房龙地理.太平洋的故事

出版时间：2009-1  出版社：中国城市出版社  作者：亨德里克·威廉·房龙  页数：436  
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前言

　　亨德里克·威廉·房龙（HendrikwillemvanL，oon，1882-1944），著名荷兰裔美国作家、历史学家、科普作家和文学家。　　房龙于1882年1月出生于荷兰鹿特丹。幼年时期的房龙由于家庭内部暴力而感受不到温暖，8岁就进入寄宿学校，10岁起沉溺于史学。20岁以后，房龙到美国康奈尔大学、德国慕尼黑大学求学，获得博士学位，但他并没有成为书斋里的学究。他当过编辑、记者和老师，屡经漂泊，同时苦练写作。房龙还是个多才多艺的人，从小就对历史、地理、船舶、绘画和音乐感兴趣，而且终生未曾放弃。他能用10种文字写作并与人交流，还拉得一手小提琴，善绘画，他著作中几乎所有的插图都是自己绘制。　　1921年，房龙出版《人类的故事》，使他一举成名，从此迎来了创作的丰收期。之后，《发明的故事》、《圣经的故事》、《美国的故事》、《房龙地理》（又名《人类的家园》）、《人类的艺术》、《宽容》（又名《人类的解放》）、《与世界伟人谈心》、《伦勃朗传》、《荷兰共和国兴衰史》、《太平洋的故事》等几十部著作陆续出版，几乎本本畅销，饮誉世界，许多国家都翻译出版了他的作品。可以说，房龙一生出版的30余种著作，将人类各方面的历史几乎全都复述了一遍。　　房龙在学问和文学上坚持文人主义的立场，并逐渐形成了一套自己的理解和表达方式。他认为：“凡学问一到穿上专家的拖鞋，躲进了它的‘精舍’，而把它鞋子上的泥土作肥料去的时候，它就宣布自己预备死了。与人隔绝的知识生活是引到毁灭去的。”因此，深入浅出地将艰深枯燥的学问化作轻松风趣的精神食粮，成了房龙作品的显著特征。

内容概要

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（Hendrik Willem Van Loon，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。

书籍目录

VAN LOON'S GEOGRAPHYFOREWORDJUST A MOMENT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER WHILE I TELL　YOU HOW TO USE THIS BOOK1  AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE WORLD　WE LIVE IN2  A DEFINITION OF THE WORD GEOGRAPHY AND HOW I SHALL　APPLY IT IN THE PRESENT VOLUME3  OUR PLANET: ITS HABITS, CUSTOMS AND MANNERS4  MAPS. A VERY BRIEF CHAPTER UPON A VERY BIG AND　FASCINATING SUBJECT. TOGETHER WITH A FEW OBSERVATIONS　ON THE WAY PEOPLE SLOWLY LEARNED HOW TO FIND THEIR　WAY ON THIS PLANET OF OURS5  THE SEASONS AND HOW THEY HAPPEN6  CONCERNING THE LITTLE SPOTS OF DRY LAND ON THIS　PLANET AND WHY SOME OF THEM ARE CALLED　CONTINENTS WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT7  OF THE DISCOVERY OF EUROPE AND THE SORT OF PEOPLE　WHO LIVE IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD8  GREECE, THE ROCKY PROMONTORY OF THE EASTERN　MEDITERRANEAN WHICH ACTED AS THE CONNECTING　LINK  BETWEEN  THE  OLD  ASIA  AND  THE  NEW  EUROPE9  ITALY, THE  COUNTRY  WHICH  DUE  TO  ITS  GEOGRAPHICAL　SITUATION  COULD  PLAY  THE  ROLE  OF A  SEA-POWER　OR  A  LAND-POWER, AS  THE  OCCASION  DEMANDED10 SPAIN, WHERE  AFRICA  AND  EUROPE  CLASHED11 FRANCE, THE  COUNTRY  THAT  HAS  EVERYTHING  IT WANTS12 BELGIUM, A  COUNTRY  CREATED  BY  SCRAPS  OF  PAPER  AND　RICH  IN  EVERYTHING  EXCEPT INTERNAL  HARMONY13 LUXEMBURG, THE  HISTORICAL CURIOSITY14 SWITZERLAND, THE  COUNTRY  OF  HIGH  MOUNTAINS,　EXCELLENT SCHOOLS  AND  A  UNIFIED  PEOPLE　WHO  SPEAK  FOUR  DIFFERENT  LANGUAGES15 GERMANY, THE  NATION  THAT WAS  FOUNDED  TOO  LATE16 AUSTRIA, THE COUNTRY THAT NOBODY APPRECIATED　UNTIL IT  NO  LONGER  EXISTED17 DENMARK, AN  OBJECT  LESSON  IN  CERTAIN  ADVANTAGES　OF SMALL COUNTRIES  OVER  LARGE  ONES18 ICELAND, AN  INTERESTING  POLITICAL LABORATORY　IN  THE  ARCTIC  OCEAN19 THE  SCANDINAVIAN  PENINSULA,　THE TERRITORY  OCCUPIED　BY  THE  KINGDOMS  OF SWEDEN  AND  NORWAY20 THE  NETHERLANDS, THE  SWAMP  ON  THE  BANKS  OF THE　NORTH  SEA  THAT  BECAME  AN  EMPIRE21 GREAT  BRITAIN, AN  ISLAND  OFF THE  DUTCH  COAST　WHICH  IS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR THE  HAPPINESS  OF　FULLY ONE-QUARTER OF THE HUMAN RACE22 RUSSIA,　THE  COUNTRY  WHICH  WAS  PREVENTED  BY　ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION FROM EVER FINDING　OUT WHETHER  IT WAS  PART  OF  EUROPE  OR  OF  ASIA23 POLAND, THE COUNTRY THAT HAD ALWAYS SUFFERED　FROM  BEING  A  CORRIDOR  AND  THEREFORE  NOW  HAS　A  CORRIDOR  OF ITS  OWN24 CZECHOSLOVAKIA, A  PRODUCT OF THE  TREATY  OF　VERSAILLES25 YUGOSLAVIA, ANOTHER  PRODUCT OF THE  TREATY  OF　VERSAILLES26 BULGARIA, THE  SOUNDEST OF ALL BALKAN  COUNTRIES,　WHOSE  BUTTERFLY-COLLECTING  KING  BET  ON  THE  WRONG　HORSE  DURING THE  GREAT WAR  AND  SUFFERED  THE　CONSEQUENCES27 ROMANIA, A  COUNTRY  WHICH  HAS  OIL AND  A  ROYAL　FAMILY28 HUNGARY, OR  WHAT  REMAINS  OF IT29 FINLAND, ANOTHER  EXAMPLE  OF  WHAT  HARD  WORK　AND  INTELLIGENCE  CAN  ACHIEVE  AMID  HOSTILE　NATURAL SURROUNDINGS30 THE  DISCOVERY  OF ASIA31 WHAT ASIA  HAS  MEANT TO  THE  REST OF THE  WORLD32 THE  CENTRAL ASIATIC  HIGHLANDS33 THE  GREAT WESTERN  PLATEAU  OF  ASIA34 ARABIA -OR  WHEN  IS  A  PART  OF  ASIA  NOT A  PART  OF  ASIA35 INDIA, WHERE NATURE AND MAN ARE ENGAGED　IN MASS-PRODUCTION36 BURMA, SIAM, ANAM AND MALACCA,  WHICH OCCUPY　THE OTHER GREAT SOUTHERN PENINSULA OF ASIA37 THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE GREAT PENINSULA OF EASTERN，ASIA38 KOREA, MONGOLIA39 THE JAPANESE EMPIRE40 THE PHILIPPINES,  AN OLD ADMINISTRATIVE PART OF MEXICO41 THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, THE TAIL THAT WAGS THE DOG42 AUSTRALIA, THE STEP-CHILD OF NATURE43 NEW ZEALAND44 THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC WHERE PEOPLE NEITHER　TOILED NOR SPUN BUT LIVED JUST THE SAME45 AFRICA, THE CONTINENT OF CONTRADICTIONS AND　CONTRASTS46 AMERICA, THE MOST FORTUNATE OF ALL47 A NEW WORLDTHE STORY OF THE PACIFIC　1  THE  PANAMA  CANAL　2  SILENT ON A BENCH IN DARIEN　3  THE PREHISTORIC PACIFIC　4  MORE GUESSWORK　5  THE EARLIEST HISTORY OF POLYNESIA　6  THE SECOND DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC　7  THE  QUEST OF THE  GREAT UNKNOWN  CONTINENT OF THE SOUTH　8  ABEL TASMAN PUTS NEW HOLLAND ON THE MAP　9  JACOB  ROGGEVEEN　10 CAPTAIN JAMES  COOK, R.N.

章节摘录

　　4　MAPS．A VERY BRIEF CHAPTER UPoN A VERY BIG AND FASCINATING SUBJECT．TOGETHER WITH A FEW oBSERVATIoNS oN THE WAY PEOPLE SLoWLY LEARNED HoW To FIND THEIR WAY ON THIS PLANET oF oURS　　WE are SO accustomed to maps that it is almost impossible for us to imagine atime when there were no maps，when the notion of travelling according to a mapwas as foreign to mans conception of ultimate possibilities as the idea of traversingspace in the form of a mathematical formula would be to us today．　　The ancient Babylonians，who were such excellent geometrists that they couldmake a cadastral survey of their entire kingdom（that survey was made in 3800B．C．，or 2400 years before Moses was born），have left US a feW clay tabletscontaining what must have been an outline of their domains，but these were hardlymaps in our sense of the word．The Egyptians，in order to get every penny oftaxes they could sweat out of their hard-working subiects，also made a survey oftheir kingdom。which showed that they knew enough about practical mathematicsto perform this difficult task．BUt no maps in the modern sense of the word have SOfar been found in any of the royal sepulchres．　　The Greeks．the most curious-minded and nosey people of the ancient world．wrote endless treatises upon the SUbject of geography，but we know next to nothingabout their maps．Here and there in some great commercial center there seem tohave been engraved bronze tablets showing the best route to be followed if amerchant wanted to get from one part of the eastern Mediterranean to another．BUtnone of these tablets has ever been dug up and we have no idea what they lookedlike．Alexander the Great．who covered greater distances than any other humanbeing before him and very many after him．must have been possessed of a certain“geographical sense”.

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　　《房龙地理·太平洋的故事(英文版原版)》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。

用户评论 (总计6条)

•   各种地理知识，贯穿初、高中的地理课本，延伸到历史、政治、文化等领域~~语言流畅，过渡自然~
•   不错，是喜欢的书才买，等活动时买的，感觉很划算。
•   纸张有点泛黄，影响了打开书本的感觉
•   itisafantasticbookthateveryonecanenjoythefunofgeography
•   不喜欢封面这种设计。没特色，还摆在床头的。英文看不懂呀。
•   当当的送货速度还是不错的，第一天下午下的单，第三天就送过来了；不过这次书的封面皱了，而且有的页面上有泥土；因为急着看，所以也就没有要求更换了。