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...

葛兆光教授十年前開始推動「從周邊看中國」研究計劃，把日本、韓國、越南等地保存的有關中國史資料作為「新材料」，試圖提供重新認識東亞和中國的多重視角與立場。為此，葛教授陸續出版了《宅茲中國：重建有關「中國」的歷史論述》、《何為中國？ー疆域、民族、文化與歷史》等著作，在國際學界受到廣泛關注。本書是葛兆光教授有關東亞與中國...

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...

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...

本书以民国时期错综复杂的历史为背景，对相关事件、制度、人物等，穷其源流，梳理来龙去脉。书中共14章，内容包括：变局、亲英、择使、藏途、礼佛、内斗、主权、邻邦、藏策、较量等。

The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a decade ago, the Arab Spring had raised hopes of a new beginning but instead ushered in a series of civil wars, coups, and even harsher autocraci...

'Fascinating, absorbing and educative' A. C. Grayling 'Highly original and beautifully written' Dominic Lawson A compelling insight into how our imagination works, based on the latest scientific research. People often think of imagination as something used only in creative endeavours. In fact, we use imagination con...

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 ...

「歐盟必須幫助烏克蘭，卻不能打敗俄羅斯。」 　　 歐洲的未來，將變成什麼模樣？ 最受推崇的歷史評論家約翰．赫斯特給了終極答案（新増新版序）。 　　 出版至今，連續10年，年年再版， 景美女中、西松高中、臺北商業大學……最多國中、高中和大學的指定參考書， 彌補條列式資料陳述的不足，把過往強記死背的歷史來龍去脈，一次補齊！ 　　 時...

歷史上有許多「無聲之聲」。他們不見得在文獻裡被詳細記載，卻一樣行過土地、參與時代，擁有獨一無二的人生故事。 在往昔以男性為中心的傳統社會裡，女性經常是相對無聲的一群。然而，女性如何立足於歷史？他們留下哪些足跡？這次例行展就從女性史主題出發，以在小說或戲劇中依然令人熟悉的「清朝公主」為主題，來嘗試摸索這些課題。 展覽內...

為了應對和適應環境發生的週期性變換，古人總結對氣候、物候的觀察和日常生活的經驗，發展出在特定時間進行特定活動，也歸結用一歲、四時、八節、十二月令、二十四節氣、七十二候紀時的時間觀，從而以曆法、季節為依據，展開各種相對應行事和節日文化。 清朝是草原民族建立的政權，在入關前就接觸明朝典章制度，入關後對漢族傳統時令和節慶，...

Een wervelende en persoonlijke geschiedenis over Amerika en Europa in turbulente tijden, vol dilemma's over democratie, economie en oorlog. In Europa kent bijna niemand hem. Toch hoort Harry Hopkins bij de handvol mensen die bepalend waren voor het lot van ons continent en ons land. Hopkins was een voormalige welzij...

In 1976 Maj. James Capers Jr. welcomed new men and their families into a force reconnaissance company. 'Only the most capable Marines are selected for this duty due to rigid mental and physical demands. A very thorough screening of each applicant is conducted … to test alertness and endurance. The result is a small ...

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...

In the nineteenth century, France forcibly took Vietnam as a colony and proceeded to strip it of its natural resources. Over the decades that followed, the Vietnamese mounted various attempts to rid themselves of the French, but each attempt proved fruitless until the Second World War came and made changes to the wo...