A milestone in U.S. historiography, Haunted by Empire brings postcolonial critiques to bear on North American history and draws on that history to question the analytic conventions of postcolonial studies. The contributors to this innovative collection examine the critical role of “domains of the intimate” in the co...

成吉思汗的宗教寛容政策， 何以成為開創蒙古帝國盛世的關鍵？ 暢銷書《成吉思汗：近代世界的創造者》作者、 「最會說故事的人類學家」魏澤福最新力作 蒙古帝國建立後，成吉思汗頒布的第一條法令， 是給予帝國子民選擇信仰的自由， 不僅將眾神請下國家的神壇，讓帝國內的宗教衝突趨於穩定， 更對現代國家政教分離的概念產生了革命性的影響。 ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The enthralling true story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her. Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 stat...

〓 "Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society." 〓 The Federalist Papers is one of the most influential works of political thought ever writtenーa collection of 85 essays composed by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to defend and explain the principles of the United States Const...

In the face of ruthless totalitarian rule, it is only the rare few who stand up at risk of their own life to do what is right. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of those exceptional individuals. Even on pain of death, he would not bend, he would not budgeーthis German pastor fought the Nazi regime with every fiber of his ...

The American Civil War was a long and bloody conflict whose effects are still felt today in the United States. The descendants of the men who fought in the war continue to pay the fallen their respects and remember the events of the war, the various battles, and the personalities of the many leaders involved. One of...

Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan is a groundbreaking sociological study that challenges the traditional notion of America as a cultural "melting pot." Focusing on the rich and diverse ethnic communities of New York City, the authors explore how these groups maintain distinct cultural identities while adapti...

Dive into Japanese historyーand discover who the samurai really wereーin this fascinating study that reveals the flawed human warriors behind the idealistic myths. This is the go-to volume on bushido (“the way of the warrior”), drawing on a wide range of historical sources to paint a vivid picture of the samurai in ...

This book explores the intricate connections between the body and narrative across the early modern world. It examines how bodily aspects shaped the creation of stories and vice versa. The writing, telling, or interpreting of a story is inherently tied to corporeal acts and is, to varying degrees, shaped by them. Li...

Comment raconter l’histoire des peuples originaires du nord, du centre et du sud de cet immense continent américain appelés « Indiens » par les conquistadores et missionnaires ? En ne se limitant pas à la seule période circonscrite aux sources écrites rédigées généralement par des chroniqueurs, des prêtres, des lett...

This "elegant and engaging" biography dramatically reinterprets the life and reign of the sixteenth-century Holy Roman Emperor: "a masterpiece" (Susannah Lipscomb, Financial Times). The life of Emperor Charles V (1500–1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, h...

Mit Blick auf das heutige Russland zeichnet dieses Buch einen spezifisch russischen Weg im Rahmen der Geschichte Europas nach. Es schildert die Grundlinien und Grundprobleme der russischen Geschichte seit ihren Anfängen, gibt einen Überblick über die wichtigsten politischen Ereignisse und erörtert langfristige Konti...

After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the Soviet secret police, the NKVD, executed a staggering number of political prisoners in Western Ukraine-somewhere between 10,000 and 40,000-in the space of eight days, in one of the greatest atrocities perpetrated by the Soviet state. Yet the Great West Ukrainian Pr...

A lendária história dos revolucionários que mudaram para sempre a China. Edgar Snow foi o primeiro ocidental a entrar no soviete de Yan'an, a fantástica área revolucionária chinesa nascida da Longa Marcha. Foi de lá que ele recolheu os relatos que resultaram na primeira biografia de Mao Zedong, bem como nas conversa...

The former Prime Minister and Nobel Prize–winning author chronicles Britain's World War II experience from the aftermath of WWI to July 1945. World War II was the most pivotal event of the twentieth century. It was Great Britain's darkest and finest hour in which the nation's people showed great resilience and resou...

This volume presents a comparative analysis of three key citiesーHong Kong, Singapore, and Taipeiーduring the Cold War. Strategically positioned within international trade networks, these cities also served as critical nodes for both regional conflicts and cooperation. The comparison primarily focuses on their urban...