最佳导演、最佳编剧 ★在中国最知名的美国“老愤青” ★第16 届上海国际电影节终身成就奖得主 奥利弗•斯通曾在越战中负伤，对战争带来的危害深有体会，因此他的作品注重对社会的反思。许多人称他为“当代海明威”。其作品多为政治、战争和人性题材，包括“越战三部曲”（《野战排》《生于七月四日》和《天与地》）、《刺杀肯尼迪》、《华尔街》、《天生杀人狂》等。 彼得•库茨尼克（Peter Kuznick） ★美国著名历史学家 ★美国高级核研究中心主任 ★美国历史学家协会杰出讲师 彼得•库茨尼克是一位历史教授，写过关于科学、政治、核能历史以及冷战文化方面的大量作品，包括《超越实验室》等。

China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past two decades poses a challenge to many long-held assumptions about the relationship between political institutions and economic development. Economic prosperity also was vitally important to the longevity of the Chinese Empire throughout the preindustrial era. Before the eighteenth century, China's economy shared s...(展开全部)

China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past two decades poses a challenge to many long-held assumptions about the relationship between political institutions and economic development. Economic prosperity also was vitally important to the longevity of the Chinese Empire throughout the preindustrial era. Before the eighteenth century, China's economy shared s...(展开全部)

China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past two decades poses a challenge to many long-held assumptions about the relationship between political institutions and economic development. Economic prosperity also was vitally important to the longevity of the Chinese Empire throughout the preindustrial era. Before the eighteenth century, China's economy shared s...(展开全部)

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United S...(展开全部)

Review "...these essays, individually and collectively, are a major contribution to the fields of Japanese studies and Japanese history. The 51 pages of works cited alone are an important contribution; they represent a basic bibliography of 20th-century Japanese history." Choice "Every chapter in this outstanding volume sets a high standard to challenge present and future histo...(展开全部)