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LESSON 4
LESSON 4 DESCRIPTION OF A STORM 风 暴 Benjamin Disraeli. 1805-1881, was of Jewish descent. His ancestors were driven out of Spain by the Inquisition, and went to Venice. In 1748, ... -
LESSON 24
LESSON 24 SHORT SELECTIONS IN PROSE 散文选篇 I. DRYDEN AND POPE. Dryden knew more of man in his general nature, and Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by ... -
LESSON 60
LESSON 60 RIDING ON A SNOWPLOW 乘坐扫雪机 Benjamin Franklin Taylor, 1822-1887, was born at Lowville, New York, and graduated at Madison University, of which his father was president.... -
LESSON 67
LESSON 67 POLITICAL TOLERATION 政治信仰自由 Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, the third President of the United States, and the author of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Albem... -
LESSON 74
LESSON 74 DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND 砖石切砖石 Édouard Renè Lefebvre-Laboulaye, 1811-1883, was a French writer of note. Most of his works involve questions of law and politics, and are con... -
LESSON 122
LESSON 122 DEATH OF ABSALOM 押沙龙之死 David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. And David sent forth a third pa... -
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19 19 启蒙运动中的网络 印刷品使得宗教改革成为可能，也推动了科技革命的进展。也许矛盾的是，启蒙运动同样，如果不是更多的话，要归功于古老的手写文字。诚然，很多启蒙哲学家都有作品发表，并且数量可观。然而他们一些最重要的想法却是通过私人信件来完成的。而现代学者确实是通过大量信件的留存——6 000多名作家之间成千上万封的信件往来，才得以重构启蒙运动... -
1 . The Human Hive
1 . The Human Hive Explaining the Great Divergence Figure 1.1 Source: Angus Maddison, ‘Historical Statistics of the World Economy:1~2008 ad’ : http://www.ggdc.net/MADDISON/oriind... -
3 . The Landscape of Law
3 . The Landscape of Law The Lure of Law The English Way of Law Law and Economics – and History Law and the Victorians The Rule of Law’s Enemies Figure 3.1 Source: www.govindic...