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Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian and African continents, to the expansion of the United States and the Napoleonic Empire's many incur……続きを見る

This Palgrave Pivot examines a key area of the Korean Wave or Hallyu, which stands for the global popularity of South Korean popular culture that started in the 1990s. While K-dramas (Korean dramas)……続きを見る

How an ancient land became a great democracy Australia is one of the world's great success stories: a land long hidden from outsiders, chosen as a convict dumping ground, where - since 1788 - people……続きを見る

Le mot révolution, comme l’a bien remarqué Alain Rey, « est devenu très actif dans la mémoire collective des francophones depuis la fin du xviiie siècle ». Yadh Ben Achour examine la révolution tuni……続きを見る

A New Imperial History of Northern Eurasia, 1700-1918 proposes a new language for studying and conceptualizing the spaces, societies, and institutions that existed on the territory of today's Northe……続きを見る

Qui pense le monde ? Les hommes du passé ou les historiens du présent ? L’histoire universelle telle qu’elle était pratiquée depuis l’Antiquité s’est transformée à partir du XVIe siècle dans des con……続きを見る

Dans la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle, la Sorbonne fut le lieu de façonnement d’une idéologie sacerdotale qui, dès avant la réception du concile de Trente, fit corps avec le désir de réforme de l’Ég……続きを見る

International efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)ーincluding nuclear, biological, and chemical weaponsーrest upon foundations provided by global treaties such as the N……続きを見る

Recent historyーthe very phrase seems like an oxymoron. Yet historians have been writing accounts of the recent past since printed history acquired a modern audience, and in the last several years i……続きを見る

Wie wird in den drei Ländern Russland, Polen und Ukraine mit den problematischen Ereignissen der nationalen Geschichte umgegangen? Dieser Frage widmet sich diese Studie in Form einer empirischen Unt……続きを見る

In ihrem Buch zeichnet Tetyana Pavlush den Wandel der Holocaust-Reflexion in den evangelischen Kirchen in der Bundesrepublik und in der DDR. Zentral sind Fragen nach dem Anteil der Kirchen am gesamt……続きを見る

Le portrait de Louis XIV en costume de sacre peint en 1701 par Hyacinthe Rigaud est devenu, à l’égal de la Joconde pour l’art de la Renaissance, une véritable icône de l’imagerie politique. C’est ce……続きを見る

In the 1890s, the choice between the gold standard and the free coinage of silver upended American politics. The gold standard linked the United States to the larger international financial system, ……続きを見る

This sensational book reveals the true and compelling story of the Special Force units of the Coalition, such as the SAS, SBS and Delta Force who worked in the shadows, often unseen, unheard and uns……続きを見る

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “Everyone worried about the state of contemporary politics should read this book.” ーAnne-Marie Slaughter “A trenchant survey from 1989, with its democra……続きを見る

The Rise And Fall Of Nations: The Origins of Wealth, Poverty, and Power of Nations Over Time Discover the fascinating evolution of global wealth, poverty, and power with The Rise And Fall Of Nations……続きを見る

The extraordinary account of the Cuban people’s struggle for survival in a post-Soviet world In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba faced the start of a crisis that decimated its eco……続きを見る

When Portuguese explorers first rounded the Cape of Good Hope and arrived in the subcontinent in the late fifteenth century, Europeans had little direct knowledge of India. The maritime passage open……続きを見る

“Sex at Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of stand……続きを見る

Nem Colombo nem Fernão de Magalhães se lhe comparam. Vasco da Gama foi o homem que fez o mundo passar da Idade Média para a Idade Moderna. Depois de muitas décadas a tentar chegar à Índia, após tent……続きを見る

Upon explaining to a fellow Royal Marine that my latest project was to try and put together an article about the Royal Marines history. His first response was to tell me that it's been done many man……続きを見る

Organic farming is a major global movement that is changing land-use and consumer habits around the world. This book tells the untold story of how the organic farming movement nearly faltered after ……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Recommended Book in the Washington Post, the New York Times Style Magazine, Observer, W Magazine, NBC News, E! Online, Queerty, Literary Hub, Stylist, Dazed, & Publishers Wee……続きを見る

A searing portrait of a country in disarray and of the man at its helm, from "the bravest of Russian journalists" ( The New York Times) Hailed as "a lone voice crying out in a moral wilderness" ( Ne……続きを見る

Emplacing East Timor explores the relationship between the cycle of regime change and that of knowledge production, offering an alternative framework to periodize the history from 1850s to 2010s. Ki……続きを見る

'One of our most brilliant contemporary thinkers' Claudia Rankine 'An unrelenting exploration of slavery and freedom' New Yorker In this radical re-evaluation of American history, Saidiya Hartman dr……続きを見る

Un conflit qui oppose une armée à des civils, l'ONU paralysée par ses divisions, le monde entier saisi d'effroi face au drame des réfugiés et à la mise en œuvre du " nettoyage ethnique "... C'était ……続きを見る

Wood Buffalo National Park is located in the heart of Dénesųłıuné homelands, where Dene people have lived from time immemorial. Central to the creation, expansion, and management of this park, Canad……続きを見る

A pioneering exploration of how differences in material textual forms conveyed and altered ideas in diverse but connected parts of the world in a period of exceptional social, political and intellec……続きを見る

*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* 'Carefully observed, rich in detail, imaginative, compassionate and angry. A raw, unexpected portrait of Britain's grandeur, wealth, energy, cruelty and hypocrisy in……続きを見る