N.G.P. - History 1

This groundbreaking volume explores two early and opposing Spanish medical perspectives on chocolate and other New World substances. In the early 1600s, doctors Bartolomé Marradón and Antonio Colmen……続きを見る

Prescotts Geschichte der Eroberung Mexikos (1843) erzählt den Weg von der Landung Cortés' 1519 bis zur Kapitulation Tenochtitláns 1521. Auf Basis der cartas de relación, Bernal Díaz', Las Casas' und……続きを見る

This book summarizes the academic biography of most influential Neo–Confucian philosopher Wang Yangming's life in Ming dynasty of China. It gives a detailed description of Wang Yangming's life and c……続きを見る

Respectability on the Line offers a social and cultural history of railway labor in Britain and colonial India from the 1840s through World War I. The book treats the railway industry as a microcosm……続きを見る

This book presents an unforgettable up-close account of the effects of World War II and the subsequent American occupation on Oita prefecture, through firsthand accounts from more than forty Japanes……続きを見る

Zhongping Chen examines the origins, rise, and reform of the Cantonese-dominated Chinese diaspora in Canada between 1788 and 1898. Combining a diasporic approach with both qualitative and quantitati……続きを見る

In the late 1970s, with relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China strained, the Carter administration saw an opening. The United States and its allies embarked on militar……続きを見る

Laura Richards was a shy American nurse who moved to a remote North China village in 1929 to take in castaway babies. Through 22 years of famines, bandit invasions and wars, she lived in the same po……続きを見る

The Ugly-Girl Papers: Or, Hints for the Toilet is a fascinating and comprehensive guide to beauty, self-care, and personal grooming, first published in the 19th century and attributed to S.D. Powers……続きを見る

The New Royal Cook Book is a comprehensive culinary guide first published in the early 20th century, designed to serve both novice and experienced home cooks. Compiled by the Royal Baking Powder Com……続きを見る

Across three volumes, The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic charts the union of Castile and Aragon, the fall of Granada, the Inquisition, and the first Atlantic expeditions……続きを見る

William Hickling Prescott's The Conquest of Mexico offers a sweeping narrative of Hernán Cortés's campaign against the Mexica, from the landing at Veracruz and the Tlaxcalan alliance to the Noche Tr……続きを見る

The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance “Riveting.”ーTunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Jour……続きを見る

"The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic" in 3 volumes is one of the best-known works by the American historian William Hickling Prescott. Isabella I (1451-1504) was Queen of……続きを見る

In "History of the Conquest of Mexico," William Hickling Prescott masterfully intertwines narrative history with captivating storytelling, exploring the complex dynamics of the Spanish conquest of t……続きを見る

Who was Tse Tsan Tai? Insurrectionist? Socialite? Patriot? Revolutionary? Born and raised in Australia and trained in Anglo-Hong Kong’s civil service, Tse Tsan Tai (1872–1938) was all of these and m……続きを見る

This groundbreaking volume offers a historical comparison between the events leading up to World War I and current global tensions related to the economical and political rise of Asia. What are the ……続きを見る

Spätestens seit den Brexit-Verhandlungen erlangt die Frage der inneririschen Grenze neue Aktualität. Dabei wird deutlich, dass der Nordirland-Konflikt gesellschaftlich noch lange nicht wirklich been……続きを見る

SCMP's reporting team looks back at Hong Kong's most wrenching political crisis since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Anti-extradition bill protests that morphed rapidly into a wider anti-govern……続きを見る

This is not merely a book. This is a sacred covenant. A roaring flame kindled at the crossroads of history and destiny, where the spirit of every patriot who bled, prayed, and toiled for this Republ……続きを見る

Pathways to Utopia explores how Brazil's Landless Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, or MST), against all odds, has endured for forty years as one of the world's largest……続きを見る

This book offers readers a comprehensive overview of the Chinese educational modernization process, during which thousands of Chinese students studied overseas to find solutions for the reform of fe……続きを見る

There are only two ways to live our life, according to Albert Einstein: one is as if nothing is a miracle; the other, as if everything is a miracle. Life of Miracles along the Yangtze and Mississipp……続きを見る

A critical introduction to how the Nagasaki atomic bombing has been remembered, especially in contrast to that of Hiroshima. In the decades following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945……続きを見る

Two hundred years after canon law prohibited clerical marriage, parish priests in the late medieval period continued to form unions with women that were marriage all but in name. In Defiant Priests,……続きを見る

Stitching the 24-Hour Cityreveals the intense speed of garment production and everyday life in Dongdaemun, a lively market in Seoul, South Korea. Once the site of uprisings against oppressive workin……続きを見る

Anyone who wants to understand how abortion has been treated historically in the Western legal tradition must first come to terms with two quite different but interrelated historical trajectories. O……続きを見る

In the summer of 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson faced an agonizing decision. On June 7, General William Westmoreland had come to him with a "bombshell" request to more than double the number of e……続きを見る

A History of Traditional Chinese Military Science provides a clear and informative survey of traditional Chinese military theory and examines its distinct character in different eras, starting from ……続きを見る

In William Hickling Prescott's 'The Conquest of Mexico', the reader is immersed in a narrative that explores the conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century. Prescott's literary style co……続きを見る