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China is increasingly important on the world scene yet has remained misunderstood in the West. This book is written for English language readers, including my ABC (American Born Chinese) children fo……続きを見る

This book is a collection of articles on China, covering a wide range of topics. Readers will find aspects of China’s history and culture from ancient times to contemporary China, the Great Wall, th……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive history of the modern Chinese navy from 1840 to the present. Beginning with a survey of naval developments in earlier imperial times, the book goes on to show how ……続きを見る

This six-volume set reproduces the complete writings of the London Corresponding Society (LCS) as well as other contemporary literature and parliamentary debates, and reports relating to the Society……続きを見る

How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, p……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1963, is an analysis of modern warfare in the enemy’s rear, written by the leading authority on irregular warfare, and stemming from a close examination of real-life ex……続きを見る

L'obiettivo di questo libro non è mostrare soltanto l'Auschwitz storico, ma piuttosto l'Auschwitz che si è radicato nell'essere umano: la non capacità di distinguere il bene dal male; l'offuscamento……続きを見る

It’s the 1930s. In Montreal, tensions are running high. French vs. English. Jew vs. Christian. Have vs. have-not. The city is swirling with unrest. From Outremont to St. Urbain Street, people are st……続きを見る

Based on seven years of archival research, the book describes previously unknown aspects of the electoral college crisis of 1800, presenting a revised understanding of the early days of two great in……続きを見る

Constitutional thought is currently dominated by heroic tales of the Founding Fathers ー who built an Enlightenment machine that can tick-tock its way into the twenty-first century, with a little fi……続きを見る

Samuel Gist was born in Bristol in the early eighteenth century but was soon orphaned and sent to Virginia as an apprenticed. Despite this unpromising start, he returned to Britain already a success……続きを見る

Volume 26 of 1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era travels beyond the usual discussions of power, identity, and cultural production to visit the purlieus and provinces ……続きを見る

"A layered inquisition and a reportorial force…a technicolor mystery.... In prose that moves like a clear river....Rustad has done what the best storytellers do: tried to track the story to its last……続きを見る

As a pandemic swept across fourteenth-century Europe, the Decameron offered the ill and grieving a symphony of life and love. For Florentines, the world seemed to be coming to an end. In 1348 the fi……続きを見る

Jedes Land trägt die Spuren seiner Geschichte. Viele dieser Spuren ob sie verborgen im Hintergrund wirken oder offen zutage treten sind auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise auch heute noch wirkungsmäc……続きを見る

Tämän kirjan tarkoituksena ei ole näyttää vain historiallinen Auschwitz, mutta Auschwitz, joka on juurtunut ihmisen ei-kyky erottaa hyvä ja paha; pakkomielle vahvistaa henkilön identiteettiä kuin va……続きを見る

In "A Letter to the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P. on the State of Ireland," John Earl Russell delivers a compelling epistolary critique that addresses the socio-political turmoil of Ireland ……続きを見る

Questo è il diario di guerra di Wilhelm Prüller nato a Vienna il 14 gennaio 1916 in una famiglia operaia, cattolica e conservatrice. Avviato agli studi, entrò nella Hitlerjugend nel 1928, arruolando……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1944, is a comprehensive survey of post-revolutionary Russian literature up to the early 1940s. A huge range of writers are examined, and the analysis is made in the kn……続きを見る

This book is a complete presentation of the most important themes of Theodor W. Adorno’s critical theory, and of its relevance for the understanding of the modern society. After an Introduction, whi……続きを見る

'Bracingly intelligent ... a wonderful read' Guardian 'Incredibly timely ... presented [with] wonderful elegance and clarity' Irish Times Based on the History Of Ideas podcast series by Talking Poli……続きを見る

La peor consecuencia de la Guerra de Bosnia, además de sus cien mil muertos, 35.000 desaparecidos y un millón largo de desplazados, fue la consolidación de un país dividido en tres comunidades étnic……続きを見る

"Der Doppelstaat" Ernst Fraenkel (1898-1975) ist ein Standardwerk über Politik, Justiz und Recht im Nationalsozialismus. Der "Doppelstaat" ist die einzige kritische Untersuchung des nationalsozialis……続きを見る

This volume is the first book-length account of Yves Montand’s controversial tour of the Soviet Union at the turn of the years 1956/57. It traces the mixed messages of this internationally visible a……続きを見る

In early 2018, Turkey invaded the autonomous Kurdish region of Afrin in Syria and is currently threatening to ethnically cleanse the region. Between 2012 and 2018, the “Mountain of the Kurds” (Kurd ……続きを見る

The Balkans, in particular the turbulent ex-Yugoslav territory, have been among the most important world regions in Noam Chomsky’s political reflections and activism for decades. His articles, publi……続きを見る

Grâce à l'intervention d'un spécialiste, découvrez les dates-clés, les concepts centraux et les figures principales Complet, accessible et vivant, cet ouvrage propose un panorama chrono-thématique d……続きを見る

De ses premiers exploits militaires à son exil à Sainte-Hélène, ce livre retrace l'histoire du premier Empereur, fondateur de l'Etat français, des institutions contemporaines et du nationalisme euro……続きを見る

Cykelløbet Tour de France begyndte som en fiks idé på kontoret for ugebladet L’Auto: Siden 1903 har den, med undtagelse af krigsårene, været den årlige cykelrytterkamp om den gule, prikkede og grønn……続きを見る

As an academic field in its own right, the topic of border studies is experiencing a revival in university geography courses as well as in wider political commentary. Until recently, border studies ……続きを見る