何以二十世紀特別殘忍?
是因為我們各類族群有基因上的差異嗎?
還是經濟蕭條與貧富差距擴大?
或者因為這時代的政治意識形態更加極端地不相容?
本書縱論二十世紀人類的武裝衝突與血腥暴力的奇特現象,
造成二十世紀無疑地獨一無二的第二項特徵,
……………
對於部份區域的人而言,二十世紀的戰爭時期不過為時五十年(
我們喜歡將一九八九年的革命想成是二十世紀的高潮大結局,
作者簡介 |
尼爾.弗格森(Niall Ferguson)1964年生於蘇格蘭格拉斯哥,
哈佛大學國際歷史教授,牛津大學耶穌學院資深研究員,
著有1914: 戰爭的憐憫(The Pity of War),世界大戰:歷史的仇恨時代 (The War of the World),紙張及鋼鐵(Paper and Iron),羅斯柴爾德家族(The House of Rothschild),金錢關係(The Cash Nexus),大英帝國:英國如何型塑現代世界(Empire)
與英國Channel 4電視台針對三本著作(1. 大英帝國:英國如何型塑現代世界(Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World);2. 貨幣崛起:
弗格森是國際知名的歷史學者,同時因政治立場偏右、
譯者簡介 |
翁嘉聲
國立成功大學歷史系專任教授,
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