**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going. 'Spellbinding' Guardian The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores...

In recent years, Korean culture has been incredibly successful internationally, from the films of auteur directors like Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) to shows like Squid Game and K-pop music. At the same time, media from the UK has also been successful in South Korea, with popular shows such as Killing Eve and Life on Mar...

**A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages “This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read out loud like poetry, or perhaps sung like a hymn.”ーJoseph J. Ellis, author of Founding Brothers** “Davidson has writt...

This edited collection considers how scholars conduct research on (everyday) politics in Southeast Asia via networks of internet popular culture. This includes artefacts, networks, groups, and cultures that are specific to Southeast Asian online practices, and that seek to represent, advocate for, provoke, or questi...

From Yale professor and bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a searing confrontation with the authoritarian right's attacks to undo a century of work to advance social justice action on race, gender, sexuality and class. Combining historical research with an in-depth analysis of our modern political landscape, E...

This open access book examines the life and work of Koki Hirota, who served as Japan's foreign minister and prime minister from 1933 to 1938 - the period that saw the final Japanese diplomatic attempts at achieving a modus vivendi with China before the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War. It looks at the failed...

Diaspora transformed the urban terrain of colonial societies, creating polyglot worlds out of neighborhoods, workplaces, recreational clubs, and public spheres. It was within these spaces that communities reimagined and reshaped their public identities vis-à-vis emerging government policies and perceptions from othe...

Dive into 'The History of 1985,' the definitive historical and educational yearbook celebrating a year of culture, politics, and groundbreaking firsts. This meticulously curated collection revisits major American and British milestones that shaped a generation. Uncover the drama of the Cold War era, marked by crucia...

Charlie Chaplin is most famously known for his "tramp" characterーthe homeless hobo that can be seen hopping from trains and lining up in the soup kitchens of the Great Depression. At a time when the whole world was struggling from economic meltdown, Charlie Chaplin made "destitute" a term of endearment. Inside you ...

〓 The Cambridge Modern History stands as one of the most ambitious and scholarly surveys of world history ever published. Conceived by Lord Acton and compiled by a distinguished group of historians, this monumental work presents a comprehensive exploration of political, social, religious, and intellectual developme...

Step into a world of enchantment, wit, and wonder with The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll! ✨ From the timeless adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, to the whimsical poetry of The Hunting of the Snark and Jabberwocky, this collection showcases the boundless imagination and linguistic bri...

In ancient Athens, the Panathenaia was the most important festival and was celebrated in honour of Athena from the middle of the sixth century BC until the end of the fourth century AD. This in-depth study examines how this all-Athenian celebration was an occasion for constructing identities and how it affected thos...

Narrative Objects is concerned with the conversations that arise when artists, scholars, and museum practitioners come together with historic objects. Its focus is a unique mammoth ivory model of yhyakh – the annual celebration of the Sakha people in the Russian Far East – which has been in the collection of the Bri...

日本在進入江戶時代之後，庶民教育逐步興起。町人階層開始接觸到漢籍，並從中獲得豐富的知識及精神層面上的滿足，漢語學習成為熱潮。本書以《唐話纂要》《重訂冠解助語辭》等江戶時代十九部漢語研究類著述為文獻基礎，揭示江戶學者對漢語所進行的研究。同時，對中日同期的漢語研究進行比較分析，並從學術史的角度梳理江戶時代漢語研究的學術...

★ 「台北文學獎」散文首獎得主洪愛珠首部著作。 ★ 備受矚目、眾人垂涎敲碗的飲食書寫新聲音。 ★ 舒國治、馬世芳、蔡珠兒、古碧玲、セン宏志、韓良憶、簡媜重量級推薦。 ∣ 她的老派，是養成，是本性，也是鄉愁 ∣ 她自小看著有頭家娘風範的外婆與母親，進出廚房，起灶架鍋，張羅數十家人員工日常吃食，宴請東南亞與中東等地賓客，哄嚷熱烈，直...

本書探討清末臺灣基督徒的改宗歷程及其社會處境與身分認同，分析基督徒改宗的社會脈絡，描述信徒改宗基督教前後所面臨的社會壓力及其疑慮、惶恐、矛盾的心理。 作者清楚論述基督徒徘徊在文化、社會與族群之間的自我認同與價值衝突，說明基督徒與親人、周遭的人際關係及社會處境，解釋基督徒在尋求「天路」與「人路」之間的迷惘心態及生活轉變...