A STUDY OF THE EARLY LITERATURES ON THE SILK ROAD是同作者《早期丝绸之路文献研究》一书的英文版，是作者对早期丝绸之路考证研究的专着。 《早期丝绸之路文献研究》对东方和西方的有关丝绸之路的古代文献资料进行了细致的考证、研究，求得不同语种文献的相互印证，从而确认古代东西交流的史实。全书分上卷、下卷、附卷三部分，对于《穆天子传》、《西域图记》、《历史》、《地理志》等中外古籍均有详实的考证和独到的比较研究。

'Brilliant analysis of events, movements, relationships and consequences. Her book is compulsive reading, and forces the reader back not only to alternative accounts of early seventeenth-century movements, which seem superficial, but to Dr Yates's other books.' - Asa Briggs 'No one has done more than she to recreate, from unexpected material, the intellectual life of past ages. It is Dr Yates's great achievement to identify the ideas and, by delicate scholarship and profound study of symbolism, to provide them with a pedigree and a home. A brilliant and exciting book.' - Hugh Trevor-Roper, The Sunday Times 'Zestful, stylish, full of suggestive ways forward, Yates's bold reassessment of Rosicrucianism is provoking, exhilarating and indispensable.' - Diarmaid MacCulloch, BBC History Magazine Brilliant analysis of events, movements, relationships and consequences. Her book is compulsive reading, and forces the reader back not only to alternative accounts of early seventeenth-century movements, which

The true story of the friendship-and rivalry-among thegreatest American generals of World War II. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S.Patton, and General Omar Bradley engineered Allied victory inEurope. But they also shared an intricate web of relationshipsgoing back decades, complicated by shifting allegiances, jealousy,insecurity, and ambition. For the first time in such detail, the relationships betweenthese three legendary fighting men are explored, showcasing thepersonal side of life at the summit of raw, violent power duringWorld War II.

A timely and incisive portrait of a country on the tipping point After developing his acclaimed style of firsthand reporting with his bestselling graphic novels Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea and Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China, Guy Delisle is back with The Burma Chronicles. In this country notorious for its use of concealment and isolation as social control—where scissors-wielding censors monitor the papers, the de facto leader of the opposition has been under decade-long house arrest, insurgent-controlled regions are effectively cut off from the world, and rumor is the most reliable source of current information—he turns his gaze to the everyday for a sense of the big picture. Delisle’s deft and recognizable renderings take note of almsgiving rituals, daylong power outages, and rampant heroin use in outlying regions, in this place where catastrophic mismanagement and ironhanded rule come up against profound resilience of spirit, expatriate life ambles along, and nongovernmental org

First published in 1961, this graphic depiction of a turbulent era in English history examines ordinary men and women as well as kings and queens. The author argues that the Civil War was driven by the conflict between the old feudal lites and the growing merchant classes. Society and the State are dissected alongside other aspects such as Protestantism and the rise of capitalism and the questioning of hitherto unassailable authorities such as the church and the law.

The British may have claimed the 19th century by force, and the Chinese may cast a long shadow over the 21st, but the 20th century belongs to the United States. This is the premise behind Harold Evans's robust, sweeping, spectacularly illustrated account of the people and events that gave rise to America's political and cultural dominance in the last 100 years. Evans begins in the 1880s, when it was still uncertain whether America, with its diverse peoples, manifold beliefs and impossible ideals, would even survive its own democratic experiment or manage to reconcile an increasingly headlong materialism with the original virtues of the Republic. He shows how, from that time forward, the citizens of the United States saw increases in wealth and personal freedom unequalled in history, paralleled by the growing power and influence of the country abroad. He covers upheavals and victories with succinct and insightful prose, aided by a splendid array of 900 fresh, remarkable images. Here are the central politic

Walter Laqueur, a professor of history and an expertcommentator on international affairs, has written and edited morethan twenty-five books. Barry Rubin is deputy director of the BESA Center for StrategicStudies and editor of the Middle East Review of InternationalAffairs. He has written many books on Middle East politics.

Frederick Cooper's latest book on the history of decolonizationand independence in Africa initiates a new textbook series: NewApproaches to African History. This text will help studentsunderstand the historical process out of which Africa's currentposition in the world has emerged. Bridging the divide betweencolonial and post-colonial history, it allows readers to see justwhat political independence did and did not signify and how men andwomen, peasants and workers, religious leaders and local leaderssought to refashion the way they lived, worked, and interacted witheach other.

Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empirecompresses thirteen turbulent centuries into an epic narrative shotthrough with insight, irony and incisive character analysis.Sceptical about Christianity, sympathetic to the barbarian invadersand the Byzantine Empire, constantly aware of how political leadersoften achieve the exact opposite of what they intend, Gibbon wasboth alert to the broad pattern of events and significant revealingdetails.

This is the first full-scale one-volume survey of thedemographic history of the United States. From the arrival ofhumans in the Western Hemisphere to the current century, Kleinanalyzes the basic demographic trends in the growth of thepre-conquest, colonial and national populations. He surveys theorigin and distribution of the Native Americans, the post-conquestfree and servile European and African colonial populations and thevariation in regional patterns of fertility and mortality to 1800.He then explores trends in births, deaths, international andinternal migrations in the nineteenth century and compares themwith contemporary European developments. The profound impact ofhistoric declines in disease and mortality on the structure of thelate twentieth century population is explained. Finally the latetwentieth century changes in family structure, fertility andmortality are evaluated for their influence on the evolution of thenational population for the 21st century.

From togas to tailcoats: the evolution of style from antiquity to 1888 (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition) Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and intelligent study of clothing ever published. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century, the great work??consolidated?in 1888 into 6 volumes containing nearly 500 plates ? remains, to this day, completely unique in its scope and detail. Racinet's organization by culture and subject has been preserved in TASCHEN's magnificent and complete reprint, as have excerpts from his delightful de*ions and often witty comments. Perusing these beautifully detailed and exquisitely colored illustrations, you?ll discover everything from the garb of ancient Etruscans to traditional Eskimo attire to 19th century French women's couture. Though Racinet's study spans the globe from ancient times through his own, his focus is on

Topping a Pulitzer Prize-winning effort is tough; finding originality in a World War II narrative is even tougher. Yet Rick Atkinson accomplishes both with The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. His previous work, An Army at Dawn, won the 2003 Pulitzer in history, but Atkinson has managed to set the bar even higher with his second installment in "The Liberation Trilogy." He descends upon each battlefield with rich historical perspective, tactical analysis, and chilling frontline observations. Cocksure Hollywood bravado is sparse, as Atkinson depicts soldiers fighting for honor, not glory. "We did it because we could not bear the shame of being less than the man beside us," explains one soldier's diary. "We fought because he fought; we died because he died." The result is an incredible portrayal of the courage, sorrow, and determination that came to define our greatest generation. --Dave Callanan --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Starred Review. Atkinson surpasses his Pulitze

With striking visuals from the Library of Congress'unparalleled archive, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ILLUSTRATED TIMELINEOF THE CIVIL WAR is an authoritative and engaging narrative of thedomestic conflict that determined the course of American history. Adetailed chronological timeline of the war captures the harrowingintensity of 19th-century warfare in first-hand accounts fromsoldiers, nurses, and front-line journalists. Readers will beenthralled by speech drafts in Lincoln's own hand, quotes from thelikes of Frederick Douglass and Robert E. Lee, and portraits of keysoldiers and politicians who are not covered in standard textbooks.The Illustrated Timeline's exciting new source material and lucidorganization will give Civil War enthusiasts a fresh look at thisdefining period in our nation's history.

Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall ofthe Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent andambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is thefate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteencenturies - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that ledto its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes three and four, Gibbonvividly recounts the waves of barbarian invaders under commanderssuch as Alaric and Attila, who overran and eventually destroyed theWest. He then turns his gaze to events in the East, where even theachievements of the Byzantine emperor Justinian and the campaignsof the brilliant military leader Belisarius could not conceal thefundamental weaknesses of their empire.

This 2001 book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history ofthe land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary, from itsnebulous origins in the Ural Mountains to the elections of 1988. Ittells above all the thrilling story of a people which became agreat power in the region and then fought against - and was invadedby - Ottomans, Germans and Soviets. The Hungarian people preservednevertheless a continuous individuality through its Ural-bornlanguage and a specifically Hungaro-European culture. Dominatedfrom the sixteenth century by the Habsburgs, while ruling its ownnational minorities, Hungary was deprived of two-thirds of itslands and peoples through successive treaties which followed thetwo World Wars, after which it fell under Soviet domination fornearly fifty years. Free and independent since 1990, Hungarycontinues to seek its rightful position in Europe.

Olaudiah Equiano's 1789 narrative tells the remarkable story of his childhood in Africa, his kidnapping and subsequent years as a slave and seaman, and his eventual road to freedom in the Caribbean and in England. The text reprinted here is that of the 1789 first edition. It is accompanied by explanatory annotations, textual notes, and a map of Equiano's travels. "Contexts" provides essential related public writings on the work by James Tobin, Gustavus Vassa (Olaudiah Equiano), and Samuel Jackson Pratt; general and historical background by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Eav Beatrice Dykes, Wylie Sypher, Charles H. Nichols, Nathan I. Huggins, and David Dabydeen; related travel and scientific literature by Anthony Benezet, John Matthews, and John Mitchell; eighteenth-century works by African authors James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, John Marrant, and Quobna Ottabah Cugoano; and English debates about the slave trade by Thomas Clarkson, John Wesley, and William Wilberforce, as well as antislavery verse by Thomas Day a

The Cardinal's Hat is the fascinating story of how Ippolitod'Este, the second son of Lucretia Borgia, acquired the covetedcardinal's hat and became the Archbishop of Milan. Working withIppolito's letters and ledgers, recently uncovered in an archive inModena, Italy, Mary Hollingsworth has pieced together a fascinatingand undeniably titillating tale of this Renaissance cardinal andhis road to power and wealth in sixteenth century Europe.

Whether photographing avant-garde theatre, gypsies on thesteppes of Eastern Europe, resistance to Soviet guns and tanksadvancing on Prague, Josef Koudelka has consistently producedimages that provoke a connection to the larger questions of humanexistence. This book brings together panoramic photographs from oneof his most recent projects, the landscape of the Piedmont regionof northern Italy. As Giuseppe Culicchia says in his introductionto this superb collection, Todays Piedmont is a region that is bothwonderful and wounded. And here they are: the wonders and thewounds. Every one of Josef Koudelkas shots stirs up an emotionHumans are largely absent from Koudelkas images, because the booksmain protagonist is the land itself. This beautifully bound volumeis sure to have a powerful resonance for all lovers ofphotography.

Written by the Orthodox historian Rabbi Berel Wein, The Oral Law of Sinai is an extraordinary and beautifully illustrated book that explores the Talmud—a law book that is a faithful transmission of the Oral Law of Sinai. As Rabbi Wein explains, the Talmud is two separate books comprising the Oral Law. This work offers an explanation of the first book of the Talmud, the Mishnah.

This classic remains one of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history.

This beautiful and fascinating collection contains theearliest known painting of London, a view of the Thames during theFrost Fair in I684, a map depicting the area destroyed by the GreatFire in I666, views of such landmarks as The Tower of London, BigBen, and Buckingham Palace, an early map of the LondonUndergrounddating from the late 18oos, and a playful version oftoday's iconic Tube map. Each map's original printing informationis provided, as well as additional information that places it inhistoric context and further illuminates its qualities. Each map isexquisitely reproduced to show offits color and detail.

A STUDY OF THE HEPHTHALITE HISTORY是同作者《嚈哒史研究》一书的英文版，是作者研究嚈哒史的专著。 嚈哒初是北亚一个弱小的游牧部族，四世纪七十年代迁往中亚，以后日益强大起来，开始了大规模的征服。极盛时期的嚈哒国幅员辽阔，除领有大部分中亚地区外，还一度占有波斯和印度的大片领土。从五世纪三十年代末嚈哒人占领今阿富汗北部，直至六世纪五十年代末嚈哒国家被突厥和波斯联盟灭亡，这一百二十年左右的时间在中亚史上称为嚈哒时代。嚈哒人的活动对中亚、北亚、南亚、西亚乃至欧洲的历史都产生了深远的影响。因此，嚈哒史研究是古代中亚史研究一个不可缺少的环节，也是中国西域史、波斯古代史和印度古代史研究的重要组成部分。也就是说，嚈哒史研究有其不容忽视的世界史意义。自十九世纪中叶起，各国学者纷纷发表有关嚈哒史研究的论文。20

D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on June 6, 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men from America, Canada, Britain, France, Poland, and Germany, and helped seal the fate of Hitler"s Third Reich. This book, published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of D-Day, is a graphic account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign that effectively destroyed the German forces in France and opened the way for the Allied advance to Holland, Belgium, and into Germany itself.Written by one of Britain"s best-known and respected military historians, Professor Richard Holmes, and including a wealth of firsthand accounts, The D-Day Experience contains 30 facsimile items of D-Day memorabilia integrated into the pages of the book. The reader can relive this momentous period of 20th century history by holding and examining maps, diaries, letters, sketches, secret memos and reports, posters, and labels that up until now have remained filed or