"The Venture of Islam" has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study, illustrated with charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twentieth century. This work grew out of the famous course on Islamic c...(展开全部)

In this magisterial study, complemented by detailed charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twelfth century. "This is a nonpareil work, not only because of its command of its subject but also because it demonstrates how, ideally, history should be written."--"The New...(展开全部)

"The Venture of Islam" has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study, illustrated with charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twentieth century. This work grew out of the famous course on Islamic c...(展开全部)

Among the magnificent gems and jewels left behind by the great Islamic empires, emeralds stand out for their size and prominence. For the Mughals, Ottomans, and Safavids green was - as it remains for all Muslims - the colour of Paradise, reserved for the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. Tapping a wide range of sources, Kris Lane traces the complex web of global trading net...(展开全部)

Among the magnificent gems and jewels left behind by the great Islamic empires, emeralds stand out for their size and prominence. For the Mughals, Ottomans, and Safavids green was - as it remains for all Muslims - the colour of Paradise, reserved for the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. Tapping a wide range of sources, Kris Lane traces the complex web of global trading net...(展开全部)

作者萨缪尔•E•芬纳，英国著名政治学家、历史学家。毕业于牛津大学，曾执教于贝利奥尔学院，后任基尔大学政治学教授，1966年开始任曼彻斯特大学政治学系主任，1974年回到牛津大学并任格拉斯顿讲座教授。芬纳还曾任英国政治学会主席和国际政治科学协会副主席（1965－1969）。芬纳一生博学多产、著作等身，代表作有《马背上的人：军事力量在政治中的作用》（1962）、《比较政府：政治学研究导论》（1974）和三卷本《统治史》。 译者王震，上海社会科学院世界中国学所副研究员、法学博士，兼任西亚北非研究中心秘书长，主要研究领域为国际政治、世界历史等。2005-2006年曾赴以色列特拉维夫大学访学，多次参与国家社科基金、教育部等委托的重大科研项目，目前独立主持国家社科基金和上海市社科规划办委托项目，研究成果曾获“第九届上海市决策咨询研究成果一等奖”。已在《社会科学》...(展开全部)

作者萨缪尔•E•芬纳，英国著名政治学家、历史学家。毕业于牛津大学，曾执教于贝利奥尔学院，后任基尔大学政治学教授，1966年开始任曼彻斯特大学政治学系主任，1974年回到牛津大学并任格拉斯顿讲座教授。芬纳还曾任英国政治学会主席和国际政治科学协会副主席（1965－1969）。芬纳一生博学多产、著作等身，代表作有《马背上的人：军事力量在政治中的作用》（1962）、《比较政府：政治学研究导论》（1974）和三卷本《统治史》。 译者王震，上海社会科学院世界中国学所副研究员、法学博士，兼任西亚北非研究中心秘书长，主要研究领域为国际政治、世界历史等。2005-2006年曾赴以色列特拉维夫大学访学，多次参与国家社科基金、教育部等委托的重大科研项目，目前独立主持国家社科基金和上海市社科规划办委托项目，研究成果曾获“第九届上海市决策咨询研究成果一等奖”。已在《社会科学》...(展开全部)

REVIEWS “Climate unsettles our current knowledge system; we must rethink our understanding of time. This collected volume is an ambitious effort, and very forward-looking. The volume editors recognize that we are entering a conceptual realm where we might not recognize the new.” • Stefan Tanaka, University of California San Diego DESCRIPTION As climate change becomes an increas...(展开全部)

Even before the romanticized golden era of Shanghai in the 1930s, the famed Asian city was remarkable for its uniqueness and East-meets-West cosmopolitanism. Meng Yue analyzes a century-long shift of urbanity from China’s heartland to its shore. During the period between the decline of Jiangnan cities such as Suzhou and Yangzhou and Shanghai’s early twentieth-century rise, the ...(展开全部)