亨德里克・威廉・房龙 (Hendrik Willem van Loon, 1882―1944) 荷南美国作家和历史学家。1911年获德国慕尼黑大学博土学位,毕业后曾先后从事多种职业,但在写作方面取得了最令人瞩目的成就。代表作包括《荷兰共和国衰亡史》、 《人类的故事》、 《房龙地理》、《发明的故事》、 《宽容》等二十余部,均有相当大的影响,饮誉世界。其作品先后在荷兰、德国、法国、瑞典、日本、中国等二十多个国家翻译出版。
Carthage was a plutocracy and the real power of the state lay in the hands of a dozen big ship-owners and mine-owners and merchants who met in the back room of an office and regarded their common Fatherland as a business enterprise which ought to yield them a decent profit. (查看原文)
Of course, such a "plutocracy" was forever at the mercy of the crowd. As long as there was plenty of work and wages were high, the majority of the citizens were quite contented, allowed their "betters" to rule them and asked no embarrassing questions. But when no ships left the harbor, when no ore was brought to the smelting-ovens, when dockworkers and stevedores were thrown out of employment, then there were grumblings and there was a demand that the popular assembly be called together as in the olden days when Carthage had been a self-governing republic. (查看原文)
0 有用 Inglourious B 2009-11-11 21:11:06
”大自然给了我们无尽的希望,人类挣脱了锁链,正以坚实的步伐在真理,美德和幸福的大道上阔步前进的景象,为哲学家显示了一个人间奇迹,使他从至今仍玷污和折磨着人世间的错误,犯罪以及不公正中得到安慰。“我想去文艺复兴的时代。。四星半。
0 有用 问渠水Chaos 2014-10-28 10:36:40
虽然不是这个版本的。他写历史还是有一套的
0 有用 待注销 2012-09-02 14:55:51
这不是故事书,是一本好看的老少咸宜的人类文明简史,图文并茂文字幽默(被誉为 美利坚的白居易)。另外非常大的一个亮点是,将同期历史事件的对比 以及对当今世界格局的影响。嗯,读房龙的书,仿佛在感觉历史,而不只是粗暴的了解历史。这便是魅力所在。PS.育儿必备的好书
0 有用 凌次方Icicle 2015-04-22 22:01:18
一部讲述地中海、欧洲历史文化的起源、发展的书籍。对亚、非、美洲、以及20世纪后的历史介绍较少。浅显地介绍了各大历史事件,没有深入讲解每个事件缘由,但依然值得科普。
0 有用 cassie 2008-04-08 11:33:20
不知不觉中全部看完。