《唐风吹拂撒马尔罕:粟特艺术与中国、波斯、印度、拜占庭》是作者康马泰结合主持中亚布哈拉古城考古的挖掘实践及多年研究的心血之作。全书分为四卷——《粟特艺术与中国》《粟特艺术与波斯》《粟特艺术与印度》《粟特艺术与拜占庭》，关于撒马尔罕大使厅壁画上的唐代端午节，中国北朝墓葬中的粟特艺术，粟特信仰与佛教、印度教神祇的关系等，书中都有精彩论述。

《中国宫殿史（修订本）》是在原版的基础上增补和修订而成的，该书选用新材料，吸纳新成果，求真求实，探索中国宫殿的发展轨迹，为我们展示了一幅中国宫殿的新画卷。全书共分10个章节，具体内容包括传说时代的宫室及夏商宫殿、周秦的都城与宫殿、两汉宫室、魏晋南北朝的都城与宫殿、隋唐宫殿等。《中国宫殿史》曾于1995年在初版，迄今已十余年了。十余年来。有关的文物考古材料又有新的发现，其研究成果亦堪称丰硕。

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

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。

《格瓦拉日记》是格瓦拉以古巴现实，文化，特性和政治现实为基础而慢慢写就的手资料。虽然这些在时间写下的文字只是主观而不完整的记述，无法展现那段历史的全景，但切对诸多历史事件和历史人物的描写，却无比真实的反映出他在古巴人民争取自由的斗争中所肩负的责任和付出的努力。

More dramtatic than fiction...THE GUNS OF AUGUST is amagnificent narrative--beautifully organized, elegantly phrased,skillfully paced and sustained....The product of painstaking andsophisticated research. CHICAGO TRIBUNE Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman hasbrought to life again the people and events that led up to Worl WarI. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledgeof her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for thefirst time, just how the war started, why, and why it could havebeen stopped but wasn't. A classic historical survey of a time anda people we all need to know more about, THE GUNS OF AUGUST willnot be forgotten.

From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean is about30 million people scattered across an arc of islands -- Jamaica,Haiti, Barbados, Antigua, Martinique, Trinidad, amongothers-separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers,but joined together, nevertheless, by a common heritage. Forwhether French, English, Dutch, Spanish, Danish,or-latterly-American, the nationality of their masters has madeonly a notional difference to the peoples of the Caribbean. Thehistory of the Caribbean is dominated by the history of sugar,which is inseparable from the history of slavery; which wasinseparable, until recently, from the systematic degradation oflabor in the region. Here, for the first time, is a definitive workabout a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented areaof the world.

More than one million Americans have served in Iraq andAfghanistan, but fewer than 500 from this group have earned aSilver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished ServiceCross, or the Medal of Honor. These Americans have demonstratedextraordinary courage under fire—in the worst of circumstances.They come from all branches of the military. They also come fromall over the country and all walks of life, representing the entirespectrum of races and creeds. But what unites them are their deeds of consummate bravery,beyond the call of duty. Heroes Among Us tells theseextraordinary true stories of valor, honor and sacrifice.

Advance praise for The Memoirs of Catherine the Great “Superb. The translation of the Memoirs is fluid, accessible, andidiomatic, while remaining accurate and as delightful as theoriginal. Students will heartily enjoy this excursion into thehistorical and literary world of the great empress.” –Cynthia Hyla Whittaker, professor and chair, Department ofHistory, Baruch College/CUNY “Several translations of the memoirs of Catherine the Great havebeen published before, but none of them can compare with thislatest edition. Mark Cruse and Hilde Hoogenboom have produced amasterpiece. Their translation fairly sings, capturing withstunning virtuosity all the beguiling wit and charm that make thesememoirs one of the most fascinating works ever penned by a Europeanmonarch.” –Douglas Smith, editor and translator of Love and Conquest:Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince GrigoryPotemkin “Catherine the Great’s memoirs are a classic

"Something really bad happened here." So begins Armyinterrogator Tony Lagouranis's first briefing at Abu Ghraib. WhileLagouranis's training stressed the rules of the Geneva Conventions,once in Iraq, he discovered that pushing the legal limits ofinterrogation was encouraged. Under orders, he-along with numerousother soldiers-abused and terrorized Iraqis by adding"enhancements" like dogs, hypothermia, and other techniques to"Fear Up Harsh"-the official tactic designed to frighten prisonersinto revealing information. And he saw others do far worse. The first Army interrogator to publicly step forward and breakthe silence surrounding these tactics, Lagouranis reveals what wenton in Iraqi prisons- raising crucial questions about Americanconduct abroad.

In her lauded biography England’s Mistress, Kate Williamspainted a vivid and intimate portrait of Emma Hamilton, the loverof English national hero Lord Horatio Nelson. Now, with the samekeen insight and gift for telling detail, Williams provides agripping account of Queen Victoria’s rise to the throne and herearly years in power—as well as the tragic, little-known story ofthe princess whose demise made it all possible. Toward the end of the eighteenth century,monarchies across Europe found themselves in crisis. With mad KingGeorge III and his delinquent offspring tarnishing the realm, theEnglish pinned their hopes on the only legitimate heir to thethrone: the lovely and prudent Princess Charlotte, daughter of thePrince of Wales and granddaughter of the king. Sadly, those dreamsfaded when, at age twenty-one, she died after a complicatedpregnancy and stillbirth. While a nation grieved, Charlotte’spower-hungry uncles plotted quickly to produce a new heir. Only theDuke of Kent proved successful

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.

The second edition of this accessible study of Mexico includestwo new features, an examination of cultural developments sinceIndependence from Spain in 1821 and a discussion of contemporaryissues up to the time of publication. Several new plates withcaptions expand the thematic coverage in the book. The updatededition examines the administration of Vicente Fox, who came topower with the elections of 2000. The new sections reinforce theimportance of Mexico's long and disparate history, from thePrecolumbian era onwards, in shaping the country as it is today.This Concise History looks at Mexico from political, economic andcultural perspectives, and tackles controversial themes such as theimpact of the Spanish Conquest and the struggle to establish anindependent Mexico. A broad range of readers interested in themodern-day Americas should find here a helpful introduction to thisvibrant and dynamic North-American society.

The author of The Journey of Crazy Horse presents a legendarybattle through the eyes of the Lakota The saga of “Custer’s Last Stand” has become ingrained in thelore of the American West, and the key players—Crazy Horse, SittingBull, and George Armstrong Custer—have grown to larger-than-lifeproportions. Now, award-winning historian Joseph M. Marshallpresents the revisionist view of the Battle of the Little Bighornthat has been available only in the Lakota oral tradition. Drawingon this rich source of storytelling, Marshall uncovers what reallytook place at the Little Big Horn and provides fresh insight intothe significance of that bloody day.

Essential reading for anyone interested in the leaders whoshaped our nation. Popular interest in the Founding Fathers has surged over the pastdecade and is beginning to rival interest in the Civil War. Peopleare increasingly looking back to the generation that invented thiscountry's political ideas and institutions for help in today'scomplex political world. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to theFounding Fathers presents the Founding Fathers through the issuesthat defined them-issues that are with the country today.

For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexicoand the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of theSpanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at theforefront of expanding that history to include the voices ofindigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears , León-Portilla has included accounts fromnative Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bearwitness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition thatpreserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors.León-Portilla's new Post* reflects upon the criticalimportance of these unexpected historical accounts.