一部了不起的新编年史，英国最出色的古代史学家从罗马的神秘起源讲到三世纪早期。她证明统治的关键是给予更多人公民权。

《棉花帝国》Empire of Cotton: A Global History

作者：Sven Beckert

By focusing on a sector that until 1900 was the world's most important manufacturing industry, Sven Beckert offers a fine account of 900 years of globalisation.

直到1900年，棉花都是世界上最重要的制造产业，作者专注于其900年的全球化历史。

《眼睛听到什么？踢踏舞的历史》What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing

作者：Brian Seibert

How tap-dancing entertained many, even as it had clear racist overtones. An engaging, warts-and-all history of one of America's greatest creative inventions by a dance critic at the New York Times.

踢踏舞如何娱乐人民，尽管它有着显著的种族主义意味，这是《纽约时报》舞评家对美国最伟大创造毫无保留的精彩叙述。

《扑火：沙皇俄罗斯的帝国、战争与终结》Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia

作者：Dominic Lieven

How Russia went to war. A gripping, poignant and in some respects revolutionary contribution to European history by a distinguished British scholar who is descended from several of the protagonists he describes.

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