"A witty, engaging narrative style....[Robb's] approach is particularly engrossing."— New York Times Book Review , front-page review. A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incogn...(展开全部)

A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways and newspapers, France was a land of ancient tribal divisions, prehistoric communication networks, and pre-Chris...(展开全部)

Illuminating, engrossing and full of surprises, "The Discovery of France" is a literary exploration of a country few will recognize; from maps and migration to magic, language and landscape, it's a book that reveals the 'real' past of France to tell the whole story - and history - of this remarkable nation. 'With gloriously apposite facts and an abundance of quirky anecdotes an...(展开全部)

Review "It is the best written survey history of philosophy textbook I have found (and I have looked at many of them). . . . I know I sound like a Lawhead fan club, but I really like these textbooks, and they have helped me in the teaching of these courses." "This book is an excellent survey of the history of western philosophy--ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary--thro...(展开全部)

Review "It is the best written survey history of philosophy textbook I have found (and I have looked at many of them). . . . I know I sound like a Lawhead fan club, but I really like these textbooks, and they have helped me in the teaching of these courses." "This book is an excellent survey of the history of western philosophy--ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary--thro...(展开全部)

诺曼•庞兹（N. J. G. POUNDS，1912—2006），英国地理学家和历史学家，曾执教于剑桥大学，后移居美国。庞兹著有三十余种著作，涉及自古及今的欧洲历史地理，其中代表作品有《欧洲历史地理》《英国堂区史》等。 王大学，历史地理学博士，复旦大学历史地理研究中心副研究员，主要从事历史地理学、环境史与历史地理信息系统（HGIS）研究，主要著作有《明清“江南海塘”的建设与环境》。曾获得2009年上海市优秀博士论文奖、2011年第四届谭其骧禹贡历史地理学奖。 秦瑞芳，世界史硕士，主攻中世纪民族史，复旦大学图书馆馆员。 屈伯文，同济大学博士，现于深圳大学理论经济学博士后科研流动站从事研究工作，主要研究方向为近代早期西方军事史。译有《西方文明的统一》《跟着圣经去考古》等著作

The central theme of this book is the changing spatial pattern of human activities during the last 2,500 years of Europe's history. Professor Pounds argues that three factors have determined the locations of human activities: the environment, the attitudes and forms of social organization of the many different peoples of Europe and lastly, the levels of technology. Within the b...(展开全部)

侯仁之（1911—2013），北京大学教授，中国科学院院士，历史地理学家。侯仁之是中国现代历史地理学的奠基者、开拓者和学术泰斗，在理论和实践两方面为中国历史地理学的发展做出了重大贡献。他在北京城的起源、发展以及历代水源的开辟方面所作的系统、科学的阐述，为北京的城市发展规划提供了重要参考。

侯仁之（1911—2013），北京大学教授，中国科学院院士，历史地理学家。侯仁之是中国现代历史地理学的奠基者、开拓者和学术泰斗，在理论和实践两方面为中国历史地理学的发展做出了重大贡献。他在北京城的起源、发展以及历代水源的开辟方面所作的系统、科学的阐述，为北京的城市发展规划提供了重要参考。

诺曼•庞兹（N. J. G. POUNDS，1912—2006），英国地理学家和历史学家，曾执教于剑桥大学，后移居美国。庞兹著有三十余种著作，涉及自古及今的欧洲历史地理，其中代表作品有《欧洲历史地理》《英国堂区史》等。 王大学，历史地理学博士，复旦大学历史地理研究中心副研究员，主要从事历史地理学、环境史与历史地理信息系统（HGIS）研究，主要著作有《明清“江南海塘”的建设与环境》。曾获得2009年上海市优秀博士论文奖、2011年第四届谭其骧禹贡历史地理学奖。 秦瑞芳，世界史硕士，主攻中世纪民族史，复旦大学图书馆馆员。 屈伯文，同济大学博士，现于深圳大学理论经济学博士后科研流动站从事研究工作，主要研究方向为近代早期西方军事史。译有《西方文明的统一》《跟着圣经去考古》等著作