pha - History 40

Japan was the first Asian nation to face the full impact of modernity. Like the rest of Japanese society, Buddhist institutions, individuals, and thought were drawn into the dynamics of confronting ……続きを見る

The Roman Empire vs. America is an in-depth look at America and the Roman Empire, both in similarity and in diff erence. It discusses opinions of different books, authors, writers and most important……続きを見る

As the wars of Napoleon ravage Europe, chaos and fear reign and the darkness that once clung to the shadows has been emboldened. Supernatural creatures – vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and worse take……続きを見る

France, officially, is a secular nation. Yet Catholicism is undeniably a monumental presence, defining the temporal and spatial rhythms of Paris. At the same time, it often fades into the background……続きを見る

‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’ ‘The case is not plain to me, fatherーat least, not in your sense.’ ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you ……続きを見る

Those students of arms and armour who have Mr. Clephan’s work on Defensive Armour, Weapons and Engines of War in their libraries will expect to find valuable material for study when they find his na……続きを見る

The Road That Brought Us Here is a book that spans 60 years of American history. Starting in 1960 and ending in January of 2021, it looks at how the country has been managed over time by its civilia……続きを見る

Tawhid was a militant Islamist group which implemented Islamic law at gunpoint in the Lebanese city of Tripoli during the 1980s. In retrospect, some have called it 'the first ISIS-style Emirate'. Dr……続きを見る

Examining freewomen in Mesopotamian society, ancient Greek hetaira*,* Renaissance Italy courtesans, historical and modern Japanese geisha, and the Hindu devadāsī of India, Stephanie Lynn Budin makes……続きを見る

Planning for US military forces goes on regardless of the political party in power, the state of the budget, or the issues of the moment. Because planners decide the size and shape of land, air, and……続きを見る

The Government of Natural Resources explores scientific and technical activity in Quebec from Confederation until the eve of the Second World War. Scientific and technical personnel are an often qui……続きを見る

Multigenerational Communication in Organizations explores generational differences in the changing workplace from a communication perspective. Starting from the reality that a workplace can contain ……続きを見る

Dieses Buch füllt eine Lücke. Die Zivilbevölkerung in den nationalsozialistisch besetzten europäischen Nationen spielt in der Erinnerung an die Opfer bislang kaum eine Rolle. Im Mittelpunkt dieser n……続きを見る

Impatient to find his bride-to-be yet appalled by the damsels of the ton, Charles St Austell seeks refuge in his castle - and discovers Lady Penelope Selborne walking the deserted corridors at midni……続きを見る

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winner of the Merle Curti Award “McCurry strips the Confederacy of myth and romance to reveal its doomed essence. Dedicated to the……続きを見る

Amidst the roil of war and instability across the Middle East, the West is still searching for ways to understand the Islamic world. Stéphane Lacroix has now given us a penetrating look at the polit……続きを見る

Da receita do cassoulet, que venceu uma guerra, até o crepe, que derrotou Napoleão; das revoltas provocadas por pão e sal até as novas culinárias forjadas pelo Império, a história da França está est……続きを見る

The 1994 elections represented a watershed year for southern Republicans. For the first time since Reconstruction, they gained control of a majority of national seats and governorships. Yet, despite……続きを見る

In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The……続きを見る

Over the years Americanーespecially New Yorkーaudiences have evolved a consistent set of expectations for the "Irish play." Traditionally the term implied a specific subject matter, invariably rural……続きを見る

I do not know how to begin this story otherwise than by a confession that I cannot describe its very first scene. It was a scene such as happens very often in romance, and which a great many writers……続きを見る

There was a considerable number of people in the little parlourーto wit, Mr. Bates in his big chair on one side of the fire, sipping rum-and-water, and reading a newspaper which was soft and crumple……続きを見る

The 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kingship under the empires of Assyria, Nebuchadnezzar, D……続きを見る

Piper O'Malley's everyday life changes when she finds a picture from her grandmother's past, later a stranger appears on the doorstep claiming to be related to a man from her past. When Piper begins……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The Tournament, as practised in Germany and towards the close of the sixteenth century in England, France and Italy, must have been a rather dull performance, as the minute regulations and……続きを見る

A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern Europe Among nature’s most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of ……続きを見る

This collection, marking the centenary of Avery Dulles’s birth, makes an entirely distinctive contribution to contemporary theological discourse as we approach the second century of the cardinal’s i……続きを見る

Between 1942 and 1945, the U.S. government wrongfully imprisoned thousands of Japanese American citizens and profited from their labor. Japanese American Incarceration recasts the forced removal and……続きを見る

From the dawn of the atomic age to today, nuclear weapons have been central to the internal dynamics of US alliances in Europe and Asia. But nuclear weapons cooperation in US alliances has varied si……続きを見る

Stéphane Bern et Lorànt Deutsch vous emmènent sur les pas d'un des plus grands personnages de l'histoire de France : Napoléon Bonaparte. 200 ans après sa mort, celui qui fut Empereur des Français, e……続きを見る