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。

A Washington Post Best Book Of The Year "A riveting investigation of the world's most notorious weapons dealer, Viktor Bout, whose post–Cold War arms network has stoked violence worldwide." —THE WASHINGTON POST "A page-turner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of Viktor Bout. Farah and Braun have exposed the inner workings of one of the world's most secretive businesses—the international arms trade." —Peter Bergen, author of The Osama bin Laden I Know "Braun and Farah have crafted an impressive and damning dossier on this mysterious figure, a raw capitalist at work in an anarchical world." —Mark Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah "Viktor Bout is like Osama bin Laden: a major target of U.S. intelligence officials who time and again gets away. Farah and Braun have skillfully documented how this noto

A masterly and beautifully written account of theimpact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century Americanhistory and culture The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859)achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he andhis enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In The Humboldt Current , Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt’spervasive influence on American history through examining the workof four explorers—J. N. Reynolds, Clarence King, George Wallace,and John Muir—who embraced Humboldt’s idea of a "chain ofconnection" uniting all peoples and all environments. A skillfulblend of narrative and interpretation that also discussesHumboldt’s influence on Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, andPoe, The Humboldt Current offers a colorful, passionate, andsuperbly written reinterpretation of nineteenth-century Americanhistory.

The book itself includes subject review chapters that address the topics covered on the exam, plus it includes 4 full-length practice exams with detailed answer explanations. Your complete guide to a higher score on the * AP U.S. History exam CliffsNotes are fast, effective, and interactive! Bonus CD-ROM includes: Searchable PDFs of the book's content Exams in timed and untimed modes Number-correct score and number-incorrect score Complete answers and explanations About the Book: Introduction Reviews of the AP exam format and scoring Proven strategies for answering multiple-choice questions Hints for tackling the essay questions Part I: Subject Area Reviews Covers all subject areas you'll be tested on Includes sample questions and answers for each subject Part II: AP U.S. History Practice Tests 4 full-length practice tests that simulate the actual test Answers and complete explanations

In this revealing and often shocking book, Professor Mitamura hides nothing, presenting the sordid and macasbre details of a political system built upon and glorifying human emasculation and degradation. The book traces the history eunuchism from its bvery early days until november 5, 1924. when the system was finally banned and hundreds of eunuchs, "crying pitifully in high-pitched feminine voices," were expelled from Tzu Chin (Guzheng) Palace, thus ending a system that had endured over 2,000 years and through 25 dynasties.

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

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

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.

The Longest Night reveals the untold story of thehorrific bombing raid that almost brought Britain to militarycollapse-using extensive survivors' testimony and previouslyclassified documents to reveal just how close the Luftwaffe came tototal victory. This vivid, dramatically told account depicts howfate shifted based on Hitler's mistaken belief that he'd actuallylost the air war over Britain-and portrays the unsurpassed,"we-can-take-it" bravery of the British people when they'd beenpushed beyond all human endurance.

Herodotus(c480-c425)is'TheFatherofHistory'andhisHistoriesarethefirstpieceofWesternhistoricalwriting.Theyarealsothemostentertaining.WhydidPheidippidesrunthe26milesand385yards(or42.195kilometres)fromMarathontoAthens?Andwhatdidhedowhenhegotthere?WastheBattleofSalamisfoughtbetweensausage-sellers?Whichistheoldestlanguageintheworld?WhydidLeonidasandhis300SpartansspendthemorningbeforethebattleofThermopylaecombingtheirhair?WhydideveryBabylonianwomanhavetositintheTempleofAphroditeuntilamanthrewacoinintoherlap,andhowlongwasshelikelytositthere?Andwhatisthebestwaytokillacrocodile?Thiswide-ranginghistoryprovidestheanswerstoallthesefascinatingquestionsaswellasprovidingmanyfascinatinginsightsintotheAncientWorld.

Menzies makes the fascinating argument that the Chinese discovered the Americas a full 70 years before Columbus. Not only did the Chinese discover America first, but they also, according to the author, established a number of subsequently lost colonies in the Caribbean. Furthermore, he asserts that the Chinese circumnavigated the globe, desalinated water, and perfected the art of cartography. In fact, he believes that most of the renowned European explorers actually sailed with maps charted by the Chinese. Though most historical records were destroyed during centuries of turmoil in the Far East, he manages to cobble together some feasible evidence supporting his controversial conclusions. Sure to cause a stir among historians, this questionable tale of adventure on the high seas will be hotly debated in academic circles. Margaret Flanagan

In this gripping collection of tragic moments from ournation's past, Ace Collins tells the gripping real-life tales ofmen, women, and children trapped in situations beyond theircontrol. Culled from documents, interviews with key participants,and news stories of the day, They Thought They Were Safe chroniclesthe harrowing human drama of individuals facing life at its mostextreme. Infused with danger and immediacy, these stories place readers inthe middle of harrowing circumstances as they unfold. Putting ahuman face on these tragic events, Collins offers keen insightsinto people's thoughts, fears, and emotions as they battle againstthe forces of nature and human error. From the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 to the Coconut Grove Fire of'42 . . . from the Great Nashville Train Wreck of 1918 to 1953'sWaco Tornado, here are the famous as well as the forgotten eventsthat illustrate our will to survive in the face of certaindoom.

Book De*ionLife's little Jewish instruction book. "Shmeer today， gone tomorrow." Everything you need to know about Jewish mothers， pickled herring， yarmulkes， and， of course， ritual circumcision.

A look at America's foreign policy over the past two hundredyears posits the theory that America is struggling with two visionsof itself as reflected in its foreign policy.

The popular primer to Latino life and culture—updatedfor 2008 Latinos represent the fastest-growing ethnic population in theUnited States. In an accessible and entertainingquestion-and-answer format, this completely revised 2008 editionprovides the most current perspective on Latino history in themaking, including: ? New Mexico governor Bill Richardson’s announced candidacy for the2008 presidential election ? Ugly Betty —the hit ABC TV show based on the Latinotelenovela phenomenon ? The number of Latino players in Major League baseball surpassingthe 25 percent mark ? Immigration legislation and the battle over the Mexicanborder ? The state of Castro’s health and what it means for Cuba More than ever, this concise yet comprehensive reference guide isthe ideal introduction to the vast and varied history and cultureof this multifaceted ethnic group.

Essential passages from the works of four "fathers ofhistory"-Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of thePeloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.--This text refers to the Kindle Edition.

Upon its publication in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself became an immediate best-seller. In addition to its far-reaching impact on the antislavery movement in the United States and abroad, Douglass's fugitive slave narrative won recognition for its literary excellence, which has since earned it a place among the classics of nineteenth-century American autobiography This Norton Critical Edition reprints the 1845 first edition of Douglass's compelling autobiography Explanatory annotations accompany the text. A rich selection of "Contexts" provides readers with contemporary perspective. Included are the little-known preface that Douglass wrote in 1846 expressly for the second Irish edition of his Narrative; a public exchange of letters between A. C. C. Thompson, a former slaveholder, and Douglass; three autobiographical portraits of Douglass's parents; Douglass's account of his escape from slavery which he chose not to include in the 1845 Narrative; sample

The rivalry that presaged the world’s most tenaciousconflict As the Arab -Israeli conflict continues to plaguethe Middle East, historian Ronald Florence offers extraordinary newinsights on its origins. This is the story of T. E. Lawrence, theyoung British officer who became famous around the world asLawrence of Arabia, Aaron Aaronsohn, an agronomist from Palestine,and the antagonism that divided them over the fate of the dyingOttoman Empire during World War I—a clash of visions that set Arabnationalism and Zionism on a direct collision course thatreverberates to this day.

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.

In his major new work, Wall Street Journal Istanbulcorrespondant Hugh Pope provides a vivid picture of the Turkicpeople, descendants of the nomadic armies that conquered theByzantine Empire and reigned over the region for centures. Todaythe Turks encompass a region much larger than the politicalboundaries of the nation of Turkey - from the Xinjiang province ofwestern China, to Iran, Iraq, the Netherlands, Germany, all the wayto the Appalacian Mountains of the United States. One of theworld's foremost experts on modern Turkey - its languages, people,and history - and acclaimed co-author of Turkey Unveiled (a NewYork Times Notable Book), Hugh Pope has traveled the world toencounter and assimilate the many facets of this extraordinarilycomplex and fascinating ethnic group, distilling the essentailqualities shared by all people of Turkish descent. Rich withstories and legends stretching back centuries, Sons of theConquerors is a compellingly readable account of a profoundlyneglected subject. --This text re

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reveals how Lincolnwon the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as weknow it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth,this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M.McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmaticfigures in American history. Tried by War offers arevelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatestcrisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, thisis the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous militaryexperience before entering the White House, assumed the powersassociated with the role of commander in chief, and through hisstrategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the warand saved the Union.

In this audacious recasting of the American Revolution,distinguished historian Gary Nash offers a profound new way ofthinking about the struggle to create this country, introducingreaders to a coalition of patriots from all classes and races ofAmerican society. From millennialist preachers to enslavedAfricans, disgruntled women to aggrieved Indians, the people sovividly portrayed in this book did not all agree or succeed, butduring the exhilarating and messy years of this country’s birth,they laid down ideas that have become part of our inheritance andideals toward which we still strive today.