This booklet introduces the classic text by Kōtoku Shūsui that launched Japan's first anarchist movement in late Meiji era Japan. In 1907, Kōtoku, one of Japan's foremost socialists of the time, laid out the reasons for his move toward anarchist thought, his insistence that "direct action" would be the only way to t...

The popularity of pornography is predicated on the idea that those participating have given their consent. That is what allows the porn industry to dominate the media economy today, generating staggering sums of money. Looking at behind-the-scenes negotiations and abuses in Japan's adult video industry, author Akiko...

From the 2023 Reith lecturer Politics is failing us. This is why. 'Brilliant . . . a must-read' Daron Acemoglu, co-author of Why Nations Fail When it comes to politics, there are five goals that voters generally agree upon. We all want a say in how we're governed, to be treated equally, a safety net when times are h...

Bodies and Boundaries of UK Bear Spaces is an exploration of the spaces of the UK’s Bear community – and the people who are in them. The book details a wealth of existing writing and scholarship on Bears – both historical and contemporary – and uses new empirical research to demonstrate and explain the complexity of...

This open access book provokes critical thinking regarding the most ambitious Chinese project since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The book presents extensive quality research and original insights in assessing the status of China’s outbound investment and constru...

How and why did NATO, a Cold War military alliance created in 1949 to counter Stalin's USSR, become the cornerstone of new security order for post-Cold War Europe? Why, instead of retreating from Europe after communism's collapse, did the U.S. launch the greatest expansion of the American commitment to the old conti...

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...

《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，...

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 ...

諾曼第戰役之後的趁勝追擊 波瀾壯闊開場，人人雄心壯志、迫不及待 樂觀與謹慎過了頭，使得最後以悲劇收場，盟軍損兵折將 後世以「奪橋遺恨」永誌此役 　　重現「二戰經典三部曲」的磅礡氣勢 　　非虛構寫作大師不得錯過的經典傳世之作 　　「報告長官，我們可能打得有點太遠了。」 　　布朗寧中將，盟軍第一空降軍團副司令 　　英國第一空降...

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...

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 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....

This companion examines the global Renaissance through object-based case studies of artistic production from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe in the early modern period. The international group of contributors take an art historical approach characterized by close analysis of form and meaning as well as functi...

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...

This book is a work of British diplomatic history that illuminates how Britain's China officials grappled with China's changing position in international affairs during the 20th century. Arguing that the idea of a 'rising China' was recognised by these officials as early as the 1920s, and that they actively took ste...