Product Description The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful – often wittily trenchant – criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should ha...(展开全部)

Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Belden and Joe "King" Oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand diff...(展开全部)

作者：泰德•乔亚（Ted Gioia，1957— ） 美国爵士钢琴家、音乐史学家、爵士乐资深评论家。《爵士音乐家百科全书》主编，斯坦福大学爵士乐研究项目的创始人之一。著有《如何听爵士》《爵士乐标准曲》《爵士乐史》等相关书籍十余种并屡获殊荣。 译者：李剑敏 1999年毕业于厦门大学新闻传播系国际新闻专业。历任中国国际广播电台、《中国新闻周刊》、《凤凰周刊》、美国《体育画报》中文版记者、编辑。现为出版人，业余从事翻译，翻译作品近百种。

The essential guide to recorded jazz, now in its ninth edition Firmly established as the world’s leading guide to jazz, this celebrated reference book is a mine of fascinating information and insightful—often wittily trenchant—criticism. For this completely revised edition, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist’s entry and updated the text to incorporate t...(展开全部)

Since its publication twenty years ago, J. M. Roberts's monumental History of the World has remained the "unrivaled World History of our day" (A. J. P. Taylor), selling more than a quarter of a million copies worldwide. Now in an equally masterful performance, Roberts displays his consummate skills of exposition in telling the tale of the European continent, from its Neolithic...(展开全部)

A very clear, reliable and readable history of economic thought from the ancient world to the present day. From Homer to Marx to John Stuart Mill, Backhouse shows how to keep your Keynsians from your post-Keynsians and New Keynsians. This is a core book.

Since its publication twenty years ago, J. M. Roberts's monumental History of the World has remained the "unrivaled World History of our day" (A. J. P. Taylor), selling more than a quarter of a million copies worldwide. Now in an equally masterful performance, Roberts displays his consummate skills of exposition in telling the tale of the European continent, from its Neolithic...(展开全部)

A very clear, reliable and readable history of economic thought from the ancient world to the present day. From Homer to Marx to John Stuart Mill, Backhouse shows how to keep your Keynsians from your post-Keynsians and New Keynsians. This is a core book.

J.M.罗伯茨（1928—2003），英国著名公众史学家，牛津大学历史学教授，著有数十部具有广泛影响力的历史学作品，并曾为BBC《西方的胜利》《人民的世纪》等多个深受欢迎的历史节目系列担任主创、解说或历史顾问。他因“在教育与历史领域的贡献”荣获大英帝国勋章，还曾获得意大利荣誉骑士勋章。他还是《企鹅欧洲史》和《企鹅20世纪世界史》的作者。 O.A.维斯塔德，生于挪威， 1998年起担任伦敦经济学院国际关系史教授。他已出版15部关于现当代国际关系史的著作，其中包括荣获班克罗夫特奖的《全球冷战史》和《决定性的相遇》。他还担任了《剑桥冷战史》的联合主编，以及《冷战史》期刊的编辑。他的最新著作为《不安的帝国：1750年以来的中国与世界》。

J.M.罗伯茨（1928—2003），英国著名公众史学家，牛津大学历史学教授，著有数十部具有广泛影响力的历史学作品，并曾为BBC《西方的胜利》《人民的世纪》等多个深受欢迎的历史节目系列担任主创、解说或历史顾问。他因“在教育与历史领域的贡献”荣获大英帝国勋章，还曾获得意大利荣誉骑士勋章。他还是《企鹅欧洲史》和《企鹅20世纪世界史》的作者。 O.A.维斯塔德，生于挪威， 1998年起担任伦敦经济学院国际关系史教授。他已出版15部关于现当代国际关系史的著作，其中包括荣获班克罗夫特奖的《全球冷战史》和《决定性的相遇》。他还担任了《剑桥冷战史》的联合主编，以及《冷战史》期刊的编辑。他的最新著作为《不安的帝国：1750年以来的中国与世界》。