Tak. - History 1

This book examines the impact of the "Big Five" technology companies – Apple, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft – on journalism and the media industries. It looks at the current role o……続きを見る

Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster in 2011 many concerned citizensーparticularly mothersーwere unconvinced by the Japanese government’s assurances that the country’s food s……続きを見る

This is the first Open Access book introducing more than 20 of Japan’s leading innovative entrepreneurs from the 17th century to the present. The author outlines the innovative business models creat……続きを見る

A thousand years ago, a young Japanese girl embarked on a journey from deep in the countryside of eastern Japan to the capital. Forty years later, with the long account of that journey as a foundati……続きを見る

Foucault's Critical Philosophy of History: Unfolding the Present provides a comprehensive interpretation of Foucault’s work by focusing on its methodological, procedural, and epistemological element……続きを見る

In "The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis," the author chronicles his remarkable journey through hostile territories as part of the Greek mercenary army known as the Ten Thousand. Written with……続きを見る

Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political ……続きを見る

The second edition of a comprehensive account of all the major aspects of the Japanese economy, substantially updated and expanded. This textbook offers a comprehensive, rigorous but accessible acco……続きを見る

This book charts the new phase of global struggles around gender equality and sexual democracy: the ultraconservative mobilization against "gender ideology" and feminist efforts to counteract it. It……続きを見る

A fascinating exploration of women's role in Roman religion that facilitates a better understanding of their importance in Rome's cultural formation. Roman women were the procreators and nurturers o……続きを見る

This "carefully argued and well-written study" examines French royal statecraft in the globalizing economy of the early modern Mediterranean ( Choice). This is the story of how the French Crown and ……続きを見る

"A thorough account of the fighting . . . Not only appealingly written but a worthwhile addition to Maryland Campaign literature." ー Historynet.com In September 1862, Robert E. Lee led the Army of ……続きを見る

Early on 1 September 1914, the Germans surprised 1st Cavalry Brigade harboring in the little town of Nry. Their initial bombardment caused chaos and destruction and the British took time to organize……続きを見る

Although over 330,000 British and French soldiers were evacuated from the Dunkirk beaches between 26 May and 4 June, many thousands remained in France, most under French command. Churchill, now the ……続きを見る

William Wilkinson's "An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia" is a seminal work that provides an intricate examination of two significant yet often overlooked regions in Eastern E……続きを見る

The Chinese counting system has undergone a western surge in popularity recently because of its ability to calculate large sums very quickly mentally. 続きを見る

In the annals of history, few figures have left a legacy as profound and enduring as Queen Teuta of Illyria. Her remarkable journey from a young queen facing external pressures to a symbol of streng……続きを見る

Homo sum - "Jag är människa" - är de inledande orden i ett välkänt stycke av den romerske komediförfattaren Terentius. Fortsättningen lyder: "Intet mänskligt är mig främmande." Det är ord som ännu e……続きを見る

Berättelsen om veterinärmedicinaren Elis Sandberg och kalvthymusextraktet THX är en unik och dramatisk svensk medicinhistoria. Den spänner över nästan fyra decennier, befinner sig i olika bryt- och ……続きを見る

Få länder kan konkurrera med Italien när det gäller antalet historiska minnesmärken. Bakom alla dessa monument finns människor som strävat efter makten, fått den och förlorat den, som skapat histori……続きを見る

Ciò che non muore mai è l'appassionante racconto autobiografico che Takashi Paolo Nagai ci offre della sua vita, dall'infanzia fino allo scoppio della bomba atomica di Nagasaki. Nota dominante del s……続きを見る

Près d'Alep, une petite fille de six ans joue à cache-cache avec son frère, au milieu des ruines. Un snipper sur un toit tire et tue l'enfant. Au cimetière, devant la tombe, la petite fille crie en ……続きを見る

In the 1930s, thousands of Finns emigrated from their communities in the United States and Canada to Soviet Karelia, a region in the Soviet Union where Finnish Communist émigrés were building a soci……続きを見る

This book offers a compelling account of the two-pronged fight against both leprosy and the discrimination that comes with it. Leprosy is generally weak against the immune system, yet it persists in……続きを見る

The Ottoman Empire was unprepared for the massive conflict of World War I. Lacking the infrastructure and resources necessary to wage a modern war, the empire's statesmen reached beyond the battlefi……続きを見る

The histories of China, Korea, and Japan have been intimately intertwined for centuries. But of these three countries, it was Korea that occupied the pivotal geopolitical position. The Korean Penins……続きを見る

This study, focusing on the nuclear-politics interface, examines which political party should be given credit, and how much in shaping India's nuclear weapons policy. Taking into account the views o……続きを見る

This compilation of speeches of A.B. Vajpayee encompass a large number of subjects associated with him as the Prime Minister of India. His successful years as the PM, role in parliament, views on in……続きを見る

Un homme d’affaires prospère embauche un assistant pour mettre de l’ordre dans son existence chaotique. Perclus de phobies et grisé par l’exercice de son pouvoir, notre homme se laisse aller à délég……続きを見る

Lying in the Sea of Japan between Japan and the Korean Peninsula sits Takeshima, two islets surrounded by numerous rocks. At present, the issue of sovereignty over Takeshima remains contested betwee……続きを見る