A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present. The work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time. But this wasn't always the case: for 95% of our species' history, work held a radically different importance. How, t...(展开全部)

A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present, that challenges some of our deepest assumptions about who we are. The work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time. But this wasn't always the case: for 95% of our sp...(展开全部)

To imagine – to see that which is not there – is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the pictures in our minds. Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy and history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reveals the t...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The first example of the psychological novel in Russia, A Hero of Our Time influenced Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov, and other great nineteenth-century masters that followed. Its hero, Pechorin, is Byronic in his wasted gifts, his cynicism, and his desire for any kind of action-good or ill-that will stave off boredom. Outraging many critics when it was first pub...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The first example of the psychological novel in Russia, A Hero of Our Time influenced Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov, and other great nineteenth-century masters that followed. Its hero, Pechorin, is Byronic in his wasted gifts, his cynicism, and his desire for any kind of action-good or ill-that will stave off boredom. Outraging many critics when it was first pub...(展开全部)

提摩西．賈頓艾許（Timothy Garton Ash） 獲獎無數的英國史學家、公共識分子，牛津大學教授、史丹佛大學胡佛研究所資深研究員，以對當代歐洲的研究與報導書寫著稱。海內外學生無數，包括《血色大地》作者提摩希．史奈德（Timothy Snyder）。著有《檔案羅密歐》（新版譯名為《檔案：一部個人史》）、《事實即顛覆》等書。 十七歲時英國加入歐洲共同體，六十四歲時英國退出歐洲聯盟，五十年間都生活在「歐洲」之中，親身參與戰後歐洲最重大的幾項歷史事件，採訪大量歷史見證者，分析歐洲各地普通人的生活如何改變。2017年因其對歐洲整合的貢獻而獲頒查理曼獎章（Charlemagne Prize）。 2024年獲頒加拿大吉爾伯圖書獎，將獎金五萬元加幣悉數捐給烏克蘭，購買無人機設備以對抗俄羅斯的入侵。 閻紀宇 臺大中文研究所碩士，曾任《風傳媒》執行副總編輯、《中...(展开全部)

提摩西．賈頓艾許（Timothy Garton Ash） 獲獎無數的英國史學家、公共識分子，牛津大學教授、史丹佛大學胡佛研究所資深研究員，以對當代歐洲的研究與報導書寫著稱。海內外學生無數，包括《血色大地》作者提摩希．史奈德（Timothy Snyder）。著有《檔案羅密歐》（新版譯名為《檔案：一部個人史》）、《事實即顛覆》等書。 十七歲時英國加入歐洲共同體，六十四歲時英國退出歐洲聯盟，五十年間都生活在「歐洲」之中，親身參與戰後歐洲最重大的幾項歷史事件，採訪大量歷史見證者，分析歐洲各地普通人的生活如何改變。2017年因其對歐洲整合的貢獻而獲頒查理曼獎章（Charlemagne Prize）。 2024年獲頒加拿大吉爾伯圖書獎，將獎金五萬元加幣悉數捐給烏克蘭，購買無人機設備以對抗俄羅斯的入侵。 閻紀宇 臺大中文研究所碩士，曾任《風傳媒》執行副總編輯、《中...(展开全部)

Most of us understand that a person’s place in society can close doors to opportunity, but anything is possible when we dream about what might be, or so we think. Dreams of a Lifetime reveals that what and how we dream—and whether we believe our dreams can actually come true—are tied to our social class, gender, race, age, and life events. Karen Cerulo and Janet Ruane argue tha...(展开全部)

Most of us understand that a person’s place in society can close doors to opportunity, but anything is possible when we dream about what might be, or so we think. Dreams of a Lifetime reveals that what and how we dream—and whether we believe our dreams can actually come true—are tied to our social class, gender, race, age, and life events. Karen Cerulo and Janet Ruane argue tha...(展开全部)

乔舒亚•斯珀林 Joshua Sperling 生于纽约，成长于加利福尼亚，于耶鲁大学获得比较文学、电影与媒体博士学位，现任教于欧伯林大学，文章见于Brooklyn Rail, Guernica, Film Quarterly, Jump Cut， Bullett Magazine及众多出版物。