2021 Cundill History Prize Finalist “Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. A remarkable book.” ―Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads The Mongols are widely known for one thing: conquest. In the first comprehensive history of the Hor...(展开全部)

2021 Cundill History Prize Finalist “Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. A remarkable book.” ―Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads The Mongols are widely known for one thing: conquest. In the first comprehensive history of the Hor...(展开全部)

艾伦•麦克法兰（Alan Macfarlane, 1941— ） 英国历史学家、人类学家，剑桥大学国王学院终身院士，英国皇家历史学会院士，皇家人类学会院士，英国科学院欧洲科学院院士。他1941年出生于印度，在英国受教育，先后在牛津大学、伦敦政治经济学院（LSE）和伦敦大学东方和非洲研究学院（SOAS）学习历史和人类学，获博士学位。麦克法兰在喜马拉雅山区(尼泊尔和阿萨姆)有30年田野经验。他还是著名电视节目制作人，在著名的“第四频道”、“世界起飞的那一天”系列节目担任专家顾问。 麦克法兰关注现代世界诸起源及特性之比较研究，研究对象覆盖西欧、喜马拉雅地区和日本等三大文化区域。著有关于英国、尼泊尔、日本及中国人类学及历史研究专著20余部，被翻译成法文、德文、西班牙文、日文、韩文、中文等多种文字在数十个国家出版。包括《英国个人主义的起源》《玻璃的世界》《给莉...(展开全部)

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

The revised second edition of this highly praised introduction to the Mongol Empire takes account of recent scholarship in the field. Provides an overview of the government, religion, and politics of the Mongolian Empire Considers the effects of Mongol military campaigns on other countries and peoples in China, Russia, Persia and Europe Assesses the astonishing military c...(展开全部)

"Wonderful stories and in-depth information you will normally never find in books about trees." — Piet Oudolf, Landscape Designer and creator of the planting design for New York's High Line "Entwining fascinating facts about 100 trees with inspiring stories of their importance to ancient civilizations, trade, religious and pagan beliefs, wellbeing and medicinal uses over the ag...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 基思·罗威（Keith Lowe），全职作家和历史学家，被公认为二战史权威。其作品《火焰地狱：1943年汉堡灭顶之灾》《野蛮大陆》被翻译成20种语言，后者曾荣获赫塞尔-蒂尔特曼历史奖（Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History，2013）和意大利凯拉斯科历史奖（Cherasco History Prize，2015）。他是全世界许多杂志和报纸的撰稿人，经常在英国和美国的电视广播上发表意见。他与家人目前生活在北伦敦。 【译者简介】 朱邦芊，毕业于中国农业大学和多伦多大学，曾主持国家级翻译数据库建设与数据管理。已出版多部中英文译著，中文译著有《性、谋杀及生命的意义》《移动风暴》《最后的十字军东征》等，英文译著《宋辽西夏金社会生活史》（A Social History of Medieval China）已由英国剑桥大...(展开全部)

Bestselling historian Keith Lowe's The Fear and the Freedom looks at the astonishing innovations that sprang from WWII and how they changed the world. The Fear and the Freedom is Keith Lowe's follow-up to Savage Continent. While that book painted a picture of Europe in all its horror as WWII was ending, The Fear and the Freedom looks at all that has happened since, focusing on ...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 基思·罗威（Keith Lowe），全职作家和历史学家，被公认为二战史权威。其作品《火焰地狱：1943年汉堡灭顶之灾》《野蛮大陆》被翻译成20种语言，后者曾荣获赫塞尔-蒂尔特曼历史奖（Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History，2013）和意大利凯拉斯科历史奖（Cherasco History Prize，2015）。他是全世界许多杂志和报纸的撰稿人，经常在英国和美国的电视广播上发表意见。他与家人目前生活在北伦敦。 【译者简介】 朱邦芊，毕业于中国农业大学和多伦多大学，曾主持国家级翻译数据库建设与数据管理。已出版多部中英文译著，中文译著有《性、谋杀及生命的意义》《移动风暴》《最后的十字军东征》等，英文译著《宋辽西夏金社会生活史》（A Social History of Medieval China）已由英国剑桥大...(展开全部)

Bestselling author Amir Aczel's fascinating story of the invention that liberated long-distance voyaging and changed the world forever. The story of the compass is shrouded in myth but has its roots in ancient China around 2,000 years ago where a mysterious lodestone, whose power affected metal, was used in the art of feng shui. It may have taken 1,200 years for the 'compass' t...(展开全部)