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The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the first month of World War I is now in mass market paperback. "Fascinating . . . One of the finest works of history written."--"The New York Times.続きを見る

An innovative thinker attempts to make sense of today's most pressing issues in the face of constant and disorienting change. He raises the important questions people must ask in order to survive.続きを見る

In this fascinating book, Diamond seeks to understand the fates of past societies that collapsed for ecological reasons, combining the most important policy debate of this generation with the romance and mystery of lost worlds.続きを見る

In this controversial new book, a prominent Israeli historian at Haifa University revisits the formative period of the State of Israel. Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord during the War of Independence, he offers archival evidence to demonstrate ……続きを見る

E. H. Carr's classic work on international relations published in 1939 was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the 20th century. The issues and themes he developed continue to have relevanc……続きを見る

Hiroshima Notes is a moving statement from Japan's most celebrated living writer on the meaning of the Hiroshima bombing and its terrible legacy. Kenzaburo Oe's account of the lives of the many victims of Hiroshima - the young, the old, women and children - and the valiant efforts of the doctors w……続きを見る

This absorbing history demonstrates that few things capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as dramatically as whaling. Dolin provides rich and often fantastic accounts of the men themselves. 32 pages of illustrations.続きを見る

Presenting the latest research by ecologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the creation of the Columbian exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City the center of the world.続きを見る