This book considers the changing fortunes of psychoanalysis in Soviet Russia from 1930 to 1980. Approaching social history in a psychoanalytic key, Lizaveta van Munsteren argues that the growing split between official and informal languages of the time produced multiple strategies to keep alive the conversation arou...

The Mongol Empire, founded by Genghis Khan and continued by his heirs, was one of the largest and most powerful the world has ever seen. Modern China was created from the remnants of the Mongol Empire, and at its peak, this empire controlled one-sixth of the total landmass of the world. Even today, it is estimated t...

"Victory is in the mind before it is in the sword." Written in 1645 by Japan's greatest samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings is a legendary text on strategy, martial arts, and the philosophy of mastery. More than a manual of combat, it is a guide to discipline, clarity of thought, and success in any fie...

The brief history of the Weimar Republic is generally seen as an abbreviated intermission between the First and Second World Wars. It was the government, led by the Social Democratic Party, which took power, albeit with some trepidation, after Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated the German throne. Socialists saw this as the...

In this age of multicultural democracy, the idea of assimilation--that the social distance separating immigrants and their children from the mainstream of American society closes over time--seems outdated and, in some forms, even offensive. But as Richard Alba and Victor Nee show in the first systematic treatment of...

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...

As the sole legitimate child of Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was the progeny of literary royalty. Many might have naturally expected her to go into the field of her father, but instead of delving into poetry, she delved into the hard sciences of mathematics and analytic thinking. Even so, Ada still had the imagination o...

Neighbor-Homes: Julia Alvarez and Edwidge Danticat Write Hispaniola and the Diaspora analyzes the work of two of the most acclaimed contemporary American and Caribbean authors for the first time in a single book. Extending beyond scholarly approaches to home as a theoretical construct, Neighbor-Homes considers how A...

你是我的愛嗎？歷史上最傳奇的冒名詐騙案 騙財騙色騙名聲，但騙人的與被騙的都沒有表面看來那麼單純 在那個沒有肖像、鏡子與照片的年代，是什麼定義了身分？ 400年前一名女性的疑問，竟藏著一整個社會的學問 美國國家人文獎得主 娜塔莉．戴維斯 四度改編電影及戲劇、啟發文豪大仲馬的真實故事 ※ 失蹤多年的馬丹蓋赫回來了！麻煩的是，回來的...

"A beautiful book featuring intimate portrayals of a diverse group of Guatemalan artists and their works . . . [a] compelling presentation style." ー Library Journal Against the backdrop of Guatemala, this book presents portraits of artisans working in the ancient traditions of the Maya paired with insights into the...

This Element analyses the autobiographies of historians from a global perspective and looks at all eras, from antiquity to the present day. It includes twenty autobiographies: Caesar's and Lucian of Samosata's memories in antiquity; an autobiography of a medieval king such as Peter IV of Aragon; Vico's, Gibbon's and...

4個記憶形象+3幅聖經版畫 從馬切拉塔到臥亞，從肇慶到北京 跟隨利瑪竇的人生旅途 觀看東西文化交流的歷史圖景 出生於新舊教對立、歐洲各國征戰不斷之時代背景下的利瑪竇，1577年從義大利出發，分別在印度、澳門修習後，1583年正式進入中國，直至1610年在北京逝世，此生再未回到故鄉。身為耶穌會士的利瑪竇，致力傳播基督信仰和西方思想，而他...

他是文化的開創者，還是亡國的罪人？ 專門研究宋代史的漢學家伊沛霞， 以全新視角，分析這位藝術家皇帝如何踏上悲劇之路。 一一○○年正月，十七歲零三個月的徽宗登上了宋朝天子寶座，從此開始了近二十六年的統治，直到一一二五年的最後一個月。宋朝差不多有一億國民，是當時世界上最富有和最先進的國家。 宋徽宗以對藝術的貢獻而聞名：他是造...

Le maître des conteurs, l'homme qui a fait aimer l'Histoire aux Français. " Ce livre [...] est composé d'histoires qui, ajoutées les unes aux autres, font l'Histoire. " Alain Decaux. Il n'est plus besoin de présenter Alain Decaux, ce grand conteur et raconteur qui a passionné les Français de 1969 à 1987 avec sa célè...

What we learn when an anthropologist and a historian talk about food. From the origins of agriculture to contemporary debates over culinary authenticity, Ways of Eating introduces readers to world food history and food anthropology. Through engaging stories and historical deep dives, Benjamin A. Wurgaft and Merry I....

WINNER: 2019 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award The first critical study of the life and distinctive artistic vision of Heinrich Neuhaus, a legendary pianist-pedagogue widely considered one of the leading shapers of the renowned Russian piano tradition. Heinrich Neuhaus (1888-1964) was one of the most charismat...