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What kind of country is Japan?　 A short introduction to Japan's little-known history. Japan is a country surrounded by the sea in the northeastern part of Asia. This island nation is known for its ……続きを見る

For many financial market professionals worldwide, the era of high finance is over. The times in which bankers and financiers were the primary movers and shakers of both economy and society have com……続きを見る

In Search of Our Frontier explores the complex transnational history of Japanese immigrant settler colonialism, which linked Japanese America with Japan’s colonial empire through the exchange of mig……続きを見る

A survey of U.S. history from its beginnings to the present, American History Unbound reveals our past through the lens of Asian American and Pacific Islander history. In so doing, it is a work of b……続きを見る

★芥川龍之介最高經典《羅生門》故事時代背景★ 日本古代史中，一段最不平靜的年代。平安時代末年，國都如何從「平安京」轉生為「京都」？一段連日本人都誤解的城市誕生史，本書完整揭曉。 清水寺、金閣寺、祇園花街……続きを見る

Nel Giappone che si apre all’Occidente, tra la fine dell’Ottocento e il primo Novecento, viene messa in atto una profonda revisione dei processi educativi. I bambini e le bambine diventano il modell……続きを見る

Japan’s oceans demand our attention. Violent, prolific, and changeful, they define life and death on the archipelago: pushing the shore under the rush of tsunami, charging typhoon circulation, feedi……続きを見る

Hitlers Reden spielten eine entscheidende Rolle im Prozess der nationalsozialistischen „Machtergreifung“ und der späteren Durchsetzung ihrer Politik. Das Buch untersucht die Gründe für die enorme Wi……続きを見る

Between 1880 and 1924, about two million Jews left the Russian Empire. Matching the description on the Statue of Liberty, they arrived in America as tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe f……続きを見る

In Japan, obsessive adult fans and collectors of manga and anime are known as otaku. When the underground otaku subculture first emerged in the 1970s, participants were looked down on within mainstr……続きを見る

The fact that Snow did not sneak into “red China” to gather information constituting the basis of his Red Start over China all alone is in many instances misunderstood even by scholars. Mao Zedong’s……続きを見る

This book presents the first oral history of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) (2004–2014). As the first directly elected president, he played a very important role in Indonesia's……続きを見る

The Khazars were one of the most important Turkic peoples in European history, dominating vast areas of southeastern Europe and the western reaches of the Central Asian steppes from the 4th to the 1……続きを見る

In "India, Old and New," Valentine Sir Chirol masterfully navigates the complex societal, cultural, and political landscapes of India during the transition from British colonial rule to independence……続きを見る

Tomdispatch.com has established itself as the go-to blog for contemporary US politics, and the favored website for leading commentators; its powerful, no-holds-barred essays resonate throughout the ……続きを見る

This book explores the origins of Japan’s protectionist agricultural policies through an in-depth historical analysis of Japanese agricultural policies between the Meiji period and the end of WWII. ……続きを見る

" Habemus papam ! " – l'histoire de dix moments clés de l'histoire de la chrétienté, quand la fumée blanche a émergé en même temps qu'un nouveau pape. La papauté est l'une des rares monarchies dont ……続きを見る

This Encyclopedia offers a fresh, integrated and creative perspective on the formation and foundations of philosophy and science in European modernity. Combining careful contextual reconstruction wi……続きを見る

La Chine compte aujourd'hui dix millions de catholiques. Cette minorité a une histoire plus que millénaire dans le pays. Le christianisme est arrivé dans l'empire chinois par des vagues successives ……続きを見る

First published in 1982, Inside the Middle East is a definitive study of the region. It provides a clear, concise description of the complex social, political and economic life of the Middle East. B……続きを見る

This hard-hitting and timely book explores the roots of militant Islam in South Asia and how it has grown to become a source of profound global alarm. By meticulously tracking the rise of the jihadi……続きを見る

First published in 1985, this is a comprehensive study of the Middle East's most strategic country, set against the background of the Islamic heritage of Iran and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dy……続きを見る

What does "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" mean? What is the significance of the Gohonzon of "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo"? In this book, we will uncover the mistery of Daimoku and Gohonzon which Nichiren of Japan beg……続きを見る

Stalin was a master of deception, disinformation, and camouflage, by means of which he gained supremacy over China and defeated imperialism on Chinese soil. This book examines Stalin’s covert operat……続きを見る

The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume! A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the present day. Epic ba……続きを見る

Prolific, award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry Hiroaki Sato recorded his thoughts on American society in mainly two columns across 30-plus years, collected here for the f……続きを見る

This book provides an analysis of the processes of micro-regionalization in East Asia within the broader context of globalization and regionalization. The author examines the specifics of corporatio……続きを見る

2 works of Ignatius Valentine Chirol Journalist, prolific author, historian and British diplomat (1852-1929) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Ignatius Valentine Chirol. A dynamic table……続きを見る

Conscience on Trial reveals the startling story, kept secret for sixty years, of ordinary citizens caught up in the elaborate machinery of political terror in Stalinist Ukraine. In 1952, fourteen po……続きを見る

“In this exhaustively-researched and beautifully-written book, Onishi uncovers a hidden history of Afro-Asian radicalism and internationalism. He presents bold and generative arguments about the way……続きを見る