《国家精英》是布尔迪厄最重要的社会学著作之一。皮埃尔·布尔迪厄（1930—2002），当代法国最具国际性影响的思想大师之一，任巴黎高等研究学校教授，法兰西学院院士。 代表作有《区分》《再生产》《继承人》等。本书旨在研究发达国家中社会统治的内在逻辑及其构造形式，借助这种构造，社会统治巧妙地伪饰了自己并使自身得以世代传承。这一研究通过分析法国教育体制中的各种关系得以完成。在布尔迪厄看来，教育本质上是一种“国家魔术”，它通过再生产特定符号的资本权力，保证权力的运作、转换，从而维护社会秩序，而这又是通过某种表面中立的形式进行的。

In Life-Destroying Diagrams, Eugenie Brinkema brings the insights of her radical formalism to bear on supremely risky terrain: the ethical extremes of horror and love. Through close readings of works of film, literature, and philosophy, she explores how diagrams, grids, charts, lists, abecedaria, toroids, tempos, patterns, colors, negative space, lengths, increments, and thresholds attest to formal logics of torture and cruelty, violence and finitude, friendship and eros, debt and care. Beginning with a wholesale rethinking of the affect of horror, orienting it away from entrenched models of feeling toward impersonal schemes and structures, Brinkema moves outward to consider the relation between objects and affects, humiliation and metaphysics, genre and the general, bodily destruction and aesthetic generation, geometry and scenography, hatred and value, love and measurement, and, ultimately, the tensions, hazards, and speculative promise of formalism itself. Replete with etymological meditations, performative typography, and lyrical digressions, Life-Destroying Diagrams is at once a model of reading without guarantee and a series of generative experiments in the writing of aesthetic theory.

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal.
He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise.
As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.

Quantum theory is weird. As Niels Bohr said, if you weren t shocked by quantum theory, you didn t really understand it. For most people, quantum theory is synonymous with mysterious, impenetrable science. And in fact for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. In this tour de force of science history, Manjit Kumar gives a dramatic and superbly written account of this fundamental scientific revolution, focusing on the central conflict between Einstein and Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science. This revelatory book takes a close look at the golden age of physics, the brilliant young minds at its core and how an idea ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth century.

In this extraordinarily accessible and enormously witty book, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman guides us on a fascinating tour of the history of particle physics. The book takes us from the Greeks' earliest scientific observations through Einstein and beyond in an inspiring celebration of human curiosity. It ends with the quest for the Higgs boson, nicknamed the God Particle, which scientists hypothesize will help unlock the last secrets of the subatomic universe. With a new preface by Lederman, The God Particle will leave you marveling at our continuing pursuit of the infinitesimal.

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Quanta Magazine's stories of mathematical explorations show that "inspiration strikes willy-nilly," revealing surprising solutions and exciting discoveries.
These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing readers how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating the productive tension between conjecture and proof, theory and intuition. The stories show that, as James Gleick puts it in the foreword, "inspiration strikes willy-nilly." One researcher thinks of quantum chaotic systems at a bus stop; another suddenly realizes a path to proving a theorem of number theory while in a friend's backyard; a statistician has a "bathroom sink epiphany" and discovers the key to solving the Gaussian correlation inequality. Readers of The Prime Number Conspiracy, says Quanta editor-in-chief Thomas Lin, are headed on "breathtaking intellectual journeys to the bleeding edge of discovery strapped to the narrative rocket of humanity's never-ending pursuit of knowledge."
Quanta is the only popular publication that offers in-depth coverage of the latest breakthroughs in understanding our mathematical universe. It communicates mathematics by taking it seriously, wrestling with difficult concepts and clearly explaining them in a way that speaks to our innate curiosity about our world and ourselves. Readers of this volume will learn that prime numbers have decided preferences about the final digits of the primes that immediately follow them (the "conspiracy" of the title); consider whether math is the universal language of nature (allowing for "a unified theory of randomness"); discover surprising solutions (including a pentagon tiling proof that solves a century-old math problem); ponder the limits of computation; measure infinity; and explore the eternal question "Is mathematics good for you?"
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Ariel Bleicher, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Kevin Hartnett, Erica Klarreich, Thomas Lin, John Pavlus, Siobhan Roberts, Natalie Wolchover
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本书论述了美国宪法基础上的积极自由原则，此处所指自由，不仅指免于政府强制的自由，而且包括参与政府过程的自由。作者认同将古代的自由和现代的自由结合起来的观点，同时强调古代人的“积极自由”概念，即“积极且不间断地参与集体权力”的权利。
本书论证了当法院在解释宪法与制定法的文本时，应该更多地考虑宪法的民主性这一命题。该命题包括众所周之的有关司法节制的论证，即较之于立法者，法官缺乏相关的专业知识。人民必须培养起自己的“政治经验”，必须从“他们自己错误的纠正中”汲取“道德教育与鼓励”，法官也必须表现出质疑、谨慎与节制，此所谓“自由之精神”。
当然，本书的命题超越了经典的论述，在联邦宪法之民主主旨内，包括一种司法权力的来源，一种更为有效的保护古代与现代自由的解释方法。在讨论积极自由的角色时，本书展示了这一宪法主旨影响着法官对宪法文本的解释。

What Are You Looking At? by Will Gompertz - a wonderfully lively and accessible history of Modern Art by the BBC Arts Editor. "An essential primer not only for art lovers but for art loathers too". (Express). What is modern art? Why do we either love it or loathe it? And why is it worth so much damn money? Join Will Gompertz on a dazzling tour that will change the way you look at modern art forever. From Monet's water lilies to Van Gogh's sunflowers, from Warhol's soup cans to Hirst's pickled shark, hear the stories behind the masterpieces, meet the artists as they really were, and discover the real point of modern art. You will learn: not all conceptual art is bollocks; Picasso is king (but Cezanne is better); Pollock is no drip; Dali painted with his moustache; a urinal changed the course of art, why your 5-year-old really couldn't do it. Refreshing, irreverent and always straightforward, What Are You Looking At? cuts through the pretentious art speak and asks all the basic questions that you were too afraid to ask. Your next gallery trip is going to be a little less intimidating and a lot more interesting. "Robert Hughes' The Shock of the New redone a la Bill Bryson". (Telegraph). This book is essential reading for sceptics, art lovers, and the millions of us who visit art galleries every year - and are confused. It will also be enjoyed by readers of The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich and is a perfect primer to the subject for the student or beginner. Will Gompertz is the BBC Arts Editor and probably the world's first art history stand-up comedian. He was a Director at the Tate Gallery for 7 years. He has a particular interest in modern art and has written about the arts for The Times and the Guardian for over 20 years. In 2009, he wrote and performed a sell-out one-man comedy show about modern art at the Edinburgh Festival. He was recently voted one of the world's top 50 creative thinkers by New York's Creativity Magazine.

《现实的社会建构》是知识社会学的经典之作，也是社会建构论的扛鼎之作，更是社会学领域影响较大的著作之一。该书不仅将知识社会学的考察范围，从少数人关心的科学和理论知识，拓展到一般人在日常生活中用以指导行动的知识，而且以生动的笔法，揭示了作为“客观现实”和“主观现实”的社会，到底是如何构成的，又具有怎样的特性。
本书融汇了现象学的洞察与人文主义的关怀。对于矫治社会学理论的退缩，该书至今仍有警示和启迪作用。
本书出版于1967年，是社会学领域的一本经典，是一本与库恩的《科学革命的结构》、韦伯的《新教伦理与资本主义精神》、涂尔干的《自杀论》齐名的社会学经典。本书的问世，开启了社会科学领域一个跨学科的学派——社会建构主义。

作者阐述了自然法理论、法和法律定义，法律与政体关系，以及政体分类、各种政体的性质和原则等问题。阐述政治自由和三权分立学说，并以英国为例提出了君主立宪制的政治主张。论述了自然条件同政治法律的关系，认为自然地理环境对社会政治法律制度具有重大的制约性。论述了法律和工业、商业、货币、贸易、人口及宗教等关系，主张兴办工商业，发展贸易，反对横征暴敛，促进国际交往和世界和平。并论述罗马继承法和法国民法的起源和变革。强调严格区分各种法律规定的范围和制定法律应遵循的原则及其应注意的问题。

以赛亚·伯林有着多重身份和传奇的经历：生于俄国，犹太血统，英国学者。作为20世纪重要的自由主义知识分子，他与各界的许多名人都有交往。这本根据大量资料和伯林自己口述写成《伯林传》，记述了他如何在复杂动荡的历史环境中走出自己的生活道路，并对自由和多元主义等重要问题形成了自己的独特观点。传记作者（亦为著名学者）叶礼庭保持一种平衡的态度，欣赏伯林的思想，但对其弱点也不加回避。正是伯林身上这种人性的真实让这本书和这个人散发出永久的魅力。
自1987年9月始的十年里，叶礼庭定期拜访伯林，同他一起回忆人生，重新经历他在俄国度过的童年、牛津的求学岁月、美国的外交生涯、对苏联的访问，以及不曾远离思想前线的学术生活。这不是一部用文献堆砌而成的人物评述，而是用伯林自己的回忆写成的思想传记。在本书中，你会看到伯林如何经历暴风骤雨的20世纪，度过诚实且负责任的一生，并且从这个世纪的灾难和成就中提炼出他回响至今的原创思想。

★ 古代晚期研究领域的发明者彼得·布朗全新力作
★ 罗马帝国历史和基督教史研究者、爱好者的必读之书
★ 16页彩插 精装全译，晚期罗马世界的全景之图
★ 2013年度《选择》杂志“杰出学术著作”奖
★ 2013年美国教会史学会菲利普·沙夫奖
★ 2012年美国哲学学会雅克•巴赞年度文化历史奖
耶稣教导他的信徒：“骆驼穿过针的眼，比财主进神的国还容易呢！”然而到了罗马衰落之时，教会却变得无比富有。财富的涌入之于教会，是罪恶还是从事慈善的良方？
在《穿过针眼》中，古代晚期研究领域的创立者——彼得·布朗，从财富的角度审视了教会的崛起，以及它给崇尚贫穷美德、称贪婪为万恶之源的制度所带来的挑战。布朗结合奥古斯丁等主要基督教思想家的观点，考察了新财富涌入教会所引起的争议，以及人们对财富态度的变化；描述了富有的捐赠者在危机四伏的帝国中日益增长的影响力；展示了利用财富来照顾穷人与罗马旧式慈善事业之间的竞争；呈现了那些为了得到天上的财宝而捐出钱财的普通人。
这是一部关于罗马帝国衰落时期的基督教财富的知识史和社会史，为认识古代晚期教会的历史提供了一个全新的视角。

Presents a complete guide to ANSI standard C language programming. Written by the developers of C, this new version helps readers keep up with the finalized ANSI standard for C while showing how to take advantage of C's rich set of operators, economy of expression, improved control flow, and data structures. This 2nd edition has been completely rewritten with additional examples and problem sets to clarify the implementation of difficult language constructs. 7 x 9 1/4.

《汉译世界学术名著丛书:论老年 论友谊 论责任》收入了马尔库斯·图利乌斯·西塞罗的三篇散文。《论老年》是一篇对话体论著。西塞罗在这篇论著中假借年事已高的马尔库斯·加图之口来论述老年。它涉及到一个人的世界观、人生观和幸福观。此外，《汉译世界学术名著丛书:论老年 论友谊 论责任》还收入了《论友谊》和《论责任》。

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
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A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history – the Arab Revolt and the secret “great game” to control the Middle East
The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War One was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, “a sideshow of a sideshow.” Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theater. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power.
Curt Prüfer was an effete academic attached to the German embassy in Cairo, whose clandestine role was to foment Islamic jihad against British rule. Aaron Aaronsohn was a renowned agronomist and committed Zionist who gained the trust of the Ottoman governor of Syria. William Yale was the fallen scion of the American aristocracy, who traveled the Ottoman Empire on behalf of Standard Oil, dissembling to the Turks in order gain valuable oil concessions. At the center of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in the sands of Syria; by 1917 he was the most romantic figure of World War One, battling both the enemy and his own government to bring about the vision he had for the Arab people.
The intertwined paths of these four men – the schemes they put in place, the battles they fought, the betrayals they endured and committed – mirror the grandeur, intrigue and tragedy of the war in the desert. Prüfer became Germany’s grand spymaster in the Middle East. Aaronsohn constructed an elaborate Jewish spy-ring in Palestine, only to have the anti-Semitic and bureaucratically-inept British first ignore and then misuse his organization, at tragic personal cost. Yale would become the only American intelligence agent in the entire Middle East – while still secretly on the payroll of Standard Oil. And the enigmatic Lawrence rode into legend at the head of an Arab army, even as he waged secret war against his own nation’s imperial ambitions.
Based on years of intensive primary document research, LAWRENCE IN ARABIA definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. Sweeping in its action, keen in its portraiture, acid in its condemnation of the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, this is a book that brilliantly captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present.

是海洋小说更是海洋史诗，是美国想象力的辉煌表达 收入全部洛克威尔·肯特经典插图 纪念《白鲸》出版一百七十周年，译文社版《白鲸》震撼归来
赫尔曼·麦尔维尔（1819-1891），美国文学史上最杰出的浪漫主义小说家之一，《白鲸》是他的代表作。捕鲸船“裴廊德”号船长亚哈，在一次捕鲸过程中，被凶残聪明的白鲸莫比-迪克咬掉了一条腿，因此他满怀复仇之念，一心想追捕这条白鲸，竟至失去理性，变成一个独断独行的偏热症狂。他的船几乎兜遍了全世界经历辗转，终于与莫比-迪克遭遇。经过三天追踪，他用鱼叉击中白鲸，但船被白鲸撞破，亚哈被鱼叉上的绳子缠住，带人海中。全船人落海，只有水手以实玛利（《圣经》中人名，意为被遗弃的人）一人得救，来向人们讲述这个故事。作者赋予莫比-迪克的白色象征天真无邪和恐怖，以白鲸象征善和恶的混合，这也是人世的基本状况。这部小说以充实的思想内容、史诗船的规模和成熟、深思性质的文笔，成为传世佳作。
洛克威尔·肯特（Rockwell Kent，1882—1971）是美国著名插画家，为许多文学作品配过插图，比如《十日谈》《坎特伯雷故事集》等，《白鲸》是其中非常经典的一种，收录插图一百多幅，初版于1930年，为几代爱书人所追捧。

Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the present day. Spanning the literature in English, French and German, it provides an excellent background to the most important social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with crisp summaries of the main books, arguments and controversies. It also deals with newly emerging schools from rational choice to symbolic interactionism, with new ambitious approaches (Habermas, Luhmann, Giddens, Bourdieu), structuralism and antistructuralism, critical revisions of modernization theory, feminism and neopragmatism. Written by two of the world's leading sociologists and based on their extensive academic teaching, this unrivalled work is ideal both for students in the social sciences and humanities and for anyone interested in contemporary theoretical debates.

Continuing his groundbreaking analysis of economic structures, Douglass North develops an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies, both at a given time and over time. Institutions exist, he argues, due to the uncertainties involved in human interaction; they are the constraints devised to structure that interaction. Yet, institutions vary widely in their consequences for economic performance; some economies develop institutions that produce growth and development, while others develop institutions that produce stagnation. North first explores the nature of institutions and explains the role of transaction and production costs in their development. The second part of the book deals with institutional change. Institutions create the incentive structure in an economy, and organisations will be created to take advantage of the opportunities provided within a given institutional framework. North argues that the kinds of skills and knowledge fostered by the structure of an economy will shape the direction of change and gradually alter the institutional framework. He then explains how institutional development may lead to a path-dependent pattern of development. In the final part of the book, North explains the implications of this analysis for economic theory and economic history. He indicates how institutional analysis must be incorporated into neo-classical theory and explores the potential for the construction of a dynamic theory of long-term economic change.