A.K.B. - History 1

Jawaharlal Nehru's extraordinary life was divided into three phases. For nearly thirty years, he was a wealthy Anglophile from a privileged Kashmiri Brahmin family, before Mahatma Gandhi drew him in……続きを見る

Von Juli bis September 1920 begleitete der fünfundzwanzigjährige Isaak Babel die legendäre 1. Kavalleriedivision der Roten Armee als Korrespondent an die Südwestfront des Russisch-Polnischen Krieges……続きを見る

**'To read this book is to understand Afghanistan as it exists today. This haunting memoir traces the unimaginable odyssey of one family whose world has collapsed . . . Poetic, powerful, and unforge……続きを見る

The deep faith of Mughal kings in astrology has been hidden in plain sight, ignored by those who failed to understand its relevance. The evidence lies in original sources: commissioned biographies l……続きを見る

This book examines which characteristics allow a non-state armed actor to be considered an effective diplomatic actor for the purpose of a meaningful peace settlement. The work demonstrates how such……続きを見る

Le tribunal de l’Héliée est une des institutions les plus importantes de la démocratie athénienne aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C. Au début de chaque année, six mille Athéniens, non professionnels,……続きを見る

Çocuklarımız hayatımızın en büyük taşlarındandır. Ebeveynlerinin gönül tahtında oturan çocuklarımız, hayat kavanozunun en mutena yerine konmaya layık olan biricik varlıklarımız. Madem her çocuk bir ……続きを見る

India, Citizenship, and Refugee Crisis: Political History of Hatred and Sorrow examines the effects of the Partition of India in 1947. The partition as suggested by the British to satisfy the Muslim……続きを見る

Since the 2005 urban protests in France, public debate has often centered on questions of how the country has managed its relationship with its North African citizens and residents. In Making Space ……続きを見る

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, justly venerated as a Mahatma, dismantled the mightiest empire in world history through the inspirational power of three pivotal mass campaigns across two decades. In 192……続きを見る

Focused on the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) over the last two decades, this book discusses and contextualizes key events and developments in Turkish politics, economics and foreig……続きを見る

The diary Dr Isaak Barasch kept while serving in the Austro-Hungarian army on the Italian front during the First World War gives the reader a remarkable insight into the conflict and into the man hi……続きを見る

A regular feature in almost publication has been a comparison of India’s slow economic growth and, until recently, China’s rapid progress. Yet, in 1988, both countries had similar living standards. ……続きを見る

This book examines the creation of Pakistan and the economic rationale for partition. The authors analyze other factors as well and look at the politics and influence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mahatma……続きを見る

Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient's room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all man……続きを見る

This book posits an alternative narrative to China’s rise by focusing on its impact on Asia. China’s rapid rise as a multidimensional power is felt in all corners of the world and poses a direct cha……続きを見る

Joint winner of the One Big Book Launch, London 2014. "Atulya K Bingham has breathed new life into one of Turkey's most beautiful surviving outposts of accessible mountain wilderness." Hugh Pope, To……続きを見る

Central Asian post-independence media and communication industries, professional practices, education, persisting and evolving values, and traditions remain critically understudied with a notable sc……続きを見る

Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport His……続きを見る

How are soldiers made? Why do they fight? Re-imagining the study of armed forces and society, Barkawi examines the imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War, espe……続きを見る

In this timely, informative edited volume, major Iranian scholars and civic actors address some of the most pressing questions about Iranian civil society and the process of democratization in Iran.……続きを見る

The planned reductions in NATO troop numbers in Afghanistan through 2015 and a final withdrawal at the end of 2016 brings up numerous pressing questions about the security and national interests of ……続きを見る

In a 1941 Nazi roundup of educated Poles, Stefan Budziaszek-newly graduated from medical school in Krakow-was incarcerated in the Krakow Montelupich Prison and transferred to the Auschwitz concentra……続きを見る

In 1944 Moslem forces in China's westernmost province of Xinjiang rose against the Chinese authorities and succeeded in establishing a small independent Islamic state - the East Turkestan Republic. ……続きを見る

How can people in the West make sense of contemporary unrest in the Muslim world? Is Islamic fundamentalism to be understood purely in religious terms? In Resistance and Control in Pakistan, one of ……続きを見る

This book investigates the importance of waging jihad for legitimacy in pre-colonial Morocco. It counters colonial interpretations of the pre-colonial Moroccan sultanate as hopelessly divided into t……続きを見る

People and Change in Indigenous Australia arose from a conviction that more needs to be done in anthropology to give a fuller sense of the changing lives and circumstances of Australian indigenous c……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE Fear and destruction take root in a community of women when the Witchfinder General comes to town, in this dark and thrilling debut. England, 1643. Parliament is ……続きを見る

Joint winner of the 2020 Prime Minister's Award for Non-Fiction. Shortlisted for the 2020 Victorian Premier's Award for Non-Fiction. 'We want you to come with us on our journey, our journey of songs……続きを見る

Preaching the Blues: Black Feminist Performance in Lynching Plays examines several lynching plays to foreground black women’s performances as non-normative subjects who challenge white supremacist i……続きを見る