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The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a decade ago, the Arab Spri……続きを見る

知識人、知識分子始終是余英時先生筆下最關切的對象。 在中國現代史世局動盪的百年篇章中， 知識人呈現了何種面貌？是否真的改變了自身及其國家的命運？ 從東漢士族、魏晉士風，到南宋朱熹的歷史世界，再到明清的……続きを見る

This sensational book reveals the true and compelling story of the Special Force units of the Coalition, such as the SAS, SBS and Delta Force who worked in the shadows, often unseen, unheard and uns……続きを見る

“Sex at Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of stand……続きを見る

Das am 23. März 1933 vom Reichstag beschlossene Ermächtigungsgesetz zog einen Schlussstrich unter die Weimarer Verfassung. Von den Nationalsozialisten selbst wurde es als wichtige Legitimationsgrund……続きを見る

State, Economy and the Great Divergence provides a new analysis of what has become the central debate in global economic history: the 'great divergence' between European and Asian growth. Focusing o……続きを見る

'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-s……続きを見る

The authors have compiled a collection of memories and anecdotes from celebrities and members of the public covering their experiences of the Second World War and the day that Victory over the Nazis……続きを見る

The two largest heirs to the massive Soviet tank force that faced NATO during the Cold War – Russia and Ukraine – have been fighting one another since 2014 in what has now become the largest war in ……続きを見る

This Very Short Introduction uses Newton's own unpublished writings to provide fascinating insight into the man who kept the Royal Society under his thumb, was Head of the Mint, and whose contributi……続きを見る

Much has been written about the Victorian novel, and for good reason. The cultural power it exerted (and, to some extent, still exerts) is beyond question. The Oxford Handbook of the Victorian Novel……続きを見る

What was the role of elected legislators? Was it to represent the opinions of constituents or to vote according to their informed opinions reflecting the needs of the kingdom? Most authorities have ……続きを見る

Recounts the Light Dragoons’ four arduous tours in Helmand during Operation Herrick, highlighting strategy, combat, and courage. On Afghanistan’s Plains tells the story of four gruelling tours of du……続きを見る

This is the first full account of how an influential form of commercial organization - the multinational enterprise - drove globalization and contributed to the making of the modern world. Robert Fi……続きを見る

Yvonne Pitts explores inheritance practices by focusing on nineteenth-century testamentary capacity trials in Kentucky in which disinherited family members challenged relatives' wills. These disappo……続きを見る

Esta obra aborda los procesos de cambio institucional en España e Hispanoamérica durante los años que fueron desde la guerra de los Siete Años hasta la formación de los estados nacionales. Para mant……続きを見る

On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine. Coming after years of tensions following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and thinly veiled direct armed suppor……続きを見る

On a du mal aujourd'hui à se représenter l'importance, pour plusieurs générations, en France et dans le monde, de l'œuvre d'Hippolyte Taine (1828-1893). Ce normalien frondeur, mal vu des autorités a……続きを見る

A New Imperial History of Northern Eurasia, 1700-1918 proposes a new language for studying and conceptualizing the spaces, societies, and institutions that existed on the territory of today's Northe……続きを見る

This book presents intimate, engaging, and largely untold portraits of Western lives and livelihoods in Japanese and Chinese treaty ports, as well as in the British colonies of Hong Kong, Australia ……続きを見る

The 'Industrial Revolution' was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the ……続きを見る

Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? What explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain lead the way? In the year……続きを見る

After more than two centuries of self-seclusion, Japan finally opened itself to Western traders and influences in the 1850s. However, Westerners were restricted to a handful of Foreign Concessions s……続きを見る

p across worn torn Iraq in the spring 2003. Discover how they used their unique military skills to create a successful security company with over 300 employees during the early days of the occupatio……続きを見る

L'entrée dans la prestigieuse " Bibliothèque des Illustres " du flamboyant et sulfureux marquis de Sade. Le marquis de Sade (1740-1814) est aujourd'hui surtout connu comme l'auteur des livres les pl……続きを見る

原來── 鄭成功時代，臺灣人不瘋媽祖 原住民頭目制度是荷蘭人所設立的 三百年前，臺灣商人就採用股份集資…… 十三篇精采翻案，讓你重新認識臺灣的真正歷史！ 臺灣地理位置特殊，歷經大航海時代，國際貿易發達，十七……続きを見る

Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021. US a……続きを見る

Zu recht bekannt und Teil unserer Erinnerungskultur ist die mutige Tat und das erschütternde Schicksal der Gruppe um die Geschwister Scholl. Doch wer kennt Herbert Belter? Wer kennt Wolfgang Ihmels,……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH'S 2025 TEMPLER MEDAL A detailed new account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014**, based on the experiences of ……続きを見る

On 2nd May 1997, Tony Blair swept into Downing Street, ending almost twenty years of Conservative government and beginning a decade as Prime Minister. Bernard Donoughue, a Labour peer in the House o……続きを見る