Toward the end of the thirteenth century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital (what is now Beijing) to Jerusalem. Upon reaching Baghdad—the first traveler to arrive from China—Sauma learned that his pilgrimage could not be fulf...(展开全部)

A New York Times Notable Book of 2015 "Surprising and richly satisfying" (Megan Marshall); "beautifully crafted…subtle, polished, and poised" (Stacy Schiff). In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan. Raised in traditional sam...(展开全部)

1948年至1949年，布列松在中国行走了一年，其中有6个月是在国 民党垮台之前，6个月在新中国诞生之初，客观地记录了当时中国在变革中的历史瞬间

[美] 劳伦斯·贝尔格林（Laurence Bergreen） 美国国家图书奖非虚构类作品评审 美国笔会阿尔布兰非虚构文学奖作品评审 西班牙市长协会500 周年纪念荣誉勋章 作品多次入选《纽约时报》“值得关注的百部图书” 劳伦斯·贝尔格林是一位屡获大奖、著作等身的史学家、传记作家和新闻工作者。曾在纽约社会研究新学院任教，并担任纽约广播电视博物馆馆长助理。他是美国“历史频道”的特邀史学家，也是美国笔会、探险家俱乐部和美国作家协会会员。 1972 年从哈佛大学毕业后，贝尔格林长期为许多国家级刊物及知名媒体撰稿，包括《新闻周刊》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《洛杉矶时报》《军事史季刊》《细节》《序幕》《芝加哥论坛报》等。贝尔格林的作品至今已被翻译成25 种语言，经典作品有《黄金、香料与殖民地》《丝绸、瓷器与人间天堂》《海洋征服者与新航路》等。 《丝绸、瓷器与人...(展开全部)

Book Description ================ http://www.laurencebergreen.com/marco.html NY Times Book Review: Here’s a lesson in the graceful acceptance of defeat. In 1298, the Genoese navy bested the Venetian fleet at the Battle of Curzola. Unable to live with the disgrace, one Venetian commander, Andrea Dandolo, killed himself by beating his head against his ship’s mast. Another Venetia...(展开全部)

Book Description ================ http://www.laurencebergreen.com/marco.html NY Times Book Review: Here’s a lesson in the graceful acceptance of defeat. In 1298, the Genoese navy bested the Venetian fleet at the Battle of Curzola. Unable to live with the disgrace, one Venetian commander, Andrea Dandolo, killed himself by beating his head against his ship’s mast. Another Venetia...(展开全部)

[美] 劳伦斯·贝尔格林（Laurence Bergreen） 美国国家图书奖非虚构类作品评审 美国笔会阿尔布兰非虚构文学奖作品评审 西班牙市长协会500 周年纪念荣誉勋章 作品多次入选《纽约时报》“值得关注的百部图书” 劳伦斯·贝尔格林是一位屡获大奖、著作等身的史学家、传记作家和新闻工作者。曾在纽约社会研究新学院任教，并担任纽约广播电视博物馆馆长助理。他是美国“历史频道”的特邀史学家，也是美国笔会、探险家俱乐部和美国作家协会会员。 1972 年从哈佛大学毕业后，贝尔格林长期为许多国家级刊物及知名媒体撰稿，包括《新闻周刊》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《洛杉矶时报》《军事史季刊》《细节》《序幕》《芝加哥论坛报》等。贝尔格林的作品至今已被翻译成25 种语言，经典作品有《黄金、香料与殖民地》《丝绸、瓷器与人间天堂》《海洋征服者与新航路》等。 《丝绸、瓷器与人...(展开全部)

This book is a multidisciplinary study of the ecology of China’s early political systems up to the fall of the first empire in 207 BCE. Brian Lander traces the formation of lowland North China’s agricultural systems and the transformation of its plains from diverse forestland and steppes to farmland. He argues that the growth of states in ancient China, and elsewhere, was based...(展开全部)

This book is a multidisciplinary study of the ecology of China’s early political systems up to the fall of the first empire in 207 BCE. Brian Lander traces the formation of lowland North China’s agricultural systems and the transformation of its plains from diverse forestland and steppes to farmland. He argues that the growth of states in ancient China, and elsewhere, was based...(展开全部)