Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. It is his love for Annelies that enables him to find the strength to embrace his world.

阿诺德·汤因比，生于1889年4月14日，卒于1975年10月22日。英国历史学家。牛津大学毕业，曾任该校研究员（1912-1915）；第一次世界大战时期曾在英国外交部情报部工作（1918）；战后作为英国代表团的成员出席过巴黎和会（1919）；二十年代先后担任过伦敦大学教授（1924）、皇家国际问题研究所部长（1925）、伦敦大学国际关系史教授；二次大战时期曾任英国外交部调查部长（1943-1946）；后任伦敦皇家国际事务学会研究部主任。 汤因比一生著作颇多，主要有《历史研究》12卷，先后于1934-1961年出版，这部著作以综合观点对人类历史进行了新的展望；另还有《民族与战争》（1915）、《希腊的历史思想》（1924）、《1924-1938年国际事务概述》、《经受考验的文明》（1948）以及《人类与大地母亲》、《一个历史学家的宗教观》等。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

First published in 1921, The Story of Mankind has charmed generations of readers of all ages with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history, Hendrik van Loon's incomparable prose enlivens the characters and events of every age. His unique ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adven...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

First published in 1921, The Story of Mankind has charmed generations of readers of all ages with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history, Hendrik van Loon's incomparable prose enlivens the characters and events of every age. His unique ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adven...(展开全部)

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Enhanced for today's students, the bestselling Foundations of Earth Science returns in a new edition with a bold new look, new contributor Callan Bentley, and a highly anticipated learning path that facilitates active learning. This brief, paperback version of the best-selling Earth Science by Lutgens and Tarbuck is designed for introductory courses in Earth science. It maintai...(展开全部)

For introductory courses in Earth Science. The brief, paperback version of the best-selling Earth Science is designed for introductory courses in earth science. This highly visual, non- technical survey emphasizes broad, up-to-date coverage of basic topics and principles in geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. The text's flexible design lends itself to the diversi...(展开全部)