Les chefs d'État face à la guerre. Histoire d'une métamorphose. En ce temps de trouble et d'incertitude, alors que l'illusion d'une paix universelle s'efface devant la persistance des fanatismes et des violences qui nourrissent d'interminables conflits, le rôle et la responsabilité des chefs d'État confrontés à la g...

戰爭結束了，考驗才正要開始。 國籍身分轉換的時刻，臺灣人心中有著怎樣的徬徨與想望？ 結合真人實事與文學感性，貼近大時代下的動盪心靈， 以情感與力度兼具的文字，留住紛亂時局裡的堅毅身影。 尋回常民二戰經驗、還原失落生命記憶的里程碑之作 一九四五年八月十五日，昭和天皇宣讀《終戰詔書》的錄音，從帝國平民百姓家中的收音機流瀉而出...

Born free. Sold into slavery. Twelve years in chains. Twelve Years a Slave (1853), by Solomon Northup, is one of the most powerful slave narratives ever writtenーa true story of resilience, injustice, and the enduring will to be free. Northup, a free Black man living in New York, was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., a...

Die ›WBG Weltgeschichte‹ betrachtet – im Gegensatz zu bisherigen weltgeschichtlichen Darstellungen – die gesamte Menschheitsgeschichte erstmals unter dem Aspekt der globalen Zusammenhänge und Abhängigkeiten und bietet so einen modernen und zeitgemäßen Gesamtüberblick. Wer etwas über die Geschichte der Menschen auf d...

This book introduces readers to the rich and diverse experiences of women across the African continent, covering their socio-cultural, political, and economic realities from the precolonial era right up to the modern day. In many precolonial African societies, women were empowered and considered to be important part...

A definitive collection of Henry David Thoreau’s major essays, annotated and introduced by Lewis Hyde. Diverging from the long-standing custom of separating Thoreau’s politics from his interest in nature, renowned author Lewis Hyde brings together essays that highlight the ways in which these two strands of thought ...

《到明朝打卡生活》是“课本来不及告诉你的古代史”丛书之一，以轻松活泼的叙述方式，描述了明朝时期的民间社会生活百态。全书生动地展现明朝人的日常饮食、防暑保暖、交通、住房、职业、旅游、文体活动，等等，像是一幅文字版的“清明上河图”。明朝民间的生活到底是什么样的，有哪些特殊的风俗习惯，现代人对明朝人生活的好奇，将在书中一一得...

Can love overcome pride, prejudice, and society's expectations? Pride and Prejudice (1813), by Jane Austen, is one of the most cherished novels in world literatureーa sparkling comedy of manners that combines romance, wit, and sharp social commentary. The story follows the spirited and intelligent Elizabeth Bennet, ...

Empires stretched around the world, but also made their presence felt in architecture and urban landscapes. The Architecture of Empire in Modern Europe traces the entanglement of the European built environment with overseas imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As part of imperial networks between m...

What if true wisdom lies in balance? Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong), attributed to Zisi, the grandson of Confucius, is one of the Four Books that form the foundation of Confucian philosophy. For centuries, it has guided scholars, rulers, and individuals in the pursuit of moral cultivation, social harmony, and self...

From humble beginnings to the founding of a nationーthis is the story of America's greatest self-made man. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is both a personal memoir and a practical guide to success, written by one of history's most remarkable figures. In these pages, Benjamin Franklin recounts his early strug...

Software has become a key component of contemporary life and algorithms that rank, classify, or recommend are everywhere. Building on the philosophy of Gilbert Simondon and the cultural techniques tradition, this book examines the constructive and cumulative character of software and retraces the historical trajecto...

This book is the first comprehensive study of the twelve New Music Bureau poems by the influential poet-official Yuan Zhen 元稹 (779–831) in comparison with the response poems of Bai Juyi 白居易 (772–846). Its new perspective on music and ritual reveals connections between Yuan’s poems that otherwise appear to have ...

The Liberal Democratic Party, which dominated postwar Japan, lost power in the early 1990s. During that same period, Japan's once stellar economy suffered stagnation and collapse. Now a well-known commentator on contemporary Japan traces the political dynamics of the country to determine the reasons for these change...

This book explores the potential of heritage to enact sustainable human–environment relationships across geographical differences. It does so by travelling to four archipelagoes: the Wadden Islands in the Netherlands, the Cyclades in Greece, Shetland in Scotland, and the Aeolian Islands in Italy. In the face of plan...

**美國歷史學會費正清獎得獎作品 超越以《菊與刀》為代表的日本研究視角， 將視野延伸到整個東亞， 探討日本「戰敗」與東亞「戰後」框架的再形塑， 揭開轉型正義中不能避談的乙丙級戰犯審判真相。** **　　在戰時中國被視為「鬼子」的日本人，在戰後如何變回「人」？ 　　透過乙丙級戰犯審判，國民黨與共產黨遂行了怎樣的政治意圖？ 　　在戰...