19世纪80年代到20 世纪20 年代，美国出现了许多社会、政治和经济的改革实践。这个时期被称为“进步时代”。进步时代是美国历史上最具重要意义的时期之一。当时，美国社会正经历从农业社会向工业社会的急剧变革，美国经济迅速发展，但也产生了大量的经济社会问题。传统历史学家认为，反垄断、环境保护、禁酒、妇女参政权、儿童保护、产品质量控制成为当时进步主义改革者的重要选择。 有别于传统的历史学家，罗斯巴德在本书中并非向读者详细描述进步时代。相反，他以大量史料为基础，对这个时代进行了革命性诠释，深入分析了当时政策选择背后的原因、推动群体。在罗斯巴德看来，进步主义带来了有组织种族主义的胜利，南部黑人被剥夺选举权，移民终止，联邦政府推动建设的大政府、大企业和大工会三方联盟，对军人形象和征兵的大肆赞美，以及美国的海外扩张。简而言之，进步时代启动了美国现代政治经济体系的形...(展开全部)

林恩·亨特是美国加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校杰出的研究型教授，曾任美国历史学会主席。她著作等身，包括《人权的发明》《历史的真相》等。目前她定居于洛杉矶。

Shortlisted for the National Books Critics Circle Award: "The book is a gift, as fascinating as it is important."—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during th...(展开全部)

Whether it's a faulty memory, a tendency to multitask, or difficulty managing our time, every one of us has limitations conspiring to keep us from being organized. But, as organizational guru and former Google CIO Douglas C. Merrill points out, it isn't our fault. Our brains simply aren't designed to deal with the pressures and competing demands on our attention in today's fast...(展开全部)

Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today’s global world and how it should be written. George Orwell wrote that “history is written by the winners.” Even if that seems a bit too cut-and-dried, we can say that history is always written from a viewpoint but that viewpoints change, sometimes radically. The history of workers, women, and minorities challenge...(展开全部)

Shortlisted for the National Books Critics Circle Award: "The book is a gift, as fascinating as it is important."—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during th...(展开全部)

The twentieth century has been a century of nationalism in China, beginning with the nationalist revolution of 1911. Drawing on the explosion of writings about nationalism in the Chinese speaking world, this new book highlights the main themes of the Chinese nationalist tradition and shows how they are central to the discourse of Chinese politics and foreign policy today. The s...(展开全部)

Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today’s global world and how it should be written. George Orwell wrote that “history is written by the winners.” Even if that seems a bit too cut-and-dried, we can say that history is always written from a viewpoint but that viewpoints change, sometimes radically. The history of workers, women, and minorities challenge...(展开全部)

From Cixin Liu, the New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author of The Three Body Problem, comes a new science fiction masterpiece. In those days, Earth was a planet in space. In those days, Beijing was a city on Earth. On this night, history as known to humanity came to an end. Eight light years away, a star has died, creating a supernova event that showers Earth ...(展开全部)

From Cixin Liu, the New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author of The Three Body Problem, comes a new science fiction masterpiece. In those days, Earth was a planet in space. In those days, Beijing was a city on Earth. On this night, history as known to humanity came to an end. Eight light years away, a star has died, creating a supernova event that showers Earth ...(展开全部)