A landmark work on the golden age of sail that illuminates the world of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower. The Command of the Ocean describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. Based on the author's own research in a dozen language...(展开全部)

Completed in 1136, "The History of the Kings of Britain" traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history an...(展开全部)

Completed in 1136, "The History of the Kings of Britain" traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history an...(展开全部)

The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social, economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles, the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the ...(展开全部)

The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social, economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles, the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the ...(展开全部)

西蒙·沙玛（Simon Schama)，英国国家学术院院士、皇家文学学会会员。他1945年出生于伦敦，21岁在剑桥大学以优等生身份毕业，随后在剑桥大学和牛津大学教书。1977 年，他出版第一部专著《爱国者和解放者》，即获沃尔夫森历史奖。1980年，在哈佛大学谋得教席，后“转会”至哥伦比亚大学担任教授。在美国期间，他陆续出版了多本学术著作，获得了学界的极大关注和大批读者的认可。其中《财富的窘境》（1987）、《公民们》（1989）分别获得当年的《纽约时报书评》年度好书奖，《风景与记忆》（1995）获得W.H.史密斯文学奖。 1995年，沙玛受邀将《风景与记忆》改编为系列电视片，充分展示了其叙事功底和画面意识。之后，BBC邀请沙玛编写并主持大型纪录片《英国史》。沙玛特地迁回英国，专心投身于《英国史》的创作。这部15集的电视片于2000年开播，赢得如潮好评...(展开全部)

Europe's place in history is re-assessed in this first comprehensive history of the ancient world, centering on the Indian Ocean and its role in pre-modern globalization. Philippe Beaujard presents an ambitious and comprehensive global history of the Indian Ocean world, from the earliest state formations to 1500 CE. Supported by a wealth of empirical data, full color maps, plat...(展开全部)

加布里埃尔·沃克（Gabrielle Walker），是一位极富天才、多次获奖的科学作家，已经出版了四部科普作品。她是剑桥大学的化学博士，在BBC的多档新闻热点节目中担任嘉宾主持人，并担任《冰的秘密生活》（The secret Life of Ice）和《每一次呼吸》（Every Breath We Take）等多部BBC科学纪录片的策划人和片中解说人。她还是剑桥大学和普林斯顿大学的客座教员，也是《自然》杂志和《新科学家》杂志的特邀编辑。她居住在伦敦。

加布里埃尔·沃克（Gabrielle Walker），是一位极富天才、多次获奖的科学作家，已经出版了四部科普作品。她是剑桥大学的化学博士，在BBC的多档新闻热点节目中担任嘉宾主持人，并担任《冰的秘密生活》（The secret Life of Ice）和《每一次呼吸》（Every Breath We Take）等多部BBC科学纪录片的策划人和片中解说人。她还是剑桥大学和普林斯顿大学的客座教员，也是《自然》杂志和《新科学家》杂志的特邀编辑。她居住在伦敦。

加布里埃尔·沃克（Gabrielle Walker），是一位极富天才、多次获奖的科学作家，已经出版了四部科普作品。她是剑桥大学的化学博士，在BBC的多档新闻热点节目中担任嘉宾主持人，并担任《冰的秘密生活》（The secret Life of Ice）和《每一次呼吸》（Every Breath We Take）等多部BBC科学纪录片的策划人和片中解说人。她还是剑桥大学和普林斯顿大学的客座教员，也是《自然》杂志和《新科学家》杂志的特邀编辑。她居住在伦敦。