Selected as a Best Book of 2025 by The Economist, BBC History Magazine, and Marginal Revolution "[A] masterly biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of China's present-day president, Xi Jinping.... [A] scrupulously researched and keenly perceptive account of an important but, in the West, little-known historical figur...

The Japanese experience of war from the late-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century presents a stunning example of the meteoric rise and shattering fall of a great power. As Japan modernized and became the one non-European great power, its leaders concluded that an empire on the Asian mainland required the containm...

"The Art of War" is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC and is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare and it is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy ...

Chronicling a Crisis is a powerful primary source collection compiled during the peak of the COVID pandemic between spring 2020 and spring 2021. This upstate New York college was the only school in the state that had to send home all its students twice due to COVID, which attracted international media attention. Thi...

Discover the enduring principles of wealth creation from an ancient sage Embark on a journey to financial prosperity with George Clason's timeless classic, The Richest Man in Babylon. Through a series of parables set in ancient Babylon, Clason imparts profound and practical financial wisdom that remains relevant in ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the world’s most innovative thinkers explores what it means to be human in an age of bewildermentーnow updated with new material.** “Fascinating . . . a crucial global conversation about how to take on...

The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies gathers leading work by critical scholars in this burgeoning field. Redressing the lack of environmental perspectives in the study of media, ecomedia studies asserts that media are in and about the environment, and environments are socially and materially mediated. The book...

This book tells the stories of disabled people who have been influential in creating modern mass media. Through the voices of key disabled media makers and collaborators, the author highlights the ways in which their contributions are changing society’s understanding of disability and shaping mass media and culture....

Embark on a gripping historical journey through "The Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922): Greece vs. Turkey," a captivating book that unveils the dramatic clash of two nations striving for territorial supremacy and national identity. Explore the origins of the conflict, the rise of legendary figures like Mustafa Kemal Ata...

This book examines the actors that shape societal dynamics leading to, or preventing, violent extremism from taking roots in their communities, including state representatives, religious institutions, and civil society actors. The volume contributes to an emerging stream of research focusing on intra- and inter-grou...

In essence the Celts were not an urban people, their mitre was for lakes, glens and groves. Their special points were islands and Tor. In Ireland the only modern Celtic state, the population is still predominantly rural or dwellers of small towns, and indeed the main large town in modern Ireland were all Viking esta...

Die weltweite Bedrohung durch religiös motivierten Terrorismus und Gewalt scheint größer zu sein als je zuvor. Kann es sein, dass das radikale Antlitz des Islamismus nicht so sehr die Eigenheit einer bestimmten Religion ist, sondern auf eine Gemeinsamkeit aller monotheistischen Varianten verweist? Der Ägyptologe und...

Audiences for contemporary German film and television are becoming increasingly transnational, and depictions of German cultural history are moving beyond the typical post-war focus on Germany’s problematic past. Entertaining German Culture explores this radical shift, building on recent research into transnational ...

Introducing the ultimate guide to exploring the world, "The World in Your Hands". This comprehensive book provides a wealth of information on every country on the planet (they are in alphabetical order from volume 1 to 10 - each volume will contain 20 countries), covering all aspects of their history, language, food...

Credo che queste due storie abbiano la loro ragione di esistere perché il punto di vista più diffuso sulla seconda guerra mondiale continua a essere quello - o quelli - ufficiale. Nonostante in tutto il mondo siano alla portata di chiunque canali culturali, storici, di informazione in tutte le lingue e di ogni tende...

There has been much study in recent decades, of the way that cities have been built and planned and there is still much research to be undertaken. The following book is an attempt to synthesis the available knowledge, much of which is disparate and contained in a number of fields, and to coalesce this into a concept...