"Francesca Albanese’s clear moral voice and expert analysis sheds light on Palestine’s darkest moment in history. This book will help to judge those who were on the right and wrong side of history." - Ilan Pappe, bestselling author Israel’s genocide in Palestine and the complicity of powerful Western states is under...

A richly absorbing book... Overy is unquestionably one of our finest living historians - The Daily Telegraph Why has warfare always been part of the human story? From biology to belief, what explains the persistence of violent conflict? What light can this shed on humanity’s past – and its future? There can be few m...

Ireland is a country steeped in history, myth, and legend. During ancient times a long line of kings reined over this fairytale land, and one of those kings was a man named Brian Boru. Ruling the Emerald Isle from 1002 to 1014, Brian's tenure is indeed so immersed in mythology that it is sometimes hard to glean the ...

宋朝的文人詩詞，你或許早已熟悉 普通百姓的幸福生活，是時候來一探究竟 ・起床刷牙、吸貓、聊星座，午餐時間點外送？ ・午後焚香、插花、點杯茶，再到勾欄看相撲？ ・請導遊、買地圖，來趟說走就走的旅行，晚上還能在旅館發「臉書」？ 別急，挑個茶坊裡的好座位，讓我們一起走進宋朝百姓的每一天⋯⋯ 　　如果讓你穿越回過去，你會選擇哪個朝...

In The Promise of the Foreign, Vicente L. Rafael argues that translation was key to the emergence of Filipino nationalism in the nineteenth century. Acts of translation entailed technics from which issued the promise of nationhood. Such a promise consisted of revising the heterogeneous and violent origins of the nat...

Chechnya's modern history is marked by its fluctuating ties with the Russian Empire and, later, the Soviet Union. A notable dark chapter was in 1944 when Joseph Stalin ordered the mass deportation of Chechnya's entire population. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, tensions between ethnic Russians and Cheche...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022 'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read' The Guardian For generations, our remote ancestors have been cas...

If you get Islam wrong, you will get the Arab-Israeli conflict wrong. You will misunderstand the immigration crisis reshaping the West. You will be blind to how the greatest civilization ever created is slowly being erased and replaced. And you will fail to appreciate the Judeo-Christian faith, and the culture it bu...

This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the Pacific region, and the North American West at the turn of the twentieth century. Combining very personal accounts with never before examined Japanese sources, his...

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 ...

Nancy Wake was a brave woman. She risked her life behind enemy lines during the Nazi occupation of France in the Second World War. The Gestapo dubbed her "The White Mouse" for her uncanny ability to evade their traps. When it became too dangerous, she left Franceーnot to fleeーbut to join the resistance. Before the ...

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...

A history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley From legacy manufacturers to emerging tech giants, corporations wield significant power over our lives, our economy, and our politics. Some celebrate them as engines of progress and prosperity. Others argue that they reckle...

　　一個面積大於臺灣32倍的廣袤土地、一個曾是亞洲最富強的國家、一個承載眾人理想所建的樂土、一段被刻意埋沒與曲解的歷史。 　　本書以前所未有的壯闊規模、前所未見的240張罕見圖片、前所未聞的滿洲觀點，綜觀「大滿洲帝國」的前世與今生。滿洲的建設與成果，足以顛覆讀者的認知，同時超乎讀者的想像。無怪乎，1935年流傳於臺灣知識...

The Birth and Unfolding of Phases in History: From Neolithic to World, Pueblo, and U.S. History brings together four major works into a single arc of human time. Michael A. Susko argues that the rhythm of history is not confined to the rise of empires, but begins in the Neolithic with triadic (45-year) generations t...

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, ...