In the second of two volumes of this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews—Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people, spanning
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZESELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY AND OBSERVERBelonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy
美國的歷史是一部移殖、墾殖、繁殖、繁榮、而繁華的開拓發展歷程。有人說:美國歷史似應上溯至哥倫布發現新大陸之1492年。甚至還有人侈言 :似應遠推到維金人(Vikings)之渡拓格林蘭(Green Island)的上古傳聞。但就事實而論,美國之開拓繁殖發展的信史理應上溯至1607年:那一年,約翰‧史密斯船長(Captain john Smith)即在今日的維吉尼亞地區建造了一座詹姆士城堡(james