Mining finance houses were substantial public corporations with access to money markets in the City of London, the world’s leading capital market for mining. These institutions became dominant at the inception of colonial rule and, in varying forms, remained so throughout the twentieth century. Drawing on a rich cor...

台灣文學的寫實傳統與情感韻味，以漫畫圖像全新改編 阮光民「台灣經典短篇小說圖像系列」首部曲 〈一桿秤仔〉名作改編，感動鉅獻！ 「當公義開始傾斜，幸福該如何度量？」 擅長刻劃常民生活、經營情感細節，筆觸極富人文關懷與本土風情的漫畫家阮光民，以細膩的圖像敘事、情節與時代感，重新詮釋日本時代「台灣新文學之父」頼和的短篇小說名...

明代的女人們： 永樂朝徐皇后通曉中國傳統文學，協助丈夫宣揚綱常名教，倡導中國保守思想和傳統道徳觀念。以她名義發表的內府刊本有《古今列女傳》、《內訓》，以及《勸善書》，是位才徳兼備的後宮女主人。她死後，永樂在傷痛之餘，誓言不再立后。 黃娥是明代最有才華的女詩人，從小就開始讀古典文學、寫作文章。婚後十年，獨自回四川新都料...

Kabuki A Pocket Guide introduces readers to the foundations of Kabukiーits history and its actors, its acting styles and its performance, its color and musicーto the sheer beauty and joy of Kabuki. Kabuki, the popular theatre of Japan, began in about 1603 and is still flourishing today. It was the entertainment of t...

台灣歷史書寫名家、知識的傳承者陳柔縉做為 政治記者與政治評論專欄作家的代表之作 ※經典紀念版※ 了解戰後五十年來，蔣氏父子統治與黨國體制一個重要的切角。 「時代相」令人著迷。我們總是身在其中，又被置在外。──陳柔縉 　　陳柔縉自二○○三年開始轉向，不再寫政治評論的專欄，她滿懷興致與好奇，投入了解日本時代，並持續發表《台灣西方文...

Das Handbuch bietet eine anhand von 6 Paradigmen entfaltete Darstellung deutschsprachig-jüdischer Literatur seit der Aufklärung. Ausgangspunkt ist die These, dass jüdisches Denken und deutschsprachig-jüdische Literatur nicht primär assimilatorisch an literarischen und wissenschaftlichen Entwicklungen im deutschsprac...

This open access book addresses a question fundamental to the histories of empire and Africa: at the point of the colonial encounter, how was knowledge made? How did different communities, with little or no prior contact, construct meaning about one another? Amidst huge changes in the politics and economics of a con...

This short book follows the history of city design and development from the late Neolithic through to the early Iron Age. It is the first book in a series that charts the history of how our ancestors built their urban environments.

This book records the years of Morley Nkosi’s exile from Apartheid South Africa, most of which he spent as an academic in the United States. It is also the story of his life until that forced departure, chronicling the trials, joys, and hopes of a young man born and raised in colonial and Apartheid South Africa. In ...

Contemporary Queer Modernism offers a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to the study of the intersections of queer studies and modernist studies. The theoretical expansiveness and mutual overlapping of these still-growing fields is both introduced and complicated in the pages of this volume. Presenting a wide range ...

《老屋顏》第4彈!!! 　時代的腳步從未停下，但老屋始終巍巍佇立在那兒…… 從台灣老房子窺見近百年社會文化變遷 從老屋歷經的滄桑與重啟，感受時代的興衰與推移 ¶為什麼一座美術館， 承載了軍官們奔赴戰地前一夜的沉重告別？ ¶為什麼東海岸的老製糖廠， 太平洋戰爭時期躍居軍需重地而慘遭空襲全毀？ ¶昭和年間時髦前衛的現代主義建築風格市場，...

'If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, remarkable - and short - work' Claudia Goldin, Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics The Shortest History of Economics unearths the hidden economic forces behind war, innovation and social transformation, tracing how capitali...

This groundbreaking treatment of post-communist developments in East Central Europe examines politics, economics, media, religious institutions, transitional justice, gender inequality, and literature, highlighting the overt functions, latent functions, and side effects associated with each sphere. Communism in East...

This book examines Nordic civil societies from 1800 until today, by studying the roles of voluntary action and associations in the Nordic region and beyond. Through its diverse and historically informed analyses of civil society, traditionally held to be a vital and integrated part of the democratic development of t...

A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Republic offers a diversity of perspectives to explore how differing approaches and methodologies can contribute to a greater understanding of the formation of the Roman Republic. Brings together the experiences and ideas of archaeologists from around the world, with mult...

〓 Step into the world of wonder and adventure! Join Dorothy Gale, a brave young girl from Kansas, and her loyal dog Toto as they are swept away by a cyclone to the enchanting Land of Oz. Along the Yellow Brick Road, Dorothy befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, all seeking the great Wizard in...