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In spring of 1960, Japan’s government passed Anpo, a revision of the postwar treaty that allows the United States to maintain a military presence in Japan. This move triggered the largest popular ba……続きを見る

A 60,000 word dictionary of words and expressions, PLUS recommendations of the most beautiful and historic places to visit in Turkey. This book includes photos of Old Istanbul! A collector's item! O……続きを見る

THE GREAT NATIONAL DIVIDES discusses the many divisions in the United States and how to fix these divides to reunite this great country. It begins by tracing a first divide back to the origins of th……続きを見る

A History of Germany; from the Earliest Period to the Present Time is an expansive history of Germany, covering over 1,000 pages. A table of contents is included. 続きを見る

Germany from the Most Ancient Times to the Conquests of the Franks under Clovis is a great primer on the tribes such as the Cimbri and Teutoni who inhabited Germany during antiquity and the dark age……続きを見る

De geboorte van de wetenschap in acht ruzies Schijnvroom, valschhartig, waanwijs: de mannen in dit boek beschimpen elkaar met de oneervolste woorden die ze maar kunnen bedenken. Ze voeren strijd ove……続きを見る

Korean Communication, Media, and Culture is a bibliography of English-language publications for non-Korean-speaking academics, researchers, and professionals. In addition to the actual annotations o……続きを見る

De opzienbarende geschiedenis van mens en melk - van oudheid tot heden Een geweldig geschreven geschiedenis van de verhouding tussen mensen en melkproducten, geheel in lijn met Kurlansky’s eerdere b……続きを見る

An unconventional and engaging take on Caribbean history After a life-changing diagnosis, Dutch entrepreneur Jacob Gelt Dekker decides to take a step into the unknown. Setting sail from his home in ……続きを見る

Jesus cannot be domesticated! In Resurrecting Jesus Kim asks the fundamental two-prong question, "What, then, can we learn from Jesus, and how can we build on the significance of his life and work a……続きを見る

In A Transformative Reading of the Bible Yung Suk Kim raises critical questions about human transformation in biblical studies. What is transformation? How are we transformed when we read biblical s……続きを見る

To have known Adrian van Kaam in person is to have loved him for reasons human and spiritual. His kindness to everyone is as legendary as his fidelity to the mystery in all the peaks and valleys of ……続きを見る

“This superb account describes the exercises undertaken on Slapton Sands, backed up by first hand accounts from those who were there at the time.” ーMilitary Machines International Preceded by a mas……続きを見る

This book explores the judicial treatment of suicides in early modern Sweden, with a focus on the criminal investigation and selective treatment of suicides in the lower courts in the seventeenth an……続きを見る

There are currently no satisfactory English translations of prominent classical Chinese calligraphy masterpieces (法書, exemplary works that are worth for all to study and observe) like Cao Quan Ste……続きを見る

Televizyondan, Radyo'ya, robotik sistemlerden, röntgen ışınlarına, manyetik alan, telsiz haberleşme sisteminden alternatif akım motoruna, kablosuz elektrikten, bilgisayarlara ve kablosuz veri ağı (w……続きを見る

The fertile land of the five rivers (punj+ab in Persian) has persistently stirred the imagination of its peoples. Its story is the story of invasion. In 326 BCE Alexander the Great marched through t……続きを見る

The life of Alexander the Great began to be retold from the moment of his death. The Greco-Roman authors used these stories as exemplars in a variety of ways. This book is concerned with the various……続きを見る

A Narrative on Calligraphy (Shu Pu, 書譜) was written in 687AD by the renowned Tang dynasty calligrapher Sun Guoting (孫過庭) of the seventh century and is regarded to be one of the most important n……続きを見る

By the award-winning author of Dog Company: a historic account of a Revolutionary War unit’s “tactical acumen and human drama . . . combat writing at its best” (The Wall Street Journal). In August 1……続きを見る

Winner of the 2023 Southern Jewish Historical Society Book Award Essays from a prolific career that challenge and overturn traditional narratives of southern Jewish history Mark K. Bauman, one of th……続きを見る

At the height of World War II, with the Third Reich's final solution in full operation, a small group of Jews who had barely escaped the Nazis did the unthinkable: They went back. Spies now, these m……続きを見る

John Morrissey (1831-1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish-born American who became a prominent figure of the 1850’s. Raised in New York State, Morrissey moved to San Francisco at the time of……続きを見る

Mother Kate, the watchman’s wife, at nine o’clock on New Year’s Eve, opened her little window, and put out her head into the night air. The snow was reddened by the light from the window as it fell ……続きを見る

Matthew Gregory Lewis, who professed to have translated this romance out of the German, very much, I believe, as Horace Walpole professed to have taken The Castle of Otranto from an old Italian manu……続きを見る

Since 1824, Bahians have marked independence with a popular festival that contrasts sharply with the official commemoration of Brazil's independence on 7 September. The Dois de Julho (2 July) festiv……続きを見る

This is an account of the dramatic events leading to the reunification of Germany. The author looks into the complex intertwining of popular action, national politics and international moves that cu……続きを見る

Asian nations are no longer "rising" powers in the world order; they have risen. How will they conduct themselves in world politics? How will they deploy their considerable and growing power individ……続きを見る

“Nikki Beare came with her family to live on the Keys. Her interest in the Keys and its history made her become a real part of the Conchs, but more in the nature of “grafted on stock”. From the very……続きを見る

This Element is a contribution to the ongoing debate on what it meant to publish a book in manuscript. It offers case-studies of three twelfth-century Anglo-Norman historians: William of Malmesbury,……続きを見る