本书对我国历史上具有开创之功的秦汉时期的仕进制度（即选拔官吏制度），作了全面而详尽地论述，可以说是部比较完整的秦汉选举志。尤其是秦仕进制度疻发，弥补了这方面研究工作的不足。本书对广大历史专业工作者，具有的参考价值；同时也可供各级领导同志和人事干部参考、借鉴。
本书于1988年在墨西哥首次出版，从人类学、社会史和社会经济的角度讲述了玉米的故事。玉米无法自然播种，从植物学的角度来说，是一个依赖农民传宗接代的。阿图洛-瓦尔曼以美洲作为开端，把玉米描述成为一个殖民者。在西班牙统治者的蔑视下，落魄欧洲移民拥抱了这种印第安人的家常主食。现在，作为人类和牲畜的食物资源，玉米遍布全球。瓦尔曼先生还揭示了玉米在非洲贩奴贸易中的角色。
Thomas Hobbes s Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language.Written in a time of great political turmoil(Hobbes s life spanned the reign of Charles l ,the Civil Wars,the Commonweaalth and the Protectorate,and the Restoratin),Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in analysis of human nature. Since its fiist pust publication in 1991 Richard Tuck s edition of leviathn haeen recognised as the single most accurate and authoritative text,and for this revised edition professor Tuck has provided a much-amplified and expanded introduction,which will provide students unfamiliar with Hobbes with a cogent an accessible introduction to this most challenging of texts.Other vital aids to study include an extensive guide to further reading ,a note on textual matters,a chronology of important events and brief biographies of important persons mentioned in Hobbes s text. Richard Tuck is Professor of Government at Harvard University.
