INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A powerful and persuasive discussion about economics, freedom, and the relationship between the two, from today’s brightest economist. In this classic book on the free market, Milton and Rose Friedman explain how our freedom has been eroded and our affluence undermined through the explosion ...

知識人、知識分子始終是余英時先生筆下最關切的對象。 在中國現代史世局動盪的百年篇章中， 知識人呈現了何種面貌？是否真的改變了自身及其國家的命運？ 從東漢士族、魏晉士風，到南宋朱熹的歷史世界，再到明清的士商互動，以及王陽明、方以智，還有清代的戴震、章學誠，清末民初的陳寅恪、胡適，余先生累積數十年的學術研究著作，構成了一幅...

This book focuses on the role of popular music in the rise of populism in Europe, centring on the music-related processes of sociocultural normalisation and the increasing prevalence of populist discourses in contemporary society. In its innovative combination of approaches drawing from (ethno)musicology, sociology,...

Taking into account politics, history and aesthetics, this edited volume explores the main expressions of primitivism in Iberian and Transatlantic modernisms. Ten case studies are thoroughly analyzed concerning both the circulations and exchanges connecting the Iberian and Latin American artistic and literary milieu...

Indestrutable youth, poor decision making, wrong headed mindsets: This story has all that and more. But if you expect catastrophic results, not this time. Some times it's better to be lucky than good. Just a little slice of history recalled just for fun.

This book explores the impact of right-wing political ideology on crime, the criminal justice system, and attitudes towards punishment in Britain. Grounded in a rigorous analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys such as the British Social Attitudes Survey and the British Crime Survey, as well as individual-level ...

A Rosetta Key For U.S. History: Renewal or Rigidification? This work explores a generational history from America's Colonial period to the United States of contemporary times. A novel historical approach will rely on generational markers every 15th year, rather than yearly astronomical dates. This method will make h...

Bringing together studies from across the Nordic region, this book examines the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on vaccine hesitancy. Shedding light on the political tensions that emerged as a result of the pandemic and the debates that ensued both within and between the Nordic n...

歷史真相往往「隱藏」在最明顯的地方 只是被經典權威學說的「想當然」誤導和蒙蔽 李兆良的《坤輿萬國全圖解密：明代測繪世界》是一本關於世界史研究的專著，從不同角度重新審查幾百年來關於世界地理大發現的歷史經典學說，從而得出新的演繹。 《坤輿萬國全圖解密：明代測繪世界》可以看作是有趣的歷史偵探個案，也是嚴肅的研究論文集，在繁多...

Die weltweite Bedrohung durch religiös motivierten Terrorismus und Gewalt scheint größer zu sein als je zuvor. Kann es sein, dass das radikale Antlitz des Islamismus nicht so sehr die Eigenheit einer bestimmten Religion ist, sondern auf eine Gemeinsamkeit aller monotheistischen Varianten verweist? Der Ägyptologe und...

Information and knowledge were essential tools of early modern Europe’s global ambitions. This volume addresses a key concern that emerged as the competition for geopolitical influence increased: how could information from afar be trusted when there was no obvious strategy for verification? How did notions of doubt ...

Explore the History of England From Start to End... Are you fascinated by English history? Are you studying for an exam or just have a passing interest in the subject? This book is a must read for anyone who wants to know a bit more! England is a fascinating and intriguing country. From its pre Christian roots, thro...

Contrary to what Kant believed about the Dutch (and their visual culture) as “being of an orderly and diligent position” and thus having no feeling for the sublime, this book argues that the sublime played an important role in seventeenth-century Dutch visual culture. By looking at different visualizations of except...

Esta edición digital en formato ePub se ha realizado a partir de una edición impresa digitalizada que forma parte de los fondos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España. El proyecto de creación de ePubs a partir de obras digitalizadas de la BNE pretende enriquecer la oferta de servicios de la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica...

"The Way to Wealth" is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanac during its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by "Father Abraham" to a group of people. Many of the phrases Father Abraham quotes continue to be ...

Offering a comprehensive study into the perceptions of ancient and medieval Iran in the Byzantine empire, this book explores the effects of Persian culture upon Byzantine intellectualism, society and culture. Byzantine Ideas of Persia, 650-1461 focusses on the enduring position of ancient Persia in Byzantine cultura...