Holland was once a superpower upon whose empire the sun never set. Today it is on the leading edge of social change. This history of Holland, from its earliest beginnings to the present day, provides the most up-to-date survey of modern Dutch history, including the current Dutch approach to a number of social issues, such as the welfare state, the environment, socialized medici...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 乔治·埃德蒙森 英国国教的牧师和牛津大学的学术历史学家，荷兰历史学会荣誉会员，牛津大学福特英国历史讲师。主要出版物有《剑桥现代史》第三卷《荷兰起义》《沉默的威廉》等。

【作者简介】 乔治·埃德蒙森 英国国教的牧师和牛津大学的学术历史学家，荷兰历史学会荣誉会员，牛津大学福特英国历史讲师。主要出版物有《剑桥现代史》第三卷《荷兰起义》《沉默的威廉》等。

This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity, and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context. Shearer West unc...(展开全部)

McCarthy's most celebrated novel portrays the experiences of eight young women from Vassar College, Class of '33. As the story opens, they meet in New York City for the wedding of Kay, one of "the group." The author then describes the lives, loves, and aspirations of these women until they reconvene seven years later in the same city for Kay's funeral. "Juicy, shocking, witty, ...(展开全部)

丹尼尔·伊斯图林：出生于俄罗斯，其祖父为前苏联克格勃上校，父亲为一名持不同政见者，后被判刑入狱。伊斯图林于1980年被前苏联驱逐出境，流落加拿大，后居住在西班牙。持续跟踪研究彼德伯格俱乐部（Bilderberg Group）长达15年，因本书成为享誉全球的非小说类畅销书作家。

Delving into a world once shrouded in complete mystery and impenetrable security, this investigative report provides a fascinating account of the annual meetings of the world's most powerful people--the Bilderberg Group. Since its inception in 1954 at the Bilderberg Hotel in the small Dutch town of Oosterbeek, the Bilderberg Group has been comprised of European prime ministers,...(展开全部)

Creativity has long been thought to be an individual gift, best pursued alone; schools, organizations, and whole industries are built on this idea. But what if the most common beliefs about how creativity works are wrong? Group Genius tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity, revealing that creativity is always collaborative--even when you're alone. Sha...(展开全部)