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Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpiece The Guns of August, grapples with her boldest subject: the pervasive presence, through the ages, of failure……続きを見る

'DEMOCRACY HAS A LONG, EVENTFUL PAST. DOES IT HAVE A FUTURE?The roots of democracy stretch back beyond Athens to Syria- Mesopotamia and the Indian subcontinent, where citizens' assemblies held privi……続きを見る

本书内容包括：早期满蒙关系中的名号与官号；满蒙交往中的制度：盟誓、质子和九白之贡；后金（清）对漠南蒙古的管辖等。 続きを見る

Steven Mithen's unique history of water and society in the ancient world has never been told before and is particularly relevant today in the face of global climate change. The planet faces a 21st-c……続きを見る

Ancient Rome and Modern America: A Comparative Study of Morals and Manners by Guglielmo Ferrero offers a thought-provoking examination of the social and moral parallels between ancient Roman society……続きを見る

A landmark, radically uplifting account of our species’ progress, from one of the world's preeminent thinkers. “Unparalleled in its scope and ambition…All readers will learn something, and many will……続きを見る

La presente GUIDA non è scritta per gli studiosi delle antichità pompeiane, sibbene per i visitatori che possono disporre di poche ore. Quindi avvertiamo che in cinque a sei ore si possono osservare……続きを見る

"Remind[s] us that all humankind has a shared past and, particularly with regard to its choice of weapons and warfare, a shared stake in the future." ーStuart Rochester, The Washington Post Book Wo……続きを見る

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. B……続きを見る

"The most stimulating and fascinating book that has ever set out to recount and explain the whole history of mankind." ーH. R. Trevor-Roper, The New York Times Book Review The Rise of the West, win……続きを見る

A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2……続きを見る

This epic study unveils the esoteric masters who have covertly impacted the intellectual development of the West, from Pythagoras and Zoroaster to the little-known modern icons Jean Gebser and Schwa……続きを見る

A glance at the map of Europe in 1500 will show numerous unfamiliar divisions and names, especially in the central and eastern portions. Only in the extreme west, along the Atlantic seaboard, will t……続きを見る

**Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Ralph Waldo Emerson Award “[A]n incisive and captivating reassessment of prehistory . . . In lucid prose, Geroulanos unspools an enthralling and detailed history of th……続きを見る

“Who knew the humble pocket could hold so much history? In this enthralling and always surprising account, Hannah Carlson turns the pocket inside out and out tumble pocket watches, coins, pistols, a……続きを見る

In these pages, the beloved Bill Bryson gives us a fascinating history of the modern home, taking us on a room-by-room tour through his own house and using each room to explore the vast history of t……続きを見る

In this monumental work, Jawaharlal Nehru unfurls the vibrant tapestry of India's past. Written during his imprisonment by the British at Ahmednagar Fort, the book is both a candid personal account ……続きを見る

Who are the Hidden Masters? Read explosive inside information about the true Illuminati by a current member. What was the connection between the Illuminati and the French and American Revolutions? I……続きを見る

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)ーthat the West is, and always has been, truly global. “Those a……続きを見る

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OS……続きを見る

Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate students to interact with historical documents without unnecessary editorial i……続きを見る

'The best single-volume study of the Enlightenment that we have' Literary Review The Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than 300 years after it began, it rema……続きを見る

“An insightful and breathtaking exploration of humanity’s evolutionary baggage that explains some of our species’ greatest successes and failures.” ーYuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens The ancient……続きを見る

The Fukushima disaster invites us to look back and probe how nuclear technology has shaped the world we live in, and how we have come to live with it. Since the first nuclear detonation (Trinity tes……続きを見る

The definitive history of Hitler and Stalin's politics of mass killing, explaining why Ukraine has been at the center of Western history for the last century, from the author of the international be……続きを見る

A book for book lovers by a true lover of books! At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a bookーthat string of confused, alien ciphersーshivered into meaning, and at that moment……続きを見る

What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been foundーuntil now. Graha……続きを見る

Spend 24 hours with the ancient Egyptians. Ancient Egypt wasn’t all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning ……続きを見る

Macbeth is arguably the world's most famous monarch. Both the historical king and the literary character have fascinated writers and audiences for centuries, beginning with the poets who recited the……続きを見る

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilization……続きを見る