霍华德·斯波德克在哥伦比亚大学获学士学位（1963），专业为历史学，研究方向为哥伦比亚大学新设立的“亚洲研究”项目。他在芝加哥大学获硕士学位（1966）和博士学位（1972），专业为历史学，研究方向为印度研究。他*次访问印度是在1964—1966年，当时他获得富布赖特基金会的资助。他在印度度过了总计约12年的科研和教学生涯。他也曾在美国、拉丁美洲、亚洲、非洲和欧洲广泛游历访问。他自1972年起担任坦普尔大学教师，1984年任教授，1993年获“坦普尔大学优秀教师奖”。 斯波德克从事世界史的研究始于1988年，当时他担任了一个综合性的、创新性研究项目的学术主任，其任务是和费城学区的教师合作，提高教师们关于世界历史的知识基础，并计划重新撰写一份供学区学校使用的世界历史教学规划。在这一项目完成以后，斯波德克立即投入另一个项目的调查研究，这一项目把大学教授和...(展开全部)

霍华德·斯波德克在哥伦比亚大学获学士学位（1963），专业为历史学，研究方向为哥伦比亚大学新设立的“亚洲研究”项目。他在芝加哥大学获硕士学位（1966）和博士学位（1972），专业为历史学，研究方向为印度研究。他*次访问印度是在1964—1966年，当时他获得富布赖特基金会的资助。他在印度度过了总计约12年的科研和教学生涯。他也曾在美国、拉丁美洲、亚洲、非洲和欧洲广泛游历访问。他自1972年起担任坦普尔大学教师，1984年任教授，1993年获“坦普尔大学优秀教师奖”。 斯波德克从事世界史的研究始于1988年，当时他担任了一个综合性的、创新性研究项目的学术主任，其任务是和费城学区的教师合作，提高教师们关于世界历史的知识基础，并计划重新撰写一份供学区学校使用的世界历史教学规划。在这一项目完成以后，斯波德克立即投入另一个项目的调查研究，这一项目把大学教授和...(展开全部)

A true exploration of world history, The World's History links chronology, themes, and geography in eight units, or parts of study, each emphasizing a single theme--origins, cities, empires, religion, trade, migrations, revolutions, and technology. Geographically, each part covers the entire globe, though specific topics place greater emphasis on specific regions. Rich in prima...(展开全部)

From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Covering an extraordinary range of topics,...(展开全部)

From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Covering an extraordinary range of topics,...(展开全部)

Europe's place in history is re-assessed in this first comprehensive history of the ancient world, centering on the Indian Ocean and its role in pre-modern globalization. Philippe Beaujard presents an ambitious and comprehensive global history of the Indian Ocean world, from the earliest state formations to 1500 CE. Supported by a wealth of empirical data, full color maps, plat...(展开全部)

"Designed by Philip Grushkin" stated on the copyright page. "Jacket design by Phil Grushkin" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket. Alternate Worlds was first published in 1975 and became an instant classic, winning a Hugo award. This third edition brings the history of science fiction up to date, covering developments over the past forty years—a period that has seen the a...(展开全部)

Alternate Worlds was first published by Prentice-Hall in 1975 as a coffee-table volume and soon became a classic, winning an award from the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City in 1976 (a "Hugo" before an award was presented in the non-fiction category and occupying a place in the reference shelves of libraries and the tables of thousands of fans. McFarland's more ac...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·斯塔夫里迪斯，美国海军上将(已退役)，毕业于美国海军学院，在美国海军服役逾35年，曾指挥过多艘驱逐舰和一个航母战斗群。服役期的最后7年获美国海军四星上将军衔，担任北约欧洲盟军司令近4年。退役后，斯塔夫里迪斯在2013年被任命为塔夫茨大学弗莱彻法律与外交学院院长。曾在《纽约时报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》发表过多篇关于全球安全问题的文章。

From one of the most admired admirals of his generation—and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO—comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world’s most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashin...(展开全部)