This volume provides a survey of the history of architecture in Europe and North America, from ancient Greece to the present. Ian Sutton focuses both on the technological achievements of architects, and on aesthetic considerations, and stresses that architecture is both a part of history, and an art form in its own right. Arranged chronolgically, the book is divided into chapte...(展开全部)

“The amount of sources the author has studied is staggering . . . the book [has] an encyclopedic value and [is] accessible to all scholars interested in political history.”—Martin Kragh, Stockholm School of Economics “Since the Russian experience is still used to vilify the idea of socialism, the debate remains relevant. Van der Linden . . . has now produced a comprehensive sc...(展开全部)

沃尔特·科恩是密歇根大学安阿伯分校的英语系的名誉教授，曾于 2014 年至 2024 年在该校任教。他还是康奈尔大学比较文学系的名誉教授，曾于 1980 年至 2014 年在该校任教。在那里，他获得了杰出教学奖，并担任了二十年各种行政职务，包括研究生院院长和大学副教务长。他著有《国家的戏剧：英格兰与西班牙的公共剧场》（1985），并发表了大量关于早期现代文学、文学批评、小说史和世界文学的文章。他还是第三版的“诺顿莎士比亚”系列（2015）的主编之一。本书英文版于 2017 年由牛津大学出版社出版。他目前正在撰写一本暂定名为《文学史的逻辑：因果、解释、诠释》的书。该书将探讨生态灾难文学、过去五千年的非洲文学、犹太文学语言、社会阶层文学以及文学的社会功能等主题。

格奥尔格·G.伊格尔斯(1926— )史学家和史学理论领域著名德裔学者，美国布法罗纽约州立大学教授，著有《对权威的崇拜：圣西门的政治哲学》(1958)、《德国的历史观》(1968)、((欧洲史学的新方向》(1975)、《哥廷根大学，1760一1800；及历史研究的转变》(1980)、(《20世纪的历史学：国际视、野中的批判性概述》(1993)等。

“A beautifully written story, a box of delights, a treasure trove: final proof of truth’s superiority over fiction.”—Andrew Roberts A sparkling anecdotal account with the pace of an epic, about the men and women who created turning points in history. Rebecca Fraser's dramatic portrayal of the scientists, statesmen, explorers, soldiers, traders, and artists who forged Britai...(展开全部)

This outstanding work on the history of philosophy and ideas, written by world-renowned philosopher, historian of philosophy, and teacher John Herman Randall, Jr., is now available for the first time in paperback. Long acclaimed a contemporary classic, "The Making of the Modern Mind" displays the comprehensiveness, clarity of style, balance, and wit that came to characterize al...(展开全部)

An authoritative and sweeping history of Britain from the Romans to the present day—in a newly revised edition for the next generation of readers. The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins—and explain how the past shaped the nation's current identity. He begins the story of Britain from the very earliest recorded Celtic times...(展开全部)

The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins--and explain how the past shaped the nation's current identity. He begins the story of Britain from the very earliest recorded Celtic times, and with this new edition has now brought it up to date via the Blair years and into the present day of Brexit Britain. A magnificently eloquent...(展开全部)