"One of the leading big-picture thinkers of our day" ( Utne Reader ) delivers his boldest work in this erudite, tough-minded, and far-reaching manifesto. Never has the world seemed so completely united-in the form of communication, commerce, and culture-and so savagely torn apart-in the form of war, financial meltdown, global warming, and even the migration of diseases. ...(展开全部)

In this sweeping new interpretation of the history of civilization, bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin looks at the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development-and is likely to determine our fate as a species. Today we face unparalleled challenges in an energy-intensive and interconnected world that will demand an unprecedented level of mutual un...(展开全部)

In this sweeping new interpretation of the history of civilization, bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin looks at the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development-and is likely to determine our fate as a species. Today we face unparalleled challenges in an energy-intensive and interconnected world that will demand an unprecedented level of mutual un...(展开全部)

This dynamic collection presents a new way of writing national and global histories while developing our understanding of France in the world through short, provocative essays that range from prehistoric frescoes to Coco Chanel to the terrorist attacks of 2015.

“Enlightening, compassionate, superb” —John Le Carré A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revol...(展开全部)

A visionary life and times of Joseph Conrad, and of our global world, from one of the best historians writing today. ‘Enlightening, compassionate, superb’ John le Carré ‘The Dawn Watch will win prizes. If it doesn’t, there is something wrong with the prizes’ Guardian Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, the promise and peril of a technol...(展开全部)

A visionary life and times of Joseph Conrad, and of our global world, from one of the best historians writing today. ‘Enlightening, compassionate, superb’ John le Carré ‘The Dawn Watch will win prizes. If it doesn’t, there is something wrong with the prizes’ Guardian Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, the promise and peril of a technol...(展开全部)

“Enlightening, compassionate, superb” —John Le Carré A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 A visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing today Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, and a communications revol...(展开全部)

丹尼斯·谢尔曼是纽约城市大学约翰·杰伊刑事司法学院(John Jay College of Criminal Justice，the City University of New York)的历史学教授。他在加州大学伯克利分校获得了文学学士学位(1962年)和法学博士学位(1965年)，并在密歇根大学获得了哲学博士(1970年)。他是巴黎大学的访问学者(1978—1979年，1985年)。他曾获得福特基金会学术奖(Ford Foundation Prize Fellowship，1968—1969年，1969—1970年)，获得经济史研究中心学术奖(Council for Research on Economic History，1971—1972年)，获得国家人文科学基金会奖(National Endowment for the Humanitie...(展开全部)

卡洛·M.奇波拉（Carlo M. Cipolla，1922-2000）,意大利著名经济史学家，加州大学伯克利分校经济史学教授，美国艺术与科学院、美国哲学学会、意大利猞猁之眼国家科学院、英国皇家历史学会、欧洲科学院成员。主编《欧洲经济史》，著有《工业革命前的欧洲社会与经济》《人类愚蠢基本定律》《地中海世界的货币、价格与文明》等。 译者： 宁凡，天津师范大学历史学博士，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所助理研究员，《世界历史》编辑，译有《三十年战争史》。