The International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences: Addressing Global Challenges-Exploring Socio-Cultural Dynamics and Sustainable Solutions in a Changing World (ISHSS 2023) unfolds as a crucial academic undertaking, centred around the overarching theme of intellectual synergy and inquiry. This conference...

Articulating the shifting interests in Korean art and offering new ways of conceiving the biases that initiated and impacted its collecting, this book traces the rise of the modern Korean art market from its formative period in the 1870s through to its peak and subsequent decline in the 1930s. The discussion centres...

戰爭結束了，考驗才正要開始。 國籍身分轉換的時刻，臺灣人心中有著怎樣的徬徨與想望？ 結合真人實事與文學感性，貼近大時代下的動盪心靈， 以情感與力度兼具的文字，留住紛亂時局裡的堅毅身影。 尋回常民二戰經驗、還原失落生命記憶的里程碑之作 一九四五年八月十五日，昭和天皇宣讀《終戰詔書》的錄音，從帝國平民百姓家中的收音機流瀉而出...

This book focuses on the career of a single individualーan ambitious, resourceful Black Americanーand his efforts to realize personal fulfillment in a racist world. No Black American was more determined to realize the promise of American life following the Civil War, nor more frustrated by his inability to do so tha...

This book relates the modern development of the Kansas beef cattle industry, combining both the history of productionーincluding specific business problems and the significant work in upbreedingーand an examination of the marketing aspects of the industry that became so important during the twentieth century. Sharpe...

What are the imagined communities that compel men to kill or to die for an idea of a nation? This notion of nationhood had its origins in the founding of the Americas, but was then adopted and transformed by populist movements in nineteenth-century Europe. It became the rallying cry for anti-Imperialism as well as t...

A primary source collection that offers a window into the mind of nineteenth-century author and public intellectual, William Gilmore Simms. William Gilmore Simms was in his lifetime considered the South's preeminent man of letters, and Edgar Allan Poe once claimed that Simms was "immeasurably the greatest writer of ...

This volume explores the roles and uses of abstraction in scientific and artistic practice. Conceived as an interdisciplinary dialogue between experts across histories and philosophies of art and science, this collection of essays draws on the shared premise that abstraction is a rich and generative process, not red...

A fascinating history of Finland from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century. The modern nation of Finland is the heir to centuries of history, as a wilderness at the edge of early Europe, a borderland of the Swedish empire, and a Grand Duchy of tsarist Russia. And, as Jonathan Clements’s vivid, concise volum...

In "The War of Quito," Pedro de Cieza de León presents a vivid historical account that intricately weaves the socio-political dynamics of 16th-century South America. Written in a narrative style that reflects a blend of firsthand observations and engaging storytelling, Cieza de León captures the tumultuous conflict ...

In "The Pope, the Kings and the People," William Arthur offers a profound exploration of the intricate relationships between religious authority, monarchy, and the common populace during the tumultuous periods of European history. Blending scholarly rigor with accessible prose, Arthur delves into the political and s...

In "On the Ruin of Britain," Gildas presents a poignant and somber reflection on the state of post-Roman Britain, revealing the moral decay and societal fractures that plagued the island during the 6th century. This work is marked by its mix of historical narrative and religious exhortation, employing a rhetorical s...

In "Chief of Scouts," William F. Drannan crafts a vivid narrative that delves into the tumultuous life of a scout in the American frontier during the late 19th century. This memoir-style account intertwines personal anecdotes with historical events, capturing the spirit of a bygone era marked by exploration, conflic...

Famines and the Making of Heritage is the first book to bring together groundbreaking research on the role of European famines in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in relation to heritage making, museology, commemoration, education, and monument creation. Featuring contributions from famine experts across Europ...

Discovered by chance in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism has captivated scientists and historians with its intricate design and mysterious purpose. This ancient Greek device, often called the world's first computer, could predict celestial events and track the phases of the moon, showcasing the advanced knowledge of ...

這是台灣華麗登上世界舞台的故事！ ※台灣史經典暢銷著作 ※新増12,000餘字篇章，探討台灣如何從史前末期走進大航海時代 ※中央研究院院士 許倬雲專文推薦 ※曾獲中國時報開卷版年度十大好書獎 從東西方海上強權首度交手開始， 台灣在貿易與戰火中，一步步寫下自己的歷史…… 看遠渡而來的葡萄牙人、西班牙人、荷蘭人如何在台灣周遭角逐爭鬥， 看鄭...