《辉煌与苦难》内容简介
如今被称为伊拉克、位于两河流域的广阔土地，曾是古代世界的中心。它见证了王朝的更替——从苏美尔人的城市国家到古巴比伦王国的辉煌，从亚述帝国的崛起到新巴比伦王国的繁荣。它是东方与西方各种文化的交汇点，孕育了无数伟大的哲学家、诗人和科学家；它是人类的乐土，一个个勇敢善良的民族在这里安居、融合；它更以富饶的石油资源著称于世，聚集了巨大的财富。
近代到现代的几百年中，它却经历了国家的动荡、战火的燃烧，国民颠沛流离。进入21世纪，它终于走上了正轨，摆脱蒙昧，迈入现代化进程。
这片土地何以会成为人类文明的发源地？
在这里繁衍民族凭借什么建立了一个个璀璨的王朝？
这里随处可见的石油究竟是天赐的富贵还是祸根？
几千年的争端、征服、掠夺和如今的和平背后隐藏着怎样的历史逻辑？
约翰·罗伯逊经过多年的研究和考证，梳理出一条完整的伊拉克历史的脉络，以翔实的史料和细致的叙述，展示了伊拉克古代文明的兴起，各个王朝的建立与覆灭，进入近代后遭受战火荼毒的苦难，现代化改革历程的艰辛，全面、深入地介绍了伊拉克的过去、现在，并展望了未来，为读者奉献出一部充满趣味又引发思考的历史巨著。
作者简介
〔英〕约翰·罗伯逊（JohnRobertson），英国历史学家，美国宾夕法尼亚大学历史学博士，现为中央密歇根大学古代与中东研究教授。
译者简介
刘胜，安徽池州学院外国语学院副教授，加拿大里贾纳大学访问学者，多次主持英汉翻译项目，参与主编、翻译多部图书。
"Glory and Suffering" content introduction
The vast land in the Mesopotamia Valley, now known as Iraq, was the center of the ancient world. It has witnessed the succession of dynasties - from the Sumerian city-state to the glory of the ancient Babylonian Kingdom, from the rise of the Assyrian Empire to the prosperity of the neo-Babylonian Kingdom. It is the meeting point of Eastern and Western cultures and has nurtured countless great philosophers, poets and scientists. It is a happy land for mankind, where brave and kind-hearted nations live and integrate. It is also known for its rich oil resources and has gathered great wealth.
In the hundreds of years from modern times to modern times, it has experienced the turmoil of the country, the burning of the war, and the people are displaced. In the 21st century, it finally got on the right track, got rid of obscurantism and stepped into the modernization process.
How did this land become the birthplace of human civilization?
What was it that made the people here thrive and build a brilliant dynasty?
Is the ubiquity of oil a blessing or a curse?
What is the historical logic behind thousands of years of disputes, conquests, plundering, and today's peace?
After years of research and research, John Robertson has combed out a complete historical context of Iraq. With detailed historical materials and detailed narration, he shows the rise of ancient civilization in Iraq, the establishment and fall of various dynasties, the suffering caused by wars after entering modern times, and the hardships of modernization and reform, and comprehensively and deeply introduces the past and present of Iraq. And looks forward to the future, for readers to contribute a full of interesting and thought-provoking historical masterpiece.
About the author
JohnRobertson is a British historian who received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania and is now Professor of Ancient and Middle Eastern Studies at Central Michigan University.
Translator's introduction
Liu Sheng, associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Chizhou University, Anhui Province, and visiting scholar at the University of Regina, Canada, has presided over many English-Chinese translation projects and participated in the editing and translation of many books.
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