Water is an endangered resource, imperiled by population growth, mega-urbanization, and climate change. Scientists project that by 2050, freshwater shortages will affect 75 percent of the global population. Steven Mithen puts our current crisis in historical context by exploring 10,000 years of humankind’s management of water. Thirst offers cautionary tales of civilizations def...(展开全部)

史蒂文·米森（Steven Mithen），史前史考古学教授，英国最高学术机构不列颠学术院院士，雷丁大学国际事务副校长，主要研究水和文明的起源，人类大脑和语言的进化等。代表作《水、生命和文明：约旦河谷的气候、环境和社会变迁》（2011）《思考中的觅食者：史前人类如何制定决 策》（2009）《歌唱的尼安德特人：音乐、语言、心智和肢体的起源》《冰期之后的人类历史（公元前20,000—前5000 年）》（2004）《史前人类的心智》（1998）等。 岳玉庆，四川大学外文系翻译理论与实践硕士，现任青岛大学外语学院副教授和硕士生导师，青岛翻译协会会员，中国翻译协会专家会员。已翻译出版《沉思录》《林肯传》《伽利略》《日本帝国的终结》《轻松小魔术》《人性的弱点》《剩余人：反抗》《在咖啡馆遇见玛丽莲•梦露》《在咖啡馆遇见莎士比亚》等多部译作，担任《漫威英雄联盟》和《...(展开全部)

The planet faces a 21st global water crisis - but to what extent is this really new? Past societies and ancient civilisations have always faced climate change and been dependent on their ability to harness and manage a water supply. This has often been a key driver of historical change leading to some of the most remarkable engineering projects of the ancient world. Might there...(展开全部)

史蒂文·米森（Steven Mithen），史前史考古学教授，英国最高学术机构不列颠学术院院士，雷丁大学国际事务副校长，主要研究水和文明的起源，人类大脑和语言的进化等。代表作《水、生命和文明：约旦河谷的气候、环境和社会变迁》（2011）《思考中的觅食者：史前人类如何制定决 策》（2009）《歌唱的尼安德特人：音乐、语言、心智和肢体的起源》《冰期之后的人类历史（公元前20,000—前5000 年）》（2004）《史前人类的心智》（1998）等。 岳玉庆，四川大学外文系翻译理论与实践硕士，现任青岛大学外语学院副教授和硕士生导师，青岛翻译协会会员，中国翻译协会专家会员。已翻译出版《沉思录》《林肯传》《伽利略》《日本帝国的终结》《轻松小魔术》《人性的弱点》《剩余人：反抗》《在咖啡馆遇见玛丽莲•梦露》《在咖啡馆遇见莎士比亚》等多部译作，担任《漫威英雄联盟》和《...(展开全部)

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet. These sprawling empires encompassed not only rainforests, deserts, and savannahs but also some of the world’s most magnificent rivers, lakes, marshes, and seas. Liquid Empire tells the story of how the waters of the colonial world shap...(展开全部)

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet. These sprawling empires encompassed not only rainforests, deserts, and savannahs but also some of the world’s most magnificent rivers, lakes, marshes, and seas. Liquid Empire tells the story of how the waters of the colonial world shap...(展开全部)

This single-author survey combines an authoritative and engaging retelling of the history of ancient Greece with an assessment of the relevance of the Greeks today. Drawing upon the latest archaeological research and a wealth of textual evidence, Jeremy McInerney describes an extraordinary culture that produced innovations in such areas as philosophy, democracy and medicine tha...(展开全部)

The business of politics - the vital process of conducting government through the dynamics of argument, conflict and decision-making - offers us one of the most revealing areas of insight into any society. Sir Moses Finley's exploration of politics in the city states of Greece and republican Rome yields insights into the arenas of political debate which have made a major impact...(展开全部)

大卫·波特 密歇根大学希腊和拉丁语终身教席教授（FrancisW.KelseyCollegiateProfessor，ArthurF.ThurnauProfessor）。他是国际上知名的罗马帝国史学术权威，也是许多学术文章和书籍的作者。

大卫·波特 密歇根大学希腊和拉丁语终身教席教授（FrancisW.KelseyCollegiateProfessor，ArthurF.ThurnauProfessor）。他是国际上知名的罗马帝国史学术权威，也是许多学术文章和书籍的作者。