内容简介
本书重点关注那些追求进步的先驱——从西塞罗到马丁·路德·金，通过65篇人物传记，讲述从罗马共和国危机到争取妇女解放的2000年来，人们为摆脱压迫、追求平等、和平、正义而进行的斗争以及这些斗争如何改变人类发展进程。
作者经过30多年的资料整理——包括各类信件、日记、未发表的手稿及对知名学者的采访和研究，概述人物的经历及其贡献，同时引导人们对这些历史人物展开更深入的探索。
著者简介
[美]吉姆·鲍威尔（Jim Powell），美国加图研究所高级研究员，自由史专家。曾为《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《君子》《美国遗产》等撰稿。曾在英国、德国、日本、阿根廷、巴西等国家，以及哈佛大学、斯坦福大学等高校做演讲和讲学。
译者简介
岳玉庆，青岛大学外语学院英语系教授、中国翻译协会专家会员。
Content introduction
Focusing on the pioneers of progress - from Cicero to Martin Luther King, Jr. - through 65 biographies, this book tells the story of the 2,000 years from the crisis of the Roman Republic to the struggle for women's liberation, the struggle for equality, peace, and justice, and how these struggles changed the course of human development.
Through more than 30 years of archiving, including letters, diaries, unpublished manuscripts, and interviews and research with leading scholars, the author Outlines the characters' experiences and contributions, while guiding a deeper exploration of these historical figures.
Author profile
Jim Powell is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and an expert on the history of freedom. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Esquire, American Heritage, and more. He has lectured and lectured in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Argentina, Brazil and other countries, as well as Harvard University, Stanford University and other universities.
Translator's introduction
Yue Yuqing is a professor in the English Department of Foreign Languages College of Qingdao University and an expert member of Translators Association of China.
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