華嚴字母作為生僻冷門的學問，幾成絕學，華嚴字母唱誦逐漸受人注意，但其源流及影響仍有不少疑問之處。本書作者以十年之功，梳理華嚴字母於中亞及中國的流傳情況，並參考大量罕見文獻，於《大理叢書》發現了最早的華嚴字母韻表，首次從明清宗教、語言及政治三方面綜合分析華嚴字母的歷史意義，包括根據華嚴字母創作的韻表，與佛教唱韻、明教、雲南、十三攝、《康熙字典》及乾隆帝等的微妙關係，對弄清華嚴字母的來源與發展，提供了清晰的視角。本書是作者通過等韻學探討文化史的新嘗試，呈現了最新的學術成果，值得讀者細味。

◆ 无论左派、右派还是中间立场的政治思想者，都难以摆脱他那充满悖论与危险的思想幽灵
◆ 20世纪最具争议政治思想家、最后一位欧洲公法学家卡尔•施米特成名之作，开浪漫主义政治哲学研究之先河
◆哈耶克：施米特的论著最具学识且最富洞见力。
◆列奥•施特劳斯：施米特是在一个自由主义的世界上承担起对自由主义的批判。在此，我们是指他对自由主义的批判发生在自由主义的视界之内。他的非自由主义倾向依然受制于无法克服的“自由主义思想体系”。
◆阿伦特：施米特乃“德国学界宪法和公法领域最重要的人”。
一切浪漫现象都是受非浪漫力量的控制。
昂首超然于各种限制与决断之上的人，变成了异己势力和异己决断的臣仆。
——卡尔•施米特
浪漫主义是19世纪西方的主导精神，对于思想史研究而言，政治的浪漫派问题不可小视。《政治的浪漫派》是施米特的代表作之一，初版于1919年，1925 年再版并增加长篇序言，关注的是作为政治哲学的浪漫主义，看似思想史论著，其实针对的是现实政治问题，其用意在于表明浪漫派的“永恒交谈”与自由主义议会民主制的公开辩论基于相同的形而上学真理论。本书开浪漫主义政治哲学研究之先河，晚期的浪漫主义哲学研究（如伯林）尚不及其所达到的思想深度。施米特从德国知识分子的现实处境出发，讨论浪漫派在思想史上的位置，阐明了浪漫派对现实社会生活的基本看法，并表明了它的本质是一种关于政治的趣味。本书着力在思想史的脉络里整理弥漫整个欧洲的浪漫主义精神，是一本不可多得的思想史力作。

There are outstanding studies of nationalism as a history of nationalistic ideas, as in the writings of Hans Kohn; there are competent descriptions of nationalism as a force in politics, as by the Study Group of the Royal Institute of International Affairs headed by Edward Hallett Carr; and there are important works organizing the many facts about nationalism in terms of some particular problem, such as Quincy Wright's monumental Study of War. But there has seemed to be no answer to the question why nationalist ideas met with wide and strong response at certain times and places, and with almost no response at others.
In certain areas, economic growth has led to national unification; in others to greater national diversity. Why did national sentiments develop in one direction but not in the other? In certain cases, individuals can and do change from membership in one people to membership in another; in other situations they seem almost powerless to do so, and nationality appears as if it were some objective fact beyond the decisions of individuals.
What, then, is ethnic nationality? Under which conditions will a government or a political organization find it an asset? Under which a liability? What is the relation of this nationalisty to economic life, to incomes, opportunities, and expectations? And how may it become so important to individuals as to override their economic interest and even their interest in self-preservation?
To make a beginning at answering these questions we need studies about objective as well as the subjective sides of nationalisty, and about the long-run trends of national assimilation or differentiation.
The present study represents an attempt toward such a theory.

A new edition of the highly acclaimed book Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition," this paperback brings together an even wider range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. Charles Taylor's initial inquiry, which considers whether the institutions of liberal democratic government make room--or should make room--for recognizing the worth of distinctive cultural traditions, remains the centerpiece of this discussion. It is now joined by Jrgen Habermas's extensive essay on the issues of recognition and the democratic constitutional state and by K. Anthony Appiah's commentary on the tensions between personal and collective identities, such as those shaped by religion, gender, ethnicity, race, and sexuality, and on the dangerous tendency of multicultural politics to gloss over such tensions. These contributions are joined by those of other well-known thinkers, who further relate the demand for recognition to issues of multicultural education, feminism, and cultural separatism. Praise for the previous edition:

《中国古代国家的起源与王权的形成(精)》由王震中所著，本书论述的中国国家的起源问题，乃是探索中国文明起源这个重大学术课题的核心环节，具有非常重要的意义。中国有五千多年的文明史，然而辉煌灿烂的中国文明是在什么时间，什么地方，经历了什么样的历程产生形成的？许多学术界前辈、国学大师都曾探讨过这一问题。本书作者采取多学科交叉结合的研究方法，广泛运用考古学、历史学、人类学的理论，系统整理、分析考古学发现材料，对传世典籍的种种古史传说试做整合解释，提出了一系列富于新意的理论观点，构建了一个全新的古史研究体系。这部力作是对作者近年来提出的“文明和国家起源路径的聚落三形态演进”说，进入国家社会之后所经过的“邦国—王国—帝国”说，以及“夏商周三代为复合制国家结构”说这些学术体系的系统展示和进一步深化、完善。

The dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who saw the Constitution as a threat to our hard-won rights and liberties.
Edited and introduced by Ralph Ketcham.

In this truly global study, major military historian Azar Gat sets out to unravel the "riddle of war" throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. In the process, the book generates an astonishing wealth of
original and fascinating insights on all major aspects of humankind's remarkable journey through the ages, engaging a wide range of disciplines.

自2006年以来，随着中非峰会影响的扩大，国际媒体开始集中关注中国在非洲的投资、商贸、和人员流动。然而，国际研究者们往往有意识或无意识地站在西方中心主义的立场来观察中国在非洲，而西方主流媒体的大量报道和评论中有大量并非无辜的误解，其中最核心的问题是把中国定性为“非洲的新殖民者。”本书的两位作者通过最近十年在非洲的访谈、问卷调查和数据收集，批驳了西方主流媒体关于“中国在非洲”的论述，阐述了他们自己的调研发现和观点。

Review
"An intellectual tour of the discipline of comparative politics with some of its most creative pioneers and contemporary practitioners. The carefully organized interviews offer surprising perspectives about our eclectic and evolving field, and remind us of why we became scholars of comparative politics in the first place." -- Edward Gibson, Northwestern University
"This fascinating history of comparative politics offers a panoramic view of major debates and of trends in theoretical and methodological approaches over the second half of the 20th century. It brings the field to life by letting scholars who shaped it sketch their own intellectual biographies. Reading it is a truly enriching and enjoyable experience for any comparativist." -- Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina
"This book fills a huge void in the profession of political science. Through a series of fifteen carefully prepared and referenced, wide-ranging, and often captivating interviews with many of the most influential scholars of comparative politics, we gain a priceless perspective on the growth of the discipline and the craft of research and theory building. In their intelligent and probing interviews (and very valuable introductory chapters), Munck and Snyder go a long way toward correcting our crippling deficit in professional memory, while revealing the life histories, moral convictions, intellectual passions, and divergent theoretical and methodological approaches that have shaped and advanced comparative politics in the last half-century. This book should be read by everyone who is preparing for, or thinking about, a career in political science, no matter the field." -- Larry Diamond, coeditor, Journal of Democracy
"Reading autobiographical reflections of notable scholars is a pleasurable way of learning about a field of study. These interviews cover a good slice of modern comparative government. They are wide ranging, focused, and informative. And fun to read." -- Nelson W. Polsby, University of California, Berkeley
"To show how great works that have shaped our understanding of politics and society are rooted in individual lives is a wonderful project. Munck and Snyder are the best of guides. Thoroughly informed about the scholarship, they explore the personal side with deftness, tact, and imagination. The result is a series of lively and revealing intellectual portraits." -- Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Watson Institute for International Studies
"A fascinating oral history of comparative politics in the United States. You could read the collected books and articles of all the fifteen leading lights represented here and never grasp the insights that these interviews offer: how wars, immigration, and the economy shaped the research agenda; how the backgrounds, personalities, and life experiences of these scholars guided their work; and how these scholars evaluate one another and those beyond this elite circle. Munck and Snyder have performed an invaluable service to the discipline." -- Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame
"This distinctive book frequently illuminates the dynamics of major scholars' research agendas (and of their career paths more generally), thus making it highly recommended reading for researchers in this subfield." -- Choice
"I told my qualitative research class to read at least three of the interviews in the book and summarize what they took from each. The response was amazing. Most of them had read most of the book. They were moved, inspired, and reassured by it. Each of them felt validated by something one of these scholars said. We ended up discussing the interviews through much of the class... the discussion of how real scholars relate their world and their scholarship was so exciting to them that I didn't want to stop it. So thanks... for helping them to bridge the often daunting distance between themselves and the names on the texts they read in class -- it was truly rewarding." -- Margaret Keck, Johns Hopkins University
Product Description
In the first collection of interviews with the most prominent scholars in comparative politics since World War II, Gerardo L. Munck and Richard Snyder trace key developments in the field during the twentieth century.
Organized around a broad set of themes -- intellectual formation and training; major works and ideas; the craft and tools of research; colleagues, collaborators, and students; and the past and future of comparative politics -- these in-depth interviews offer unique and candid reflections that bring the research process to life and shed light on the human dimension of scholarship.
Giving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.

本书涉及政治哲学所有的重要论域（包括政治权威与政治义务、民主、自由、分配正义和自由主义的个人主义），展现西方两千五百年间的哲人智慧（包括柏拉图、霍布斯、洛克、卢梭、密尔、马克思、罗尔斯等）。作为一本导论性著作，本书旨在带领你思考一些根本性的政治哲学问题，这些问题是每一位公民在现实的政治生活中都会遇到的，而且必须回答的。更重要的是，作者讨论问题的方式是开放性的。他不是要告诉你最终的答案，而是以提问和交谈的方式把这些问题娓娓道来，通过展示伟大政治思想家的论证来帮助你形成自己的观点。
本书出版后受到广泛欢迎，被译成多国文字，中文版根据英文最新修订版译出。任何对政治哲学感兴趣的读者都会从这本书中获益。

當前中國正在經歷急據的社會變遷，關於社會運動革命的社會學研究因此具有極為重要的意義。本書只在對美國及西方社會運動和革命理論的發展作一個批判性的介紹，指出西方社會學和社會科學研究中的一些基本認識論和方法論問題，因此不僅僅是一本關於社會運動理論教材。本書不但要對社會學關於集體行動、社會運動和革命的研究作一個總結，而且試圖在理論解析中介紹有關的社會科學研究方法，以其讀者能夠據此建立自己的研究或賞旨趣。

本书在批判地介绍和分析西方经典社会学理论流派对社会运动（集体运动、社会运动、革命）的解释与解读之后，提炼出了影响和决定社会运动之产生和发展的三要素：变迁（各种社会变化）、结构（国家与社会）、话语（被社会运动所认可的）。作者认为，一些发达国家都有对社会运动比较强的制度化能力，而对于中国来说，亟待提升的正是这种制度化的能力。