This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while giving weight to the characteristics of each country. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" to connect leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is a tapestry from which...(展开全部)

No one has hitherto had the breadth of imagination and intellectual boldness to describe and analyse government throughout recorded history and throughout the world. This unique study of government is the culmination of the work of the late S. E. Finer, one of the leading political scientists of the twentieth century. Ranging over 5,000 years, from the Sumerian city state to th...(展开全部)

作者简介： 迈克尔•格兰特，（1914－2004），英国古典学家，被《泰晤士报》誉为是“能够同时拥有学术声誉和广泛读者的为数不多的几位古典历史学家之一”。他是一位多产的学者，一生编撰了超过50部的作品，内容涵盖了从罗马货币和维苏威火山的爆发到福音书和耶稣的诸多方面。主要著作包括The World of Rome，The Ancient Mediterranean、History of Rome，Greek and Roman Historians: Information and Misinformation、From Rome to Byzantium: The Fifth Century等。 译者简介： 王乃新,辽宁师范大学历史系教授，侧重于早期罗马史、罗马政治制度史和军事史的研究。主要著作和译著有《汉尼拔战争》、《外国史学名著评介（第一卷）》、...(展开全部)

For centuries humanity has engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation, aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In more than sixty years since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, more than 6,000 functioning satellites have been launched into Earth's orbit and beyond - some to the farthest reaches of the Solar System - and more than...(展开全部)

Humanity has been flying into orbit for almost 50 years, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. In the centuries before, people all over the world had engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In the period since, more than 6,000 satellites have been launched into Eart...(展开全部)

Humanity has been flying into orbit for almost 50 years, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. In the centuries before, people all over the world had engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In the period since, more than 6,000 satellites have been launched into Eart...(展开全部)

For centuries humanity has engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation, aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In more than sixty years since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, more than 6,000 functioning satellites have been launched into Earth's orbit and beyond - some to the farthest reaches of the Solar System - and more than...(展开全部)

A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the Year From “one of the most thoughtful ancient historians in Britain over more than half a century” (Mary Beard) comes a powerful look at how the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why their legacy still matters today. “This majestic book by Oswyn Murray has been long and eagerly awaited . . . and its quality and scope...(展开全部)

The Lost History of Liberalism challenges our most basic assumptions about a political creed that has become a rallying cry—and a term of derision—in today’s increasingly divided public square. Taking readers from ancient Rome to today, Helena Rosenblatt traces the evolution of the words “liberal” and “liberalism,” revealing the heated debates that have taken place over their m...(展开全部)

The Lost History of Liberalism challenges our most basic assumptions about a political creed that has become a rallying cry—and a term of derision—in today’s increasingly divided public square. Taking readers from ancient Rome to today, Helena Rosenblatt traces the evolution of the words “liberal” and “liberalism,” revealing the heated debates that have taken place over their m...(展开全部)