"Francesca Albanese’s clear moral voice and expert analysis sheds light on Palestine’s darkest moment in history. This book will help to judge those who were on the right and wrong side of history."……続きを見る
A radical new history of energy and humanity's insatiable need for resources that will change the way we talk about climate change
*Winner of a Nouvel Observateur Award, a Fondation pour l'écologie ……続きを見る
Who was Tse Tsan Tai? Insurrectionist? Socialite? Patriot? Revolutionary?
Born and raised in Australia and trained in Anglo-Hong Kong’s civil service, Tse Tsan Tai (1872–1938) was all of these and m……続きを見る
A panoramic history of Japan’s iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the present
Mount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan. Yet behind the picture-postcard……続きを見る
著者:Frans van Liere
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
The Middle Ages spanned the period between two watersheds in the history of the biblical text: Jerome's Latin translation c.405 and Gutenberg's first printed version in 1455. The Bible was arguably ……続きを見る
Drawing on a range of evidence related to royal authority, political events and literate culture, this study traces how kings and emperors involved themselves in the affairs of the Spanish March, an……続きを見る
Artemidorus' Oneirocritica ('The Interpretation of Dreams') is the only dream-book which has been preserved from Graeco-Roman antiquity. Composed around AD 200, it comprises a treatise and manual on……続きを見る
To understand wars and armed conflicts, we need to understand the inner logic of military institutions and warrior culture. In Making Warriors in a Global Era, Tone Danielsen employs ethnographic me……続きを見る
A superbly illustrated history of the Royal Navy's World War II monitors – gunboats armed with a single, large-calibre gun turret – and their roles and battles around the world.
When World War II br……続きを見る
A hard-hitting investigation into how the Pentagon’s runaway spending embroils America in foreign wars, squanders its wealth, and enriches a privileged elite
“A damning indictment of the conflicts o……続きを見る
70 Civil War Memoirs of Union Soldiers is a compelling anthology that captures the diverse experiences and voices of those who served in the Union Army. The collection encapsulates a wide range of l……続きを見る
How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing and eating food around the world, such as the hunter-gatherer Hadza in Tanzania whose s……続きを見る
Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of governm……続きを見る
A New York Times bestseller
Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize
One of Barack Obama's Summer Reading List Picks
Named a Book of the Year in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune a……続きを見る
East Africa and Its Invaders, originally published in 1938, covers the history of mid-East Africaーthe area between Mozambique and Cape Guardafuiーfrom its beginnings down to the death of the greate……続きを見る
'A masterpiece of history'
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Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the mo……続きを見る
In "Chief of Scouts," William F. Drannan crafts a vivid narrative that delves into the tumultuous life of a scout in the American frontier during the late 19th century. This memoir-style account int……続きを見る
The untold story of the Royal Navy's experimental submarine cruiser, built in secret after WWI, and torpedoed by political propaganda.
The 'X' stood for experimental, but it might equally have meant……続きを見る
著者:Paul Roland
出版社: Arcturus Publishing
発売日: 2007年03月01日
'No one can deny Paul Roland is a complete master of his subject.'
Colin Wilson, author of The Occult and A Criminal History of Mankind
Why did the country which produced Goethe, Beethoven, Bach, Sc……続きを見る
著者:Daniel B. Sharp
出版社: Wesleyan University Press
発売日: 2014年11月04日
Chronicles the entanglement of traditional and experimental music in northeast Brazil
Between Nostalgia and Apocalypse is a close-to-the-ground account of musicians and dancers from Arcoverde, Perna……続きを見る
The landing craft assault or LCA was one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War. It took part in practically every amphibious operation from Norway to Normandy and landed around 400,000 men in……続きを見る
著者:Xinran
出版社: Companhia de Bolso
発売日: 2007年03月31日
Entre 1989 e 1997, a jornalista Xinran entrevistou mulheres de diferentes idades e condições sociais, a fim de compreender a condição feminina na China moderna. Seu programa de rádio, Palavras na br……続きを見る
A la fin du XVIIe siècle, " la majorité des Français pensaient comme Bossuet ". Au XVIIIe siècle, " les Français pensent comme Voltaire ", dit-on.
Le XVIIIe siècle se situe bien entre deux mondes. D……続きを見る
With more than 150,000 Japanese restaurants around the world, Japanese cuisine has become truly global. Through the transnational culinary mobilities of migrant entrepreneurs, workers, ideas and cap……続きを見る
著者:Andrew Thomas
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2013年02月20日
The Hurricane saw widespread action with Allied forces, as the RAF's first monoplane fighter. This book describes its many feats throughout 1945.
It served as a fighter-bomber on the Channel Front, ……続きを見る
A study of the exploits of the Fiat CR.42 Aces in World War II.
The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service w……続きを見る
Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance. It has acted as a tool of social transformation, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, mili……続きを見る