房龙地理.太平洋的故事（英文原版）

图书标准信息

• 作者 [美]房龙 著
• 出版社 中国城市出版社
• 出版时间 2009-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787507420647
• 定价 38.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 436页
• 字数 890千字
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 房龙经典·英文原版

【内容简介】

　　太平洋是世界上最浩瀚、辽阔的大洋，它给予人类的不仅是湛蓝的、深不可测的景观或者具有摧毁性威力的风暴，而且还有无数宝藏和资源。房龙以其深厚的学养和语言功底，将几百年来航海家们的伟大功绩娓娓道来，告诉我们太平洋的一个又一个奥秘是怎样被发现的，不但充满了绮丽的异国情调，而且蕴涵着丰富的人生哲理。本书中，作者以新的视野讲述了发现太平洋的历史过程：从巴拿马地峡到静静的达连山，从波利尼西亚人对太平洋最早发现到麦哲伦等人的航海之旅，从新大陆探险的狂热到由此引发的造成数万欧洲人破产的大骗局，从复活节岛上的奇迹到《鲁滨逊漂流记》主人公原型的真实生活……。简洁优美的文字，再配上房龙亲手绘制的插图，将给你的阅读带来无穷乐趣。
　　本书为英文原版。

【作者简介】

　　房龙（HendrikWillemVanLoon，1882-1944），荷裔美国著名通俗历史学家。善于用轻巧俏皮的文字，撰写历史、文化、文明、科学等方面的通俗历史著作。向人类的无知与偏执挑战，将知识与真理普及为人所共知的常识。一生中出版了三十余种书籍，单枪匹马地将人类各方面的历史几乎全都复述一遍。其中《宽容》、《人类的故事》、《房龙地理》（即《人类的家园》）等畅销著作，影响了几代人。郁达夫曾说，房龙的笔有一种魔力，干燥无味的科学常识经他那么一写，无论大人小孩，读他书的人都觉得娓娓忘倦了。

【目录】

VANLOONSGEOGRAPHY
FOREWORD
JUSTAMOMENTBEFOREWEGOANYFURTHERWHILEITELL
YOUHOWTOUSETHISBOOK
1ANDTHESEARETHEPEOPLEWHOLIVEINTHEWORLD
WELIVEIN
2ADEFINITIONOFTHEWORDGEOGRAPHYANDHOWISHALL
APPLYITINTHEPRESENTVOLUME
3OURPLANET:ITSHABITS,CUSTOMSANDMANNERS
4MAPS.AVERYBRIEFCHAPTERUPONAVERYBIGAND
FASCINATINGSUBJECT.TOGETHERWITHAFEWOBSERVATIONS
ONTHEWAYPEOPLESLOWLYLEARNEDHOWTOFINDTHEIR
WAYONTHISPLANETOFOURS
5THESEASONSANDHOWTHEYHAPPEN
6CONCERNINGTHELITTLESPOTSOFDRYLANDONTHIS
PLANETANDWHYSOMEOFTHEMARECALLED
CONTINENTSWHILEOTHERSARENOT
7OFTHEDISCOVERYOFEUROPEANDTHESORTOFPEOPLE
WHOLIVEINTHATPARTOFTHEWORLD
8GREECE,THEROCKYPROMONTORYOFTHEEASTERN
MEDITERRANEANWHICHACTEDASTHECONNECTING
LINKBETWEENTHEOLDASIAANDTHENEWEUROPE
9ITALY,THECOUNTRYWHICHDUETOITSGEOGRAPHICAL
SITUATIONCOULDPLAYTHEROLEOFASEA-POWER
ORALAND-POWER,ASTHEOCCASIONDEMANDED
10SPAIN,WHEREAFRICAANDEUROPECLASHED
11FRANCE,THECOUNTRYTHATHASEVERYTHINGITWANTS
12BELGIUM,ACOUNTRYCREATEDBYSCRAPSOFPAPERAND
RICHINEVERYTHINGEXCEPTINTERNALHARMONY
13LUXEMBURG,THEHISTORICALCURIOSITY
14SWITZERLAND,THECOUNTRYOFHIGHMOUNTAINS,
EXCELLENTSCHOOLSANDAUNIFIEDPEOPLE
WHOSPEAKFOURDIFFERENTLANGUAGES
15GERMANY,THENATIONTHATWASFOUNDEDTOOLATE
16AUSTRIA,THECOUNTRYTHATNOBODYAPPRECIATED
UNTILITNOLONGEREXISTED
17DENMARK,ANOBJECTLESSONINCERTAINADVANTAGES
OFSMALLCOUNTRIESOVERLARGEONES
18ICELAND,ANINTERESTINGPOLITICALLABORATORY
INTHEARCTICOCEAN
19THESCANDINAVIANPENINSULA,　THETERRITORYOCCUPIED
BYTHEKINGDOMSOFSWEDENANDNORWAY
20THENETHERLANDS,THESWAMPONTHEBANKSOFTHE
NORTHSEATHATBECAMEANEMPIRE
21GREATBRITAIN,ANISLANDOFFTHEDUTCHCOAST
WHICHISRESPONSIBLEFORTHEHAPPINESSOF
FULLYONE-QUARTEROFTHEHUMANRACE
22RUSSIA,　THECOUNTRYWHICHWASPREVENTEDBY
ITSGEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONFROMEVERFINDING
OUTWHETHERITWASPARTOFEUROPEOROFASIA
23POLAND,THECOUNTRYTHATHADALWAYSSUFFERED
FROMBEINGACORRIDORANDTHEREFORENOWHAS
ACORRIDOROFITSOWN
24CZECHOSLOVAKIA,APRODUCTOFTHETREATYOF
VERSAILLES
25YUGOSLAVIA,ANOTHERPRODUCTOFTHETREATYOF
VERSAILLES
26BULGARIA,THESOUNDESTOFALLBALKANCOUNTRIES,
WHOSEBUTTERFLY-COLLECTINGKINGBETONTHEWRONG
HORSEDURINGTHEGREATWARANDSUFFEREDTHE
CONSEQUENCES
27ROMANIA,ACOUNTRYWHICHHASOILANDAROYAL
FAMILY
28HUNGARY,ORWHATREMAINSOFIT
29FINLAND,ANOTHEREXAMPLEOFWHATHARDWORK
ANDINTELLIGENCECANACHIEVEAMIDHOSTILE
NATURALSURROUNDINGS
30THEDISCOVERYOFASIA
31WHATASIAHASMEANTTOTHERESTOFTHEWORLD
32THECENTRALASIATICHIGHLANDS
33THEGREATWESTERNPLATEAUOFASIA
34ARABIA-ORWHENISAPARTOFASIANOTAPARTOFASIA
35INDIA,WHERENATUREANDMANAREENGAGED
INMASS-PRODUCTION
36BURMA,SIAM,ANAMANDMALACCA,WHICHOCCUPY
THEOTHERGREATSOUTHERNPENINSULAOFASIA
37THEREPUBLICOFCHINA,THEGREATPENINSULAOFEASTERN，ASIA
38KOREA,MONGOLIA
39THEJAPANESEEMPIRE
40THEPHILIPPINES,ANOLDADMINISTRATIVEPARTOFMEXICO
41THEDUTCHEASTINDIES,THETAILTHATWAGSTHEDOG
42AUSTRALIA,THESTEP-CHILDOFNATURE
43NEWZEALAND
44THEISLANDSOFTHEPACIFICWHEREPEOPLENEITHER
TOILEDNORSPUNBUTLIVEDJUSTTHESAME
45AFRICA,THECONTINENTOFCONTRADICTIONSAND
CONTRASTS
46AMERICA,THEMOSTFORTUNATEOFALL
47ANEWWORLD
THESTORYOFTHEPACIFIC
1THEPANAMACANAL
2SILENTONABENCHINDARIEN
3THEPREHISTORICPACIFIC
4MOREGUESSWORK
5THEEARLIESTHISTORYOFPOLYNESIA
6THESECONDDISCOVERYOFTHEPACIFIC
7THEQUESTOFTHEGREATUNKNOWNCONTINENTOFTHESOUTH
8ABELTASMANPUTSNEWHOLLANDONTHEMAP
9JACOBROGGEVEEN
10CAPTAINJAMESCOOK,R.N.