"[ The Little Ice Age ] could do for the historical study of climate what Michel Foucault's classic Madness and Civilization did for the historical study of mental illness: make it a respectable subject for scholarly inquiry." -- Scientific American . The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how...(展开全部)

"[ The Little Ice Age ] could do for the historical study of climate what Michel Foucault's classic Madness and Civilization did for the historical study of mental illness: make it a respectable subject for scholarly inquiry." -- Scientific American . The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how...(展开全部)

John and Mary Gribbin tell the remarkable story of how we came to understand the phenomenon of Ice Ages. They focus on the key personalities obsessed with the quest for answers to tantalizing questions.How frequently do Ice Ages occur? How do astronomical rhythms affect the Earth's climate? Have there always been two polar ice caps? What does the future have in store?With start...(展开全部)

John and Mary Gribbin tell the remarkable story of how we came to understand the phenomenon of Ice Ages. They focus on the key personalities obsessed with the quest for answers to tantalizing questions.How frequently do Ice Ages occur? How do astronomical rhythms affect the Earth's climate? Have there always been two polar ice caps? What does the future have in store?With start...(展开全部)

For the past decade, historian Dipesh Chakrabarty has been one of the most influential scholars addressing the meaning of climate change. Climate change, he argues, upends long-standing ideas of history, modernity, and globalization. The burden of The Climate of History in a Planetary Age is to grapple with what this means and to confront humanities scholars with ideas they hav...(展开全部)

For the past decade, historian Dipesh Chakrabarty has been one of the most influential scholars addressing the meaning of climate change. Climate change, he argues, upends long-standing ideas of history, modernity, and globalization. The burden of The Climate of History in a Planetary Age is to grapple with what this means and to confront humanities scholars with ideas they hav...(展开全部)

作者简介： 彼得·L.斯托克(Peter L.Storck)， 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校人类学博士，专业为环境考古学。皇家安大略博物馆人类学系荣休高级馆长。著有《重返冰河时代》《费希尔遗址》等。 译者简介： 陈虹，浙江大学文物与博物馆学系教授博士生导师，加拿大皇家安大略博物馆访问学者，主要研究方向为旧石器考古、考古痕迹学研究（玉石器），出版专著《鉴微寻踪：旧石器时代石英岩石制品的微痕与功能研究》《微研大义：石器微痕研究与思考》等。 刘吉颖，先后在浙江大学获得考古学学士、硕士和博士学位，2022年10月加入北京师范大学历史学院从事博士后工作，研究方向为旧石器考古、近东考古和科技考古（微痕分析）。 陈冉，先后获得浙江大学学士、美国斯坦福大学硕士学位，目前为美国亚利桑那大学人类学系博士生。主要研究方向为石制品分析、微痕分析、微植物残留物分析。

作者简介： 彼得·L.斯托克(Peter L.Storck)， 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校人类学博士，专业为环境考古学。皇家安大略博物馆人类学系荣休高级馆长。著有《重返冰河时代》《费希尔遗址》等。 译者简介： 陈虹，浙江大学文物与博物馆学系教授博士生导师，加拿大皇家安大略博物馆访问学者，主要研究方向为旧石器考古、考古痕迹学研究（玉石器），出版专著《鉴微寻踪：旧石器时代石英岩石制品的微痕与功能研究》《微研大义：石器微痕研究与思考》等。 刘吉颖，先后在浙江大学获得考古学学士、硕士和博士学位，2022年10月加入北京师范大学历史学院从事博士后工作，研究方向为旧石器考古、近东考古和科技考古（微痕分析）。 陈冉，先后获得浙江大学学士、美国斯坦福大学硕士学位，目前为美国亚利桑那大学人类学系博士生。主要研究方向为石制品分析、微痕分析、微植物残留物分析。

In 1644, after close to three centuries of relative stability and prosperity, the Ming dynasty collapsed. Many historians attribute its demise to the Manchu invasion of China, but the truth is far more profound. The Price of Collapse provides an entirely new approach to the economic and social history of China, exploring how global climate crisis spelled the end of Ming rule. T...(展开全部)

In 1644, after close to three centuries of relative stability and prosperity, the Ming dynasty collapsed. Many historians attribute its demise to the Manchu invasion of China, but the truth is far more profound. The Price of Collapse provides an entirely new approach to the economic and social history of China, exploring how global climate crisis spelled the end of Ming rule. T...(展开全部)