埃德蒙德·西尔斯·摩根（1916-2013），美国著名历史学家，主要研究美国早期历史。生前是耶鲁大学教授，在耶鲁执教31年，一生从事美国殖民史及相关英国史的研究。 摩根一生著述颇丰，获奖无数，包括美国历史学家协会颁发的历史写作终身成就奖巴顿奖，普利策终身成就奖，以及美国艺术与文学学院颁发的终身成就金奖。主要著作有《可见圣徒：一个清教观念的历史》、《罗杰·威廉斯：国家与教会》、《逃离英格兰：约翰·温思罗普传》、《美国奴隶，美国自由》等。 译者，张瑞华，南京师范大学外国语学院教授，主要从事美国文明与英美文学研究。出版专著《清教与美国——美国精神的寻根之旅》、《菲利普·拉夫》（纽约知识分子论丛）、《美国通史》，参与编写《美国文明读本》等，发表学术论文二十余篇。

埃德蒙德·西尔斯·摩根（1916-2013），美国著名历史学家，主要研究美国早期历史。生前是耶鲁大学教授，在耶鲁执教31年，一生从事美国殖民史及相关英国史的研究。 摩根一生著述颇丰，获奖无数，包括美国历史学家协会颁发的历史写作终身成就奖巴顿奖，普利策终身成就奖，以及美国艺术与文学学院颁发的终身成就金奖。主要著作有《可见圣徒：一个清教观念的历史》、《罗杰·威廉斯：国家与教会》、《逃离英格兰：约翰·温思罗普传》、《美国奴隶，美国自由》等。 译者，张瑞华，南京师范大学外国语学院教授，主要从事美国文明与英美文学研究。出版专著《清教与美国——美国精神的寻根之旅》、《菲利普·拉夫》（纽约知识分子论丛）、《美国通史》，参与编写《美国文明读本》等，发表学术论文二十余篇。

Caught between the ideals of God,s Law and the practical needs of the people, John Winthrop walked a line few could tread. In every aspect of our society today we see the workings of the tension between individual freedom and the demands of authority. Here is the story of the people that brought this idea to our shores: the Puritans. Edmund Morgan relates the hardships and tr...(展开全部)

萨克凡·伯克维奇（1933—2014） 出生于加拿大，一生大部分时间都在美国教学与写作。曾为美国人文科学院院士，“美国学”研究协会主席，八卷本《剑桥美国文学史》主编。1983—2000年为哈佛大学查尔斯·H.卡斯威尔英美文学与语言教授，2000年到去世为哈佛大学鲍威尔·M.卡伯特美国文学教授。去哈佛前曾在加州大学圣迭戈分校、布兰代斯大学、哥伦比亚大学任教。

These thirteen essays explore a crucial historical question that has been notoriously hard to pin down: To what extent, and by what means, does a society's technology determine its political, social, economic, and cultural forms?Karl Marx launched the modern debate on determinism with his provocative remark that "the hand-mill gives you society with the feudal lord; the steam-m...(展开全部)

"Perhaps the most penetrating examination yet published of 'the sources of our obsessive concern with the meaning of America.'"--Jack P. Greene, "History" "The most valuable achievement in colonial American literature since the best work of Perry Miller."--David Levin, "William and Mary Quarterly" "A brave and brilliant book...that is the most significant and far-reaching con...(展开全部)

When Professor Isidore Cantor reveals his latest breakthrough in cancer research, the scientific community is galvanized. Cantor's most promising research fellow, Dr. Jeremiah Stafford, has only to conduct the experiment that will prove the brilliant hypothesis and win cantor the Nobel Prize. But how far will the young assistant go to guarantee the results?

From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, a passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of #MeToo, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. In this unflinching, deeply personal book that expands on her instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do with...(展开全部)

From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, a passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of #MeToo, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. In this unflinching, deeply personal book that expands on her instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do with...(展开全部)

In the past few years, a number of well-known firms have failed; think of Blockbuster, Kodak, or RadioShack. When we read about their demise, it often seems inevitable — a natural part of “creative destruction.” But closer examination reveals a disturbing truth: Companies large and small are shuttering more quickly than ever. What does it take to buck this trend? The simple ans...(展开全部)