First published in 1932 Land and Labour in China is an introductory volume dealing with certain aspects of economic life in China. R. H. Tawney discusses important themes ranging from rural framewor……続きを見る
What kind of country is Japan?
A short introduction to Japan's little-known history.
Japan is a country surrounded by the sea in the northeastern part of Asia.
This island nation is known for its ……続きを見る
This book bridges the gap between historical research on Japan and the field of childhood history by writing children and childhood into the general historical record of the Meiji period.
To explore……続きを見る
This text provides a thorough examination of the history of Myanmar from Neolithic times to the present.
Myanmar has experienced a seemingly endless series of conquerors, dating from prehistoric tim……続きを見る
著者:Colin Elliott
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2024年02月06日
A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle
In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and……続きを見る
Missouri lies at a regional crossroads where the Midwest meets the South and the West begins. The contemporary dialect picture of the state reflects this blend of influences. Depending on their back……続きを見る
著者:Sami Hermez
出版社: Stanford University Press
発売日: 2024年02月20日
A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance, the story of one family's care for their land, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation.
In 1967, ……続きを見る
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR
FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022
'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times
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Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map by map.
Come on a journey through global history, t……続きを見る
著者:Vivian Kong
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2023年10月31日
What does it mean to be British? To answer this, Multiracial Britishness takes us to an underexplored site of Britishness – the former British colony of Hong Kong. Vivian Kong asks how colonial hier……続きを見る
著者:Una Bergmane
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2023年02月24日
In March 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence. Within weeks, the two other Baltic states, Estonia and Latvia, announced the beginning of a transition period t……続きを見る
著者:A-chin Hsiau
出版社: Columbia University Press
発売日: 2021年10月19日
In the aftermath of 1949, Taiwan’s elites saw themselves as embodying China in exile both politically and culturally. The islandーofficially known as the Republic of Chinaーwas a temporary home to a……続きを見る
An illustration-packed new account of the powerful Royal Navy fleet that fought alongside the US Navy throughout the last year of the Pacific War.
The British Pacific Fleet was the Royal Navy's prim……続きを見る
Gaining a decisive technological edge is a never-ending pursuit for defense establishments and the countries they protect. Intensifying geo-strategic and geo-economic rivalry among major powers, esp……続きを見る
Sanctions have enormous consequences. Especially when imposed by a country with the economic influence of the United States, sanctions induce clear shockwaves in both the economy and political cultu……続きを見る
Donya Dar Gozar (This Fleeting World) tells the story of the universe and history of humanity in only 100 pages. Prize-winning historian David Christian covers it all in this inspiring guide to the ……続きを見る
This Fleeting World tells the story of the universe and history of humanity in only 100 pages. Prize-winning historian David Christian covers it all in this inspiring guide to the history of everyth……続きを見る
This book explores Soviet–North Korean relations during the Cold War (1945–1991).
Based on many primary documents and sources (including Russian and Korean), it reveals how the influence of the Sovi……続きを見る
The publication of this book marks the fifteenth anniversary of the outbreak of SARS epidemic in Hong Kong in 2003. This documentary study, originating as a research project a year after the epidemi……続きを見る
著者:Tai Ming Cheung
出版社: Cornell University Press
発売日: 2022年07月15日
In Innovate to Dominate**, Tai Ming Cheung offers insight into why, how, and whether China will overtake the United States to become the world's preeminent technological and security power**. This e……続きを見る
Years ago, I published a guide for people moving to Berlin. Since then, I've been plagued by a guilty conscience. I portrayed the city in a positive light. Everything good in the city comes from out……続きを見る
A testimony of human rights as a Indigenious person under the United Charter of Rights and Freedoms and a resistance to the Colonizers Agenda to divide and destroy our Indigenious belief system and ……続きを見る
An established introductory textbook that provides students with a full overview of British social policy and social ideas since the late 18th century. Derek Fraser's authoritative account is the es……続きを見る
著者:Ian Speller
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2023年09月11日
This updated new edition of Understanding Naval Warfare offers the reader an accessible introduction to the study of modern naval warfare, providing a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts,……続きを見る
著者:Jérôme Tournadre
出版社: Fordham University Press
発売日: 2022年05月17日
The Politics of the Near offers a novel approach to social unrest in post-apartheid South Africa. Keeping the noise of demonstrations, barricades, and clashes with the police at a distance, this eth……続きを見る