While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. Sewell Jr. observes that on questions of theory the communication has been mostly one way: from social science to history. Logics of History argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to offer each other. While historians do not think of themeselves as theorists, they know something social scientists do not: how to think about the temporalities of social life. On the other hand, while social scientists' treatments of temporality are usually clumsy, their theoretical sophistication and penchant for structural accounts of social life could offer much to historians. Renowned for his work at the crossroads of history, sociology, political science, and anthropology, Sewell argues that only by combining a more sophisticated understanding of historical time with a concern for larger theoretical questions can a satisfying social theory emerge. In Logics of History, he reveals the shape such an engagement could take, some of the topics it could illuminate, and how it might affect both sides of the disciplinary divide.

This text offers a rapid overview of European civilisation, describing its birth from an unlikely mixture of three elements - classical learning, Christianity & German warrior culture. Over the centuries, this unstable blend produced distinctive characters, & its coming apart provided the dynamic of European history in modern times.

This text offers a rapid overview of European civilisation, describing its birth from an unlikely mixture of three elements - classical learning, Christianity & German warrior culture. Over the centuries, this unstable blend produced distinctive characters, & its coming apart provided the dynamic of European history in modern times.

◆ 著名历史人类学家王明珂的重磅新作，是《华夏边缘》《羌在汉藏之间》《英雄祖先与弟兄民族》《游牧者的抉择》等著作的知识论基础。 ◆ 一部醒世之作：我们看到、听到、读到、想到、学到的东西，都是某种本相的表征，而对这些表征的错误解读，会让我们带有偏见，从而做出错误的判断。换 言之，是人（组织）就有偏见，没有理由过分自信。要找到解决现实问题的有效办法，就必须认识并尊重本相。 ◆ 一套极具操作性的分析方法：通过循序渐进、启发式的引导，帮助读者认识历史及现实的表相与本相。 《反思史学与史学反思》是著名历史人类学家王明珂的新作，其内容是《华夏边缘》《羌在汉藏之间》《英雄祖先与弟兄民族》《游牧者的抉择》等著作的知识论基础。作者通过人类生态、本相／表相、认同／记忆、文本／情境等概念，提出一种由表相（文本、图像、电影、社会事件等等）认识社会现实本相的分析法。这是一种结合多种社会科学的历史学研究，作者称之为 “反思史学”。同时也是作者作为历史学家对史学的反思。作者希望读者／研究者能因此练就如孙悟空的火眼金睛，能看透被典范知识蒙敝的真实世界及其历史变化过程，对外在世界有真实体认，以及反思与反应。

Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.