In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons - for its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear programme, and controversial role in the Middle East - but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed exper...(展开全部)

Katouzian (Oxford) has written a history of Iran designed to appeal to both specialists and general readers. The author begins with the earliest times when history emerges from the myths and legends embodied in the Shahnama (the Iranian national legend), and concludes with the turmoil following the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of Iran in 2009. Approximate...(展开全部)

In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons - for its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear programme, and controversial role in the Middle East - but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed exper...(展开全部)

Katouzian (Oxford) has written a history of Iran designed to appeal to both specialists and general readers. The author begins with the earliest times when history emerges from the myths and legends embodied in the Shahnama (the Iranian national legend), and concludes with the turmoil following the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of Iran in 2009. Approximate...(展开全部)

Liberal democratic thought in the 20th century is composed of two strands: the classical, which emphasizes human excellence, and the modern, which emphasizes individual freedom and social equality. In these essays, Strauss examines the ambiguous relationship between these tendencies, seeking to illuminate the democratic discourse.

This book explores the very roots of liberty by examining the development of modern constitutionalism from its ancient and medieval origins. Derived from a series of lectures delivered by Charles Howard McIlwain at Cornell University in the 1938-39 academic year, these lectures provide a useful introduction to the development of modern constitutional forms. McIlwain explores w...(展开全部)

作者简介 G.W.考克斯，英国著名历史学家。主要研究世界古代史和中世纪史。在欧美学术界，他的影响力巨大，曾受牛津大学、剑桥大学、爱丁堡大学、柏林大学、巴黎大学、哥伦比亚大学、芝加哥大学、哈佛大学等二十余所世界名校邀请前往讲学，最后形成了传为美谈的“考克斯效应”，成为19世纪中后期欧美讲学热潮的重要现象。他的代表作品除了《希波战争》一书外，还有《十字军东征》。这两部大作分别代表了考克斯世界古代史研究与中世纪史研究的*高水平，广受好评。 译者简介 刘满芸，北京外国语大学（原北京外国语学院）毕业，北京语言大学比较文学与世界文学硕士，美国伯米吉州立大学访问学者。长治学院外语系教授、学术带头人。中国翻译协会会员，山西省高等院校外语教学与研究学会理事。主要研究方向为翻译学与比较文学。近年来主持山西省教育厅规划及教改课题四项，指导山西省大学生创新创业项目两项。出版...(展开全部)

作者简介 G.W.考克斯，英国著名历史学家。主要研究世界古代史和中世纪史。在欧美学术界，他的影响力巨大，曾受牛津大学、剑桥大学、爱丁堡大学、柏林大学、巴黎大学、哥伦比亚大学、芝加哥大学、哈佛大学等二十余所世界名校邀请前往讲学，最后形成了传为美谈的“考克斯效应”，成为19世纪中后期欧美讲学热潮的重要现象。他的代表作品除了《希波战争》一书外，还有《十字军东征》。这两部大作分别代表了考克斯世界古代史研究与中世纪史研究的*高水平，广受好评。 译者简介 刘满芸，北京外国语大学（原北京外国语学院）毕业，北京语言大学比较文学与世界文学硕士，美国伯米吉州立大学访问学者。长治学院外语系教授、学术带头人。中国翻译协会会员，山西省高等院校外语教学与研究学会理事。主要研究方向为翻译学与比较文学。近年来主持山西省教育厅规划及教改课题四项，指导山西省大学生创新创业项目两项。出版...(展开全部)

阿纳尔多·莫米利亚诺（Arnaldo Momigliano，1908—1987），20世纪最重要的古典文明和古代世界研究者之一。年仅28岁即成为都灵大学古代史教授，后因犹太人身份被迫流亡英国，先后任教于牛津大学、伦敦大学学院、芝加哥大学等多所高校。著作等身，其意大利语和英语论文后收入多卷本《古典学学术史研究论集》。 晏绍祥，首都师范大学历史学院教授，主要从事西方古典文明研究，代表作为《古典历史研究史》（两卷本）。 黄洋，复旦大学历史学系教授，教育部“长江学者奖励计划”特聘教授，主要研究领域为古希腊史。