William of Moerbeke was a prolific medieval translator of Aristotle and other ancient philosophical and scientific authors from Greek into Latin, and he played a decisive role in the acceptance of Aristotelian philosophy in the Latin world. He is often criticized for an allegedly deficient translation method. However, this book argues that his approach was a deliberate attempt ...(展开全部)

Communist parties came to power in a variety of ways, usually by force, often with the acquiescence of people who hoped for a better future. Then came the imposition of Stalinism. The book examines this, and subsequent crises in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia.

【作者介绍】 大卫·I.科泽（David I. Kertzer），美国艺术与科学学院院士，布朗大学社会科学小保罗·杜比（Paul Dupee, Jr.）校级教授、人类学系教授和意大利研究系教授，《现代意大利研究》合作创刊人及主编之一。曾任布朗大学教务长，美国社会科学史协会主席和美国欧洲人类学学会主席。主要研究领域为意大利政治历史、梵蒂冈研究、天主教会和犹太人。科泽曾两次凭借年度最佳意大利历史著作获美国历史学会意大利历史研究会马拉罗奖（Marraro Prize）。其所著《埃德加多·摩尔塔拉的绑架》入围1997年美国国家图书奖决选，并已被改编成电影；《反犹教宗》入围马克·林顿历史奖（Mark Lynton History Prize）决选。 【译者介绍】 陶泽慧，毕业于厦门大学英文系，现为译林出版社图书编辑，业余从事文学、历史翻译，另译有《奇想之年》《...(展开全部)

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relations with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. This groundbreaking work, based on seven years of research in the Vatican and Fascist archives, including reports from Mussolini’s spies inside the highest levels of the Church, will forever change our under...(展开全部)

【作者介绍】 大卫·I.科泽（David I. Kertzer），美国艺术与科学学院院士，布朗大学社会科学小保罗·杜比（Paul Dupee, Jr.）校级教授、人类学系教授和意大利研究系教授，《现代意大利研究》合作创刊人及主编之一。曾任布朗大学教务长，美国社会科学史协会主席和美国欧洲人类学学会主席。主要研究领域为意大利政治历史、梵蒂冈研究、天主教会和犹太人。科泽曾两次凭借年度最佳意大利历史著作获美国历史学会意大利历史研究会马拉罗奖（Marraro Prize）。其所著《埃德加多·摩尔塔拉的绑架》入围1997年美国国家图书奖决选，并已被改编成电影；《反犹教宗》入围马克·林顿历史奖（Mark Lynton History Prize）决选。 【译者介绍】 陶泽慧，毕业于厦门大学英文系，现为译林出版社图书编辑，业余从事文学、历史翻译，另译有《奇想之年》《...(展开全部)

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relations with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. This groundbreaking work, based on seven years of research in the Vatican and Fascist archives, including reports from Mussolini’s spies inside the highest levels of the Church, will forever change our under...(展开全部)

It is commonly assumed that the creation story of Genesis and its chronology were the only narratives openly available in medieval and early modern Europe and that the discovery of geological time in the eighteenth century came as a momentous breakthrough that shook the faith in the historical accuracy of the Bible. Historians of science, mainstream geologists, and Young Earth ...(展开全部)