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New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century The tenth anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling phenomenon that cemented Yuval Noah Harari as one of the most pro……続きを見る

**"Though the book was first published in German in 1988, this English version includes many revisions and updates and will be the definitive English-language study of the Avar empire for years to c……続きを見る

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. “Strikingly original . . . A historian whose ……続きを見る

#1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill Gates Official U.S. edition with full col……続きを見る

The ancient world was full of many fantastic cities and places, and like today’s major cities, the great ancient cities were hubs of trade, religion, and science. Writing was first invented in ancie……続きを見る

为什么说20世纪初的上海是“中国之门”？本书的回答是：上海是一个小小的世界，在这里可以近距离地研究整个中国的缩影，新旧事物以及古今习俗都奇特地融合在一起，比远东任何一座城市都更能凸显变革之中的东方特色。……続きを見る

In this major revision of his classic history of Japanーfrom the tribally divided state under the leadership of Yamato in the fifth century through centuries of dynastic rule to the death of Emperor……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Nostalgia serves as a guide to the complex and often contradictory concept of nostalgia, as well as the field of “nostalgia studies” more broadly. Nostalgia is an area of i……続きを見る

Gifts, from objects to hospitality and from poems to support, are a means of establishing and maintaining social ties. This study focuses on the nature of seventeenth- century Dutch social relations……続きを見る

This book explores how the demise of the traditional language of melancholy lies at the root of contemporary difficulties in engaging with darker aspects of human affective experience. Melancholy – ……続きを見る

The Mongol Empire, founded by Genghis Khan and continued by his heirs, was one of the largest and most powerful the world has ever seen. Modern China was created from the remnants of the Mongol Empi……続きを見る

Explore Ancient Tibet and its Profound Secret Knowledge. The civilization of very ancient Tibetーthe lost kingdom of Zhang Zhung and its legendary tradition of sorcery and true magicーis among the l……続きを見る

The Assyrian Empire was the largest, most powerful, and longest-lasting in the ancient world. It included lands that comprise modern Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Jordan, B……続きを見る

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022 'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times ……続きを見る

Across four centuries, the Parthian Empire expanded its dominion over vast territories, boasting some of the most effective military units of the ancient world. Still, this is one of the forgotten e……続きを見る

In the late 1800s, British engineers building some of the first railways in the Dominion of India discovered large numbers of bricks buried in the dusty plains of the Punjab. This was odd because hi……続きを見る

If the history of the Eastern Han dynasty were limited to the accomplishments of its scholars, scientists, and inventors, it would be a glorious saga of the innovation and creativity of the human mi……続きを見る

For more than two millennia Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across at the shores of Asia. The history of this cityーknown as Byzantium, t……続きを見る

Generational Key to History: Tracing Phases From Ancient Egypt to America This work reveals how generations form the hidden rhythm of history. By charting time in 15-year generational intervalsーan ……続きを見る

Discovered by chance in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism has captivated scientists and historians with its intricate design and mysterious purpose. This ancient Greek device, often called the world's……続きを見る

In "For Aulus Caecina," penned in 69 BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero showcases his exceptional rhetorical prowess while addressing a legal case of considerable public interest. This work is a masterclass ……続きを見る

In "History of Human Society," Frank W. Blackmar presents an extensive examination of the evolution of human civilizations from ancient times to the modern era. This seminal work deftly combines soc……続きを見る

In "The Story of Atlantis," William Scott-Elliot weaves a compelling narrative that seeks to blend myth with scholarly inquiry, offering readers a detailed account of the legendary lost civilization……続きを見る

In "Ancient Man: The Beginning of Civilizations," Hendrik Willem Van Loon presents a comprehensive exploration of the dawn of human societies through a captivating narrative imbued with rich illustr……続きを見る

In "Atlantis: The Antediluvian World," Ignatius Donnelly embarks on an ambitious exploration of the legendary lost civilization of Atlantis, proposing that it serves as the root from which many anci……続きを見る

In "Books Before Typography," Frederick W. Hamilton delves into the rich and largely unexamined realm of manuscript culture prior to the advent of the printing press. Through a meticulous examinatio……続きを見る

La science peut se réapproprier l'hypothèse atlantide car depuis les années 1880, la théosophie puis le channelling surfent sur le sujet et atteignent des niveaux d'égarement confondants. Dans un pr……続きを見る

'As fascinating as it is beautifully written' JARED DIAMOND, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel Rivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course ……続きを見る

In this new edition, a hypothesis is put forward for the first time to unify the Big Bang theory and the evolutionary theory by showing both events following the same set of fundamental interrelatio……続きを見る

**“Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt.” - New York Times Book Review An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World** Best-selling author……続きを見る