Sanitized Sex analyzes the development of new forms of regulation concerning prostitution, venereal disease, and intimacy during the American occupation of Japan after the Second World War, focusing on the period between 1945 and 1952. It contributes to the cultural and social history of the occupation of Japan by i...

The Zapotecs formed one of the most important of the pre-Columbian civilizations. For one thousand years, their main city of Monte Albán was one of the largest and most sophisticated in Mesoamerica. Building this city was an astonishing engineering featーit involved flattening a hill in the center of the Oaxaca Vall...

**'Compelling and important' - Rana Mitter, The Observer 'Few books qualify as essential reading but Ghost Nation is one of them' - Clive Hamilton, bestselling co-author of The Hidden Hand The gripping story of Taiwan's rich past and precarious present from one of the country's top foreign correspondents.** With all...

明信片，是人們一種旅遊回憶或「到此一遊」的憑據，亦是一種具備多功能性質的媒介。它既是呈現出風土民情、湖光山色的藝術品，亦是蘊含文化積澱的收藏品及彌足珍貴的歷史資料。在資訊還未很發達的時代，明信片更加發揮教育的功能，成為人們汲取各類知識的來源。 日本是擅於運用圖像表達不同訊息的國家，明信片的面世正好大派用場。二十世紀初...

Matchbox toys were ubiquitous items for children across the Western world. Originally labelled Christmas-cracker trash by retailers and shopkeepers, the small-scale 1-75 series soon began to see unprecedented worldwide sales in the 1950s. Smaller and cheaper than most of its competitors' toys, Matchbox models were a...

〓 Step into the extraordinary world of Virginia Woolf with The Complete Works, a comprehensive collection of her literary masterpieces. This definitive eBook gathers all her iconic works, including Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves, as well as her groundbreaking essays and short stories. Dive...

There are notorious figures in history who have withstood the test of time, and then there is Hannibal Barca. This man stands in a unique category of his own because the name of Hannibal Barca not only went down in history; it changed the course of it. This headstrong North African leader did the impossible. He not ...

〓 Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking works of James Joyce, one of the most innovative and influential authors of the 20th century. The Complete Collection offers an extraordinary journey through his literary masterpieces, featuring iconic works such as Ulysses, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man...

In 1932, the Central Committee of the Communist Party issued the resolution "On the Restructuring of Literary and Arts Organizations." This resolution put an end to the coexistence of aesthetically different groups and associations of writers and artists that had been common during the 1920s, and instead, led to the...

Step into the profound and complex world of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a literary titan whose works delve into the depths of morality, faith, and the human condition 〓. The Complete Works offers an unparalleled collection of his masterpieces, making it a must-have for readers seeking thought-provoking and soul-stirring li...

This book explores the role of the law in the social construction of ‘race’ and ‘mixture’ within and beyond the borders of Europe. It focuses on ‘interracialized’ intimacies, that is, the intimate relations of subjects ascribed and/or perceived to belong to different ‘races’. The role of the state in defining bounda...

A Companion to Roman Art encompasses various artistic genres, ancient contexts, and modern approaches for a comprehensive guide to Roman art. Offers comprehensive and original essays on the study of Roman art Contributions from distinguished scholars with unrivalled expertise covering a broad range of international...

Step into the rugged charm of the Western genre 〓 with "10 Timeless Tales of the Wild West" 〓✨. This collection brings you an incredible mix of classic Western storytelling, filled with gripping adventures, heartfelt emotions, and the unrelenting spirit of the American frontier. From the dusty trails 〓 to bustli...

Immerse yourself in the sophisticated world of Edith Wharton with "The Complete Works of Edith Wharton" 〓〓. This remarkable collection includes all the novels, short stories, and essays penned by the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature 〓. Wharton's works masterfully capture the intricacies of hig...

Black feminist mothering can birth new worlds. As today’s world becomes increasingly hostileーwith the rising cost of food coupled with global warming’s devastating impactーwe are in need of a feminism bold enough to imagine new pathways for survival. Black feminist mothering may well be the remedy. This volume posi...

This book aims to expand the limits of the social-scientific study of religion and define a coherent model of recent global transformations of religion, challenging the paradigm of secularisation and post-secularisation. Using a wide-ranging selection of case studies, including global Islam, post-Soviet Eastern Euro...