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A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable,……続きを見る

Drawing on a rich array of twenty-first-century speculative fiction, this book demonstrates how the commodification of life through biotechnology has far-reaching implications for how we think of pe……続きを見る

In this compelling set of interviews, the intellectual discusses contemporary threats to democracy, from economic inequality to the Trump presidency. In wide-ranging discussions with David Barsamian……続きを見る

Immerse yourself in Africa's vast and intricate story and discover Africa’s true place in world history, written and authenticated by experts of African heritage. Spanning more than 200,000 years, f……続きを見る

***Shortlisted for the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award* From America’s leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world o……続きを見る

L'Italia degli anni settanta è l'Italia della loggia P2, della strategia della tensione, del terrorismo rosso e nero, l'Italia in cui la nascente società civile scopre che la democrazia non è un ben……続きを見る

A BARACK OBAMA AND A BILL GATES SUMMER READING PICK 2022 A NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER 'This book helped me understand modern politics better' - Bill Gates, Summer Reading Pick……続きを見る

The Japanese experience of war from the late-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century presents a stunning example of the meteoric rise and shattering fall of a great power. As Japan modernized and be……続きを見る

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLER A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES, TELEGRAPH, DAILY MAIL, TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES ‘ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, MIND-BLOWINGLY EXPLOSIVE’ ED BALLS 'SENSATIONAL' DAILY MA……続きを見る

Based on the case of the ILO, both as an actor and driver of international social policy, this collection explores the internationalization process of social rights, in a number of national and inte……続きを見る

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the 'Cold War' and saw action in Vietnam. I……続きを見る

In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his……続きを見る

Operation Desert Storm reveals how two 101st Airborne intelligence soldiers averted disaster during the Gulf War. “During Desert Storm the Air Force and the Armor forces were the thunder but the 101……続きを見る

在石破天驚的歷史轉折中，多少冷戰往事已變成過眼雲煙， 多少冷戰危機已成為雪泥鴻爪，多少冷戰人物已全都隨風而逝。 1949是狂飆年代！它不僅改變了亞洲的政治地圖，亦肇始了全球的動亂歲月。自由世界對抗共產集團……続きを見る

為何不是陸地的歷史，而是海洋的歷史？ 為何不是國族與國別史，而是區域和網絡的歷史？ 了解濱下武志的主張和研究成果，看見東亞史的樣貌如何改換一新 　　二戰後，東亞近代史研究由兩大典範主宰。一是以哈佛費正……続きを見る

原來-- ．十七世紀末，臺灣人就過著奢靡富裕的生活 ．日治後期，臺灣人誤以為自己是日本人 ．美國商人曾企圖殖民臺灣 十篇精采翻案，揭露影響今日臺灣發展的最重要史實！ 一六八四年，臺灣被納入清朝版圖。三百年……続きを見る

4個記憶形象+3幅聖經版畫 從馬切拉塔到臥亞，從肇慶到北京 跟隨利瑪竇的人生旅途 觀看東西文化交流的歷史圖景 出生於新舊教對立、歐洲各國征戰不斷之時代背景下的利瑪竇，1577年從義大利出發，分別在印度、澳門修……続きを見る

'excellent' LSE Review of Books China is the world's most populous country and newest superpower, whose place on the international stage can only be understood through the lens of its modern history……続きを見る

Hors des polémiques et des prises de positions partisanes, un ouvrage ambitieux qui analyse d'un oeil neuf un mouvement peu étudié et mal connu, mais décisif dans l'histoire politique et des idées d……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America. “A brilliant analysis of our time.”ーKarl ……続きを見る

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Brutal." ーHuffington Post "Scathing." ーNew York Post "[D]epicts Biden's decline in vivid detail." ーPolitico “So many revelations.” ーJ……続きを見る

An illustrated history of the Harrier II, from the Gulf War to its status as a multi-role platform through the addition of night vision systems, radar, an external targeting pod and new laser-guided……続きを見る

Winner, 2025 Outstanding Book Award, International Communication Association Co-Winner, 2025 Best Book Award from the Philosophy, Theory, and Critique Division of the International Communication Ass……続きを見る

"Read this book and you will almost experience Ed Mann’s war and may agree with me that it is one of the best Vietnam War memoirs you have ever read." ー The VVA Veteran ***"Jungle Ghosts" is a grip……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive account of classical music on all British radio stations, BBC and commercial, between 1945 and 1995. It narrates the shifting development of those services, from……続きを見る

South Africa provides a unique vantage point from which to examine the scientific imagination over the last three centuries, when its position on the African continent made it a staging post for Por……続きを見る

“Credit is due to Harrel for giving a solid and analytical three-dimensional view of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Harrel details the change-continuity in the war.” – The NYMAS Review This book de……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "How did our democracy go wrong? This extraordinary document ... is Applebaum's answer." ーTimothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian explains,……続きを見る

THE GREAT BIG BOOK OF HAIKU: 365 Haiku Poems is a poetry anthology for adult readers. It is a satire on adulthood in that the older we get, the less we live life in the moment. The design of this te……続きを見る

For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy……続きを見る