中国古代帝国持续存在的君臣关系可细分为礼仪型与信－任型两类，后者亦是历史中“结构性的存在”，围绕它反复出现的言行构成历史中最为活跃与能动的力量。本文以西汉为例，具体到每个皇帝统治考察围绕此关系产生的建立、维持、废止与重构的过程，解释了此关系长存的背景与动因、来源与根基，以及此关系所激发的君臣言行如何引领西汉历史。文中力图围绕日常互动中呈现的君臣关系，重返历史现场，捕捉当时人的不同感觉，重新梳理西汉历史。尝试从“关系过程”与“关系的关系”两个角度增加一种认识中国历史的新思路，为超越史学中碎片化的实证研究与抽象的结构分析及两者间的疏离与对立提供一种可能的出路。这是一项参照社会学、人类学展开的具体历史研究。

当年法国是如何利用其共和国世俗学校的模式对非洲进行殖民的？难道非洲人民的独立意愿不正是一种对法国教育模式的一种回应吗？当前非洲的教育危机能够以该殖民教育模式之误来解释吗？这些都是本书试图回答的问题。 本书经过作者耐心细致的调研和深入的思考，对法国在非洲殖民战略的文化影响提出了一种全新的、扎实的且信息量巨大的解读。本书不仅揭示了法国在非洲的文化战略的存在，而且还在恰当内容的基础上，对这一战略加以重新定位、重新甄别，并对其影响进行评估。本书的研究发现，法国在非洲的这种连贯而有效的战略立足于一套经过精心挑选、充分适应时势的固定原则框架之上，使其殖民政策得以把既细致、深入和持久的思维和行为模式移植到非洲人那里去。对此，本书作者提出了一个等式：殖民=灌输。 本书内容翔实地引出了殖民战略认识论上的方法和理论。作者从社会和政治的角度，试图厘清一些提议和框架，旨在阐明一种新的教育战略，为当前非洲教育的危机提供解决之道。

「法國第一儒」汪德邁追尋中國「異托邦」獨一無二的文化基因 2015年，汪老應邀去敦煌看石窟。 晚間散步，石窟、沙漠和天際作伴。汪老說：「我為書和寫活着。若上天繼續給我光明，我將寫一本小書《中國教給我們什麼？》。」

《历史的观念》被誉为20世纪最有影响力的历史哲学著作之一。此书为柯林武德遗作，最初于1946年由诺克斯编辑成书，极受学界关注。1998年牛津大学出版社推出由杜森编辑的《历史的观念》（增补版），澄清了诺克斯版编纂过程中的问题，并且增收了柯林武德在1926－1928年间所做的历史哲学讲演稿。篇幅增加三分之一，有助于读者了解柯林武德思想的原貌。 这部理论性的学术著作，之所以能够成为畅销书，几十年来一直受到读者重视，原因大概有这么几点：一，它要言不烦地梳理了西方人的历史观念的演变，从古希腊到现代，各阶段的特征一目了然；二，作者兼有历史学和哲学两方面的思维训练，所论问题切中历史学的核心，不给人隔膜之感；三，作者思路明晰，语言简练，将深刻的哲学思想用平白晓畅的语言娓娓道来。 * 历史哲学这一课题的研究者，在近代西方是哲学家远多于历史学家，像克罗齐和柯林武德这样以哲学家而兼历史学家的人，并不多见。 ——何兆武 * 1926年和1928年的讲稿尤其重要，它们包含了柯林武德对其历史哲学思想所做的首次全面阐述。因此，通过它们，柯林武德历史哲学的第一阶段得到了完好记录。他后期历史哲学的许多著名观点都是在这些讲稿中第一次被阐述，从而为更好地理解他的观点提供了一个非常珍贵的机会。 ——扬•冯•德•杜森

关于马克•布洛赫（1886-1944）的第一部传记。布洛赫是一名历史学家，两次世界大战的战士，抵抗运动的领袖，被逮捕后遭到严刑拷打，最终英勇就义。本书以大量私人书信、日记和资料为基础，参考众多尚未公开的档案，呈现了这位爱国者在第三共和国下的光辉一生。作为历史学家，布洛赫最为人熟知的或许是《历史学家的技艺》——对自己的人生事业所做的一系列发人深省的思考——以及《社会经济历史年鉴》杂志的联合创办人。他生活的时代阴云遍布，两次世界大战、反犹主义和集权主义使他深受影响。他勇于直面这些事件，最终成为某种智力型的英雄，他的一生则是竭力捍卫自由批判探索精神的缩影。

The sacred landscape of imperial China was dotted with Buddhist monasteries, Daoist temples, shrines to local deities, and the altars of the mandarinate. Prominent among the official shrines were the temples in every capital throughout the empire devotd to the veneration of Confucius. Twice a year members of the educated elite and officials in each area gathered to offer sacrifices to Confucius, his disciples and the major scholars of the Confucian tradition. The worship of Confucius is one of the least understood aspects of Confucianism, even though the temple and the cult were highly visible signs of Confucianism's existence in imperial China. To many modern observers of traditional China, the temple cult is difficult to reconcile with the image of Confucianism as an ethical, humanistic, rational philosophy. The nine essays in this book are an attempt to recover the meaning and significance of the religious side of Confucianism. Among other subjects, the authors analyze the social, cultural and political meaning <"@ attached to the cult; its history; the legends, images and rituals associated with the worship of Confucius; the power of the descendants of Confucius, the main temple in the birthplace of Confucius; and the contemporary fate of temples to Confucius.

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Periods of increased equality are usually born of carnage and disaster and are generally short-lived, disappearing with the return of peace and stability. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world. Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The "Four Horsemen" of leveling—mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues—have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. Scheidel identifies and examines these processes, from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished, and that is a good thing. But it casts serious doubt on the prospects for a more equal future. An essential contribution to the debate about inequality, The Great Leveler provides important new insights about why inequality is so persistent—and why it is unlikely to decline anytime soon.

On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, “Once that first stack got going, it was ‘Goodbye, Charlie.’” The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling book that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before. In The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. Along the way, Orlean introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters from libraries past and present—from Mary Foy, who in 1880 at eighteen years old was named the head of the Los Angeles Public Library at a time when men still dominated the role, to Dr. C.J.K. Jones, a pastor, citrus farmer, and polymath known as “The Human Encyclopedia” who roamed the library dispensing information; from Charles Lummis, a wildly eccentric journalist and adventurer who was determined to make the L.A. library one of the best in the world, to the current staff, who do heroic work every day to ensure that their institution remains a vital part of the city it serves. Brimming with her signature wit, insight, compassion, and talent for deep research, The Library Book is Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks that reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country. It is also a master journalist’s reminder that, perhaps especially in the digital era, they are more necessary than ever.

作者选取了从17世纪到20世纪西方小说史上的15部“里程碑”式的作品，以小说的语言和叙事方法为线索，作了全新的解读，既有小说这一体裁产生之初的《堂吉诃德》和18、19世纪的所谓“经典小说”，也有20世纪现代派小说，其中包括《爱玛》《包法利夫人》《诉讼》《百年孤独》《不能承受的生命之轻》《寒冬夜行人》。在对15部小说的个案分析中，布林克旁征博引，对20世纪西方重要思想家的观点都有比较精到的引证和阐析。

「人類歷史曾是大陸史，一切有文字可考的歷史都發生在歐亞大陸，但是近現代以來的全球化擴張則是海洋性的。西方的勝利就是海洋霸權的勝利。」 歐亞大陸的邊緣，產生了三大文明：地中海、印度、中華。為了避開歐亞大陸的阻隔，西方開啟了大航海時代，三大文明激烈碰撞⋯⋯ 歷史學家王賡武縱談今日世界格局的來路與去向。 ~~~~~~~ 「隨着經濟全球化的迅猛進行，「全球史」應運而生，並成為當代最重要的史學潮流之一。全球史的目標是向社會提供能夠真正重現作為一個整體的人類的歷史，然而要寫出這樣的歷史卻非常困難，不僅需要歷史學家有深厚的學術功力，而且需要有與時俱進、勇於創新的精神。本書就是一部完美地達到了這個目標的成功之作。它以廣博的知識視野和新穎的問題意識，向世人展現了一幅前所未見的波瀾壯闊的歷史圖卷，不僅為我們提供了豐富的知識，而且提供了對世界和歷史認識的新視角。我本人從這部傑作中受惠良多。」 — 李伯重（香港科技大學人文學部講座教授） 「這真是一本好書，出自思想深邃的資深學者，卻又易讀易懂，引人興致、啟人思考。我自己曾在新加坡、香港和北京與王教授傾談歷史，他的豐富閱歷使他在觀察中華文明、印度文明和歐西文明時都有獨到的見解。為此我十分羡慕並且感謝黃基明先生，通過和王賡武教授的對談，從地緣、人文和經濟等方面把王教授對世界文明演化和當今世界大勢的看法展現給讀者。王教授結合了海權論和歐亞大陸「心臟」論，說明核心地區對邊緣地區歷史發展的推動力，順帶也解釋了中國近來所揭櫫的「一帶一路」的構思，富有現實意義。」 —張信剛（香港城市大學榮休校長及教授，北京大學及清華大學名譽教授）

了解近代中英政治文化互動的濃縮之作 中國的崛起，會改變長時期由西方工業和民主國家建立起來的國際體系嗎？ 儒家傳統蘊含可以與現代世界的人類普世價值相融通的道德前景嗎？ 崛起的中國，能夠引領中華文明的更新，以促進國際體系的平等嗎？ 本書根據作者在香港中文大學余英時講座所作的演講修改而成。作者是以海外華人的視角來思考「現代中國國家建構」的過程，視野寬廣而具歷史的深思，討論了中國人關於中國在世界史中的地位的意識，追尋了將中國推向現代全球轉型的特徵，並描繪了中國不得不面對的自身陣痛，說明崛起的中國，應如何引領中華文明更新，在當今聯繫緊密的世界中尋求恰當的定位。 如想從中國傳統根源到追尋路徑來思考中國現代化的過程，這部沉思集是不可失的著作。 本書特色： 1. 作者為著名的歷史學家，在中國歷史、海外華人、民族主義方面均有深厚的研究根底。這本為講稿改寫成的著作，篇幅不長，是為一本了解近代中英政治文化互動的濃縮的歷史課題之作。 2. 專業而又從中國歷史文化本位出發，冷靜客觀分析中國人關於中國在世界史中的地位的意識，並深究了將中國推向現代全球轉型的特徵。 3. 普及的歷史政治學讀物，適合不同年齡層人士閱讀。 4. 此書分別探究中國人自古以來的世界觀、「民族」、「國家主權」、「革命」等概念在中國歷史發展中的演變，並藉此總結中國近百年來如何努力邁向現代化國家，並重建古代文化與現代文明相連之路。

世界终于追赶上了科幻的脚步！ 科幻研究泰斗詹姆斯•冈恩经典著作，阿西莫夫、刘慈欣作序 近五百幅经典科幻杂志及小说封面全彩呈现 独家收录华语科幻百年发展历程，世界两大科幻奖项“雨果”与“星云”历年获奖名单 · 没有任何其他小说能带给你科幻小说的阅读体验，没有任何其他世界像科 幻小说当中描述的世界那样与众不同，没有任何其他危险像科幻小说中的危险那样引人入胜。 ——艾萨克·阿西莫夫 作为一个老科幻迷和由此成为的作家，我翻开这本书后立刻对自己说：“哇，他是我们的人！” ——刘慈欣 · 现实世界与科幻世界创造了彼此。在科技每天都将人类的想象变为现实的今天，世界终于追赶上了科幻的脚步！ 从科学怪人弗兰肯斯坦，到三体宇宙的黑暗森林，科幻小说中凝聚着人类想象力的极致。《交错的世界》从最早充满想象力的口述故事开始，通过一代代作者创作的各种鲜活故事追溯科幻小说的发展历程，以及不同时代的科学和技术创新如何改变人类对自己在宇宙中的角色的认识，并改变科幻小说。作者詹姆斯•冈恩作为当代世界科幻界公认的权威，如数家珍地讨论了影响整个科幻小说流派，以及在科幻小说发展道路上发挥作用的作者和代表作品，为不断变化的科幻小说勾勒出清晰的脉络。 原书出版于1975年，冈恩教授补充了新的章节，将时间线提至21世纪并充实了亚洲部分，使新版本成为世界范围内最新、最权威的世界科幻小说史。 世界终于追赶上了科幻小说，但科幻小说已不在那里。它已如火箭一般飞速进入了一个未知的世界，描画着想象的新领地，进一步扩张人类可能完成的事业的前沿。

As someone who has studied history for much of my life, I have found the past fascinating. But it has always been some grand and even intimidating universe that I wanted to unpick and explain to myself. Wang Gungwu is one of Asia’s most important public intellectuals. He is best-known for his explorations of Chinese history in the long view, and for his writings on the Chinese diaspora. With Home is Not Here, the historian of grand themes turns to a single life history: his own. In this volume, Wang talks about his multicultural upbringing and life under British rule. He was born in Surabaya, Java, but his parents’ orientation was always to China. Wang grew up in the plural, multi-ethnic town of Ipoh, Malaya (now Malaysia). He learned English in colonial schools and was taught the Confucian classics at home. After the end of WWII and Japanese occupation, he left for the National Central University in Nanjing to study alongside some of the finest of his generation of Chinese undergraduates. The victory of Mao Zedong’s Communist Party interrupted his education, and he ends this volume with his return to Malaya. Wise and moving, this is a fascinating reflection on family, identity, and belonging, and on the ability of the individual to find a place amid the historical currents that have shaped Asia and the world.

20世纪最后一位数学史大师， 克莱因被最多读者阅读的一本书。 …… 音乐能激起或平静人的心灵，绘画能愉悦人的视觉， 诗歌能激发人的感情，哲学能使思想得到满足， 工程技术能改善人的物质生活， 数学则能够做到所有这一切。 …… 25个世纪以来，数学史上发生了三次危机：非欧几何对欧氏 几何的冲击、无理数的发现及数的扩张 、微积分带来的分析困境；集合论悖论和其他逻辑悖论出现……使得数学大厦一次次面临倒塌的危险…… 本书探讨数千年来数学在直觉、逻辑、应用之间穿梭往复的炫目旅程，再现真实数学的发展过程，阐述数学的起源、数学的繁荣和科学的数学化，直到当代数学的现状：数学与确定性（逻辑，严密性，完备性）渐行渐远。 克莱因透过数学史上的大事件一步一步剥开数学思想与数学思维变迁的脉络。 …… 数学不是天然的宝石，只是人工的。 在今天，绝大多数聪明人依然相信物理世界的真理与人类理性的严密，本书正是要打破这一迷信。 …… 数学家靠的不是运算准确、迅速，而是数学思维——数学是一种思考方式。 克莱因能够几乎不借助公式，用数学来解析思想，将数千年的 数学探讨如此深入，非常之了得。

In 1942, Lt. Herman H. Goldstine, a former mathematics professor, was stationed at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. It was there that he assisted in the creation of the ENIAC, the first electronic digital computer. The ENIAC was operational in 1945, but plans for a new computer were already underway. The principal source of ideas for the new computer was John von Neumann, who became Goldstine's chief collaborator. Together they developed EDVAC, successor to ENIAC. After World War II, at the Institute for Advanced Study, they built what was to become the prototype of the present-day computer. Herman Goldstine writes as both historian and scientist in this first examination of the development of computing machinery, from the seventeenth century through the early 1950s. His personal involvement lends a special authenticity to his narrative, as he sprinkles anecdotes and stories liberally through his text.</p>

The 20th century has been one of unparalleled scientific advances fuelled primarily by discoveries made by physicists. The 20th century also represents the life span of the American Physical Society (APS), and to celebrate its centenary the APS has prepared this book highlighting the seminal discoveries, with invited articles by some of the world's most eminent living physicists, including 12 Nobel Prize winners. The articles are mainly perspectives on discoveries written by those scientists closely associated with the original work, as well as covering future directions of research.

Since its beginnings at the start of the 20th century, educational scholarship has been a marginal field, criticized by public policy makers and relegated to the fringes of academe. An Elusive Science explains why, providing a critical history of the traditions, conflicts, and institutions that have shaped the study of education over the past century.