To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history....Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of-a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate co...(展开全部)

Late one night, exploring ther father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hiden in the depths of history. Comme...(展开全部)

In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Published here for the first time, these conversations are an accessible and engaging introduction to the work of these two great thinkers, who discuss their work and explore the similarities and difference...(展开全部)

In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Published here for the first time, these conversations are an accessible and engaging introduction to the work of these two great thinkers, who discuss their work and explore the similarities and difference...(展开全部)

Josephus, author of the "Jewish War" and the "Jewish Antiquities", belongs equally to Jewish and to Greco-Roman history. A well-to-do priest and Pharisee at Jerusalem, he was a contemporary and chronicler of the great changes which took place in the Roman Empire in the first century AD and a controversial general in the great Jewish revolt of 66-73 against Rome. Tessa Rajak, an...(展开全部)

This book is the first English language study of Qian Qianyi (1582-1664) - a poet and literary critic during the Ming-Qing dynastic transition. Although Qian's works constitute some of the greatest achievements in pre-modern Chinese lyric poetry, they have been largely understudied and are poorly understood. Qian was reputed for his own aesthetic that changed the character of l...(展开全部)

Josephus, author of the "Jewish War" and the "Jewish Antiquities", belongs equally to Jewish and to Greco-Roman history. A well-to-do priest and Pharisee at Jerusalem, he was a contemporary and chronicler of the great changes which took place in the Roman Empire in the first century AD and a controversial general in the great Jewish revolt of 66-73 against Rome. Tessa Rajak, an...(展开全部)

Reyner Banham (1922-88) was one of the most influential writers on architecture, design, and popular culture from the mid-1950s to the late 1980s. Trained in mechanical engineering and art history, he was convinced that technology was making society not only more exciting but more democratic. His combination of academic rigor and pop culture sensibility put him in opposition to...(展开全部)

Reyner Banham (1922-88) was one of the most influential writers on architecture, design, and popular culture from the mid-1950s to the late 1980s. Trained in mechanical engineering and art history, he was convinced that technology was making society not only more exciting but more democratic. His combination of academic rigor and pop culture sensibility put him in opposition to...(展开全部)

「在地景景觀的背後，在工具器械的背後，在看來最形式化的文件與制度背後，就是人本身。歷史研究想掌握的，也就是這些人。」1929年，由於不滿當時法國史學界劃地為限、自足於史料與制度史煩瑣考證的風氣，布洛克奮然與費夫爾豎起《年鑑》的大旗，力倡回到以人為中心的歷史研究。時至今日，“年鑑史學”已蔚為當今史學巨流，透過本書，可以清楚看出這位奠基者當年為他們所揭櫫的綱領。 歷史有什麼用？歷史要如何研究，或者說，要如何來讀歷史？在本書中，布洛克再三強調，愈是能了解生活於歷史上與現在社會的人（複數的人），“傳統”與“現代”之間的壁壘就愈不如我們所想像的那麼分明。從現實生活體驗歷史，由歷史研究返照現實與生命，這是布洛克一生的理想，他自己的確也已實踐。 「簡言之，在歷史研究裡，一如在其他地方，原因是不能事先設定的，我們得去尋找……。《史家的技藝》一書擱筆於此，這句話也如實...(展开全部)