WINNER OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY GRAND PRIX A tribute to George Orwell's 1984 and a cry of protest against totalitarianism of all kinds, Sansal's 2084 tells the story of a near future in which Islamic fundamentalists have established an oppressive caliphate where autonomus thought is forbidden. It is the year 2084. In the kingdom of Abistan—named after the prophet Abi, earthly mess...(展开全部)

Deep within the remote backlands of nineteenth-century Brazil lies Canudos, home to all the damned of the earth: prostitutes, bandits, beggars, and every kind of outcast. It is a place where history and civilization have been wiped away. There is no money, no taxation, no marriage, no census. Canudos is a cauldron for the revolutionary spirit in its purest form, a state with al...(展开全部)

Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than two miles in either direction along a rutted dirt road. One afternoon, as Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. Leonard is the largest man Wen has ever seen but he is yo...(展开全部)

Currently unavailable for delivery to your region due to high demand. We are working to resume delivery as soon as possible. Pablo Picasso had already accepted a commission in 1937 to create a work for the Spanish Republican Pavilion at the Paris World Fair when news arrived of the assault by the German Condor Legion on the undefended Basque town of Guernica, in which hundreds ...(展开全部)

作者简介： A-M.威特基，德国图宾根大学古典考古学系博士。 E.奥尔斯豪森，德国斯图加特大学历史系教授。 R.希德拉克，制图专家，任职于德国图宾根大学地理学系。 译者简介： 葛会鹏，复旦大学历史学博士，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所讲师、历史文化学院博士后，主要研究 方向为古代埃及史。 古原驰，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所罗马史博士。 史湘洁，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所希腊史博士。 王聪，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所古典文献学硕士。

The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. While several of these are well known, for all those that have been recorded, many have been unjustly forgotten. Our history is overflowing with different cultures that have all evolved over time, sometimes dissolving or reforming, though ultimately shaping the way we con...(展开全部)

作者简介： A-M.威特基，德国图宾根大学古典考古学系博士。 E.奥尔斯豪森，德国斯图加特大学历史系教授。 R.希德拉克，制图专家，任职于德国图宾根大学地理学系。 译者简介： 葛会鹏，复旦大学历史学博士，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所讲师、历史文化学院博士后，主要研究 方向为古代埃及史。 古原驰，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所罗马史博士。 史湘洁，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所希腊史博士。 王聪，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所古典文献学硕士。

The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. While several of these are well known, for all those that have been recorded, many have been unjustly forgotten. Our history is overflowing with different cultures that have all evolved over time, sometimes dissolving or reforming, though ultimately shaping the way we con...(展开全部)