HOW THE SCOTS INVENTED THE MODERN WORLD: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW WESTERN EUROPE’S POOREST NATION CREATED OUR WORLD AND EVERYTHING IN IT
Book ID/图书代码： 14650006B04429
English Summary/英文概要： Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. This book is not just about Scotland: it is an exciting account of the origins of the modern world. No one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots—or the modern West—in the same way again.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 蘇格蘭曾是歐洲最貧窮的國家，它是如何影響這個世界，成為一個迷人的國家？經濟學之父亞當史密斯，發明電話的貝爾，最成功的企業家卡內基，西方哲學歷史上重要人物之一的休謨，他們都是蘇格蘭人。這個國家創造許多傳統成為世界公認的「蘇格蘭精神」。作者荷門以簡明易懂的方式，敘述蘇格蘭的貢獻，歷史與文化。這是一個我們有興趣了解，卻又感到神秘難以下手的國家。
Awards/获奖情况：“Finally we have a book that explains how the . . . Scots created the modern civilized values America and the Western world still uphold. This is a great book, one which is now even more relevant than ever.”---Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report, coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics
“Arthur Herman provides a convincing and compelling argument. . . . He is a natural writer, weaving philosophical concerns seamlessly through a historical narrative that romps along at a cracking pace.” ---Irvine Welsh, The Guardian
“Herman’s book tells an exciting story with gusto . . . its range and narrative verve make it an entertaining and illuminating read.”---Sunday Times (London)
“A skeptic could easily be converted by Herman’s deft presentation . . . this work sets a high academic standard yet is carefully leavened with colorful anecdotes.”
https://www.writersreps.com/How-the-Scots-Invented-the-Modern-World
About the Author/作者介绍： 作者荷門是約翰霍普金斯大學歷史學博士。史密森尼博物館文物典藏計畫主導人之一。喬治梅森大學副教授。Time-Life Books歷史線顧問編輯。
Arthur Herman is the bestselling author of How the Scots Invented the Modern World, which has sold over 350,000 copies worldwide, and To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World, which was nominated for the prestigious Mountbatten Prize in 2005. He is a former professor of history at Georgetown University, Catholic University, and the Smithsonian’s Campus on the Mall. He and his wife live in central Virginia.
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