Niall Ferguson - Virtual History_ Alternatives and Counterfactuals (2000, Basic Books)

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1、EDITEDBYNIALLFERGUSONESTSELLINGAUTHOROFTHEPITYOFWARHISTORHISTORY"Quitebrilliant,inspiringforthelaymanandanenviabletourdeforcefortheinformedreader....Awonderfulbook...lucid,excitingandeasytoread."—ClausvonBiilow,LiteraryReview"Sizzlingessayshotfromtheacade

2、micgriddle."—PiersBrendon,MailonSundayWhatiftherehadbeennoAmericanWarofIndependence?WhatifIrelandhadneverbeendivided?WhatifBritainhadstayedoutoftheFirstWorldWar?WhatifHitlerhadinvadedBritainorhaddefeatedtheSovietUnion?WhatiftheRussianshadwontheColdWar?Wha

3、tifKennedyhadlived?WhatiftherehadbeennoGorbachev?Thisbookisadelightfulbuthistoricallyrigorousseriesofseparatevoyagesinto"imaginarytime"andprovidesintriguing,far-reachinganswerstothesequestions.VirtualHistoryfeaturescontributionsfromtalented,imaginativeand

4、well-regardedhistorians,ledbyNiallFerguson.Ferguson'sninety-pageintroductionisabrilliantmanifesto-likedefenseofthemethodologyofcounterfactualhistoryandoffersaconvincingjustificationofthewholeenterprise.Hisequallymasterfulafterwordtracesthelikelyhistorical

5、ripplesthatwouldhaveproceededfromthemaintenanceofStuartruleinEngland.Thisbreathtakingnarrativepaintsapictureofourworldthatisconvincinglyskewed:fromtheaccessionof"JamesIII"in1701andaNazi-occupiedEngland,toU.S.PrimeMinisterKennedywholivestocompletehisterman

6、dthe"SultanofBaghdad"SaddamHussein.NiallFergusonisFellowandTutorinModernHistoryatJesusCollege,OxFord.HeistheauthorofPaperandiron.TheHouseofRothschildsandBasicsownThePityofWar."TheimplicationsofVirtualHistorydeservetobemeditatedbyeveryhistorian...atalented

7、andimaginativeteamofhistorianswhotacklewithcounterfactualverveaseriesofmostlytwentiethcenturyturningpoints."—ChristopherAndrew,DailyTelegraphJacketillustrationbyMichaelBennettBASICBAMemberofthePerseusBooksGrouphttp://www.basicbooks.comVIRTUALHISTORYNiallF

8、ergusonisFellowandTutorinModernHistoryatJesusCollege,Oxford.HerecentlypublishedPaperandIron:HamburgBusinessandGermanPoliticsintheEraofInflation1897-1927whichwasshortlistedfortheHistoryTodayBookoftheYearaward.Hehasal