This book analyses the origins, experiences, and challenges of total defence in Europe and comprises a broad spectrum of national case studies as well as one international organisation – NATO. The topic of total defence has been brought to the fore by deglobalisation, augmented international tension, the US pivot to...

"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 volume traces how the discourse of skill evolved in colonial and postcolonial India, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present neoliberal era. It introduces the concept of skill ecology to capture the broader political, economic, and social environment within which skills emerge, transform, and acquire mea...

The Battle of Okinawa was the deadliest campaign of the Pacific during World War II. The Americans had come back from the demoralizing defeat at Pearl Harbor to mount a ferocious attack against the Japanese. To be able to invade Japan, the Americans had to take Okinawa. But the Japanese, determined to defend their h...

During his short life, Tupac Shakurーbetter known by his stage name 2Pacーbecame a living legend, and his status is just as legendary even after he's long been gone. At the age of just 20, Tupac took the world by storm. He was a talented rapper, actor, and music mogul, but perhaps most importantly, he was a storytel...

⚔️ When empires crumble, legends are born. In The Dark Ages Collection, Charles Oman delivers a sweeping chronicle of the centuries that followed the collapse of Rome ー an era of chaos, transformation, and the birth of a new world. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous research, Oman reveals how invading tribes...

〓️ Before the dream of success, there was the discipline of self-mastery. In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, one of history's greatest minds reveals the habits, principles, and perseverance that built a life of influence and achievement. Written in Franklin's own words, this remarkable life story traces his...

Winner, French Voices Award This book, a crossover hit in France, offers a fresh genealogy of our neoliberal moment. “We must adapt!” These words can be heard almost everywhere and in every aspect of our lives. Where does this widespread sense that we have fallen behind come from? How can we explain this progressive...

炎熱夏天，古代女人可以穿著清涼嗎？ 明朝人竟有「男穿女裝」的叛逆潮流？ 明代衣飾和配件如何彰顯日常儀式感？ 古人婚喪嫁娶的衣著有什麼特殊規矩？ 一窺古人著裝奧祕，重溫明代衣飾風雅！ 以十二章三十個場景代入式寫法，五百多幅精美手繪圖及古畫介紹明代女性夏季著裝、男性著裝禮儀、不同身分的人正式拜訪時應穿的禮衣、出席宴會時的裝束...

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...

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...

AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A compelling and timely study of what drove history's most influential civilisations... the book comes with impeccable timing... An entertaining and informative read for anyone interested in the forces that shape how civilisations progress' Financial Times 'Deftly punctures popular mis...

Die Phönizier bildeten eine der Hochkulturen des Vorderen Orients und waren ein wirkungsmächtiger Faktor der Geschichte des antiken Mittelmeerraums. Der Band bietet einen anschaulichen Überblick über ihre Religion, ihr Wirtschaftsleben und insbesondere ihre weitreichenden Handelsbeziehungen sowie ihre politische Ges...

Far from the image of an apolitical, “clean” Wehrmacht that persists in popular memory, German soldiers regularly cooperated with organizations like the SS in the abuse and murder of countless individuals during the Second World War. This in-depth study demonstrates that a key factor in the criminalization of the We...

In this powerful memoir, Charles Dew, one of America’s most respected historians of the South--and particularly its history of slavery--turns the focus on his own life, which began not in the halls of enlightenment but in a society unequivocally committed to segregation. Dew re-creates the midcentury American South ...

Les chefs d'État face à la guerre. Histoire d'une métamorphose. En ce temps de trouble et d'incertitude, alors que l'illusion d'une paix universelle s'efface devant la persistance des fanatismes et des violences qui nourrissent d'interminables conflits, le rôle et la responsabilité des chefs d'État confrontés à la g...