Afterimages of Apartheid shows how photographs of the past can be mobilised as a critical tool for understanding the ongoing effects of apartheid in contemporary South Africa. Through close readings of significant images made during and after apartheid, the book shows how photography works as a means of documentatio...

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...

Freedom fighters. Guerrilla warriors. Soldiers of fortune. The many civil wars and rebellions against communist governments drew heavily from this cast of characters. Yet from Nicaragua to Afghanistan, Vietnam to Angola, Cuba to the Congo, the connections between these anticommunist groups have remained hazy and the...

**DON’T MISS FX’s FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANSーTHE ORIGINAL SERIES BASED ON THE BESTSELLING BOOKーNOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON HULU! New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capote's never-published final novel, Answered Prayers...

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...

Witnesses of War: Through Eyes and Ears of Memory is the compelling memoir of Edward E. E. Frietman, capturing his childhood during World War II and the turbulent Bersiap period in Indonesia. Through vivid recollections, he bears witness to the atrocities of war, the struggles of survival, and the resilience of the ...

**重現「二戰經典三部曲」的磅礡氣勢 非虛構寫作大師不能錯過的經典傳世之作 「D日」不是軍事史，而是人的故事 是一個普通士兵面對殘酷戰火 蛻變成勇士的故事 這是從此被人記得的「最長的一日」 同時也是決定世界命運的一日** 　　納粹徳國的鐵蹄已經踏遍整個歐洲長達三年之久，「大西洋長城」從荷蘭起至西班牙邊界全長2700公里，把納粹的統...

When Rome fell, Europe was plunged into centuries of chaos, conflict, and transformation. The Dark Ages (1893), by the renowned historian Charles Oman, remains one of the classic studies of the turbulent centuries between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the rise of medieval Europe. With vivid detail and scholar...

A riveting account of the dictator’s final years, when he got the war he wanted but led his nation, the world, and himself to catastropheーfrom the author of Hitler: Ascent “Skillfully conceived and utterly engrossing.” ーThe New York Times Book Review In the summer of 1939, Hitler was at the zenith of his power. Ha...

In the world of philosophy and spirituality, few figures stand as distinctively as Alan Watts. With a charismatic and eloquent demeanor, he effortlessly blended insights from Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, and other spiritual traditions with Western thought, challenging conventional perspectives and encouraging a d...

Taking an original, in-depth approach, this book investigates the forms and functions of metareference in videogames. Drawing on a rich body of research in game studies, transmedial narratology, and neighbouring disciplines, the author combines detailed close-reading-style analyses of the indie games What Remains of...

本書乃《香港中區街道故事》的姊妹篇，著重介紹包括灣仔區、跑鵝區、銅鑼灣區、北角區以及筲箕灣區等區域中，共十多條頗具代表性的街道。除了描述各個街道的命名和掌故外，本書也重視各個街道早期開發及後期發展的歷史，從而反映英國鴉片煙商、傳教士東來、早期華人參政、農村變馬場，以及香港電影業、發電廠、游泳場、廟宇等的發展，使讀者...

Nero. The very name seems to embody the character of a tyrant. The years of his reign come down to us with tales full of self-serving totalitarianism. Wasn't he the one that fiddled while Rome burned after all? Wasn't this the mad monarch who wished to embark upon a building project, so he set the old buildings that...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a figure that is cemented in the annals of history as one of the greatest composers of all time. A fascinating and enigmatic character, Mozart was hailed in his own lifetime as a child prodigy and a musical genius. His travels throughout Europe exposed him to art, music, and education, off...

Red Cloud's War was one conflict in the long series of Indian Wars fought between the United States and the indigenous nations of North America. As white Americans scrambled for wealth and land further and further west, the people who had inhabited these regions for centuries fought to maintain their autonomy and wa...