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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Rethinking the ways global history is envisioned and conceptualized in diverse countries such as China, Japan, Mexico or Spain, this collections c……続きを見る

With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller’s gift, RFK Jr. describes his life growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation, ……続きを見る

The mythology of any people is interesting because it reflects their individual nature and developing life; that of the Greeks is more interesting to us than any other, firstly because it expresses ……続きを見る

世界分崩離析，文明漸行漸遠， 如何跨越分歧，找出連結彼此的新敘事？ 　　萬里長城牽動羅馬帝國衰亡？北歐歉收促成土耳其征服耶路撒冷？伊斯蘭教教義讓中國羅盤成為西歐航海家的利器？ 　　──《中斷的天命》作者……続きを見る

It’s about the almost forgotten Glorious Cham Hindu kingdoms of Champa buried in the past of today’s VietnamIt’s about the almost forgotten Glorious Cham Hindu kingdoms of Champa buried in the past ……続きを見る

前人的偉大之處是什麼？是創見。 他們影響了我們，但不能「占領」我們！ 名作家吳曉波，從上千本書中精挑細揀經典之作，帶你理解我們所認知的商業世界從何時何處開始？這些經濟與商業思想大師，以其獨到觀點及脈絡……続きを見る

動盪頻仍的年代「新冷戰」成形，印太地區急速升溫。 在這場如同巨型拼圖的世局當中，本書為讀者補上最後一片， 看似朦朧未明的──共產主義的落日餘暉。 新秩序已然成形，出於舊秩序的歷史經驗，是否仍有效ーー能反……続きを見る

This open access book assesses the profound impact of Japan’s aspirations to become a great power on Japanese security, democracy and foreign relations. Rather than viewing the process of normalizat……続きを見る

In "A History of Freedom of Thought," John Bagnell Bury provides a comprehensive exploration of intellectual liberty and its evolution from antiquity to the modern era. The text is meticulously stru……続きを見る

Old Court Life in Spain in two volumes is a historical account of early Spain presented through customs of the royal court, from Witica and Roderich to the reign of Ferdinand and Isabel. The first v……続きを見る

How chartered company-states spearheaded European expansion and helped create the world’s first genuinely global order From Spanish conquistadors to British colonialists, the prevailing story of Eur……続きを見る

尋訪歷史，跨海渡洋 從鐵路史洞悉改變中的東亞人群移動與交流 超過160張照片，20幅精美地圖，還原百年前鐵道歷史 日本嚴重缺貨，一書難求！ 火車，在航空與公路交通尚未發達，缺乏長距離移動方式的二十世紀初，不……続きを見る

Dieses Buch ist eine Provokation. Konsequent wird der Abschied vom Epochendenken vollzogen – im konkreten Fall das "Mittelalter" zu Grabe getragen. An die Stelle dieser längst anachronistischen Präg……続きを見る

Why do people participate in genocide? Timothy Williams presents an interdisciplinary model that shows how complex and diverse, but also how ordinary and mundane most motivations for participating i……続きを見る

Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both ……続きを見る

In order to truly understand the emergence, endurance, and legacy of autocracy, this volume of engaging essays explores how autocratic power is acquired, exercised, and transferred or abruptly ended……続きを見る

In "The Inquisition," E. Vacandard meticulously examines the complex and often contentious history of the Inquisition, which spanned several centuries and left an indelible mark on European society ……続きを見る

The age of exploration exposed the limits of available universal histories. Everyday interactions with cultures and societies across the globe brought to light a multiplicity of pasts which proved d……続きを見る

In "Books Before Typography," Frederick W. Hamilton embarks on a critical exploration of the evolution of the book as a medium, tracing its profound journey from ancient manuscripts to the advent of……続きを見る

INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they……続きを見る

The history of capitalism in Egypt has long been synonymous with cotton cultivation and dependent development. From this perspective, the British occupation of 1882 merely sealed the country's fate ……続きを見る

Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political ……続きを見る

This book introduces students to ethics in historiography through an exploration of how historians in different times and places have explained how history ought to be written and how those views re……続きを見る

**A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK The Energy and Civilization author offers “an epic, multidisciplinary analysis of growth” in nature and societyーfrom tiny organisms to empires (Guardian).** Features……続きを見る

This book has been nominated for The Mountbatten Award for Best Book in the Maritime Media Awards 2021. The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds, 1400‒1800 explores early modern maritim……続きを見る

As a growing number of contemporary novelists write for publication in multiple languages, the genre's form and aims are shifting. Born-translated novels include passages that appear to be written i……続きを見る

**神祕高深的阿姨學一次搞懂！ 中國史觀2G讀者，輕鬆換成劉仲敬5G史學！ 不要迷信古老文明舊學說，那不過是你的旅遊打卡地！ 只有自由，才有文明！世界文明演化史核心動力一次搞懂！** 　　不同類型的文明如何產生……続きを見る

In "The Chief Periods of European History," Edward A. Freeman presents a sweeping overview of the pivotal eras that have shaped European civilization from ancient times through the mid-19th century.……続きを見る

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Chinggis Khan and his heirs established the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world, extending from Korea to Hungary and from Iraq, Tibe……続きを見る

**"This book is a tour de force." -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James……続きを見る