A renowned political philosopher updates his classic book on the American political tradition to address the perils democracy confronts today.
The 1990s were a heady time. The Cold War had ended, and America’s version of liberal capitalism seemed triumphant. And yet, amid the peace and prosperity, anxieties about th...
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This book considers the evolution and characteristics of Nigeria’s third-generation literature, which emerged between the late 1980s and the early 1990s and is marked by expressive modes and concerns distinctly different from those of the preceding era.
The creative writing of this period reflects new sensibilities ...
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為何不是陸地的歷史,而是海洋的歷史?
為何不是國族與國別史,而是區域和網絡的歷史?
了解濱下武志的主張和研究成果,看見東亞史的樣貌如何改換一新
二戰後,東亞近代史研究由兩大典範主宰。一是以哈佛費正清為首的「衝擊─回應」模型,認為東亞在西方強力叩門下被迫以「西化」回應,以此解釋日本的明治維新、清朝的自強運動以及各地建...
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More than 30 years ago, 24th Infantry Division soldiers answered the call of their Nation and went to war, first in Panama during Operation Just Cause to capture General Manuel Noriega and then in the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein. It was the 1st Batt...
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This open access book investigates how representation of Native Americans and Mexican-origin im/migrants takes place in high school history textbooks. Manually analyzing text and images in United States textbooks from the 1950s to 2022, the book documents stories of White victory and domination over Black, Indigenou...
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As discussed on Coast To Coast AM!
What if there were a place on earth that matched Plato's description of Atlantis to a scientifically proven 99.32% accuracy?
What if multiple historical documents corroborate the location?
What if NASA satellite images were found that provided undeniable visual evidence?
These are ...
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Dont fight a battle if you dont gain anything by winning.General Erwin RommelA fascinating account of a deadly combination: the supreme German weapon of war in the hands of the finest military tacticians of last century.Illustrated throughout with full coverage of all the German tanks, tank battles and campaigns in ...
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This unusual book explores the historical assumptions at work in the style of literary criticism that came to dominate English studies in the twentieth century. Stefan Collini shows how the work of critics renowned for their close attention to 'the words on the page' was in practice bound up with claims about the na...
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Understanding Authenticity in Chinese Cultural Heritage explores the construction of "authenticity" and its consequences in relation to Chinese cultural heritageーthose objects, texts, and intangible practices concerned with China’s past.
Including contributions from scholars around the world reflecting on a range o...
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This unique collection of contemporary combat accounts provides a primary source insight into the reality of artillery operations on the Eastern Front. Mobile, rail and towed artillery are all considered in this fascinating compilation. This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history r...
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Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century.
Historian Ines Prodöhl describes the soybean’s journey centered on three hubs: Northeast China, as the crop’s...
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La science peut se réapproprier l'hypothèse atlantide car depuis les années 1880, la théosophie puis le channelling surfent sur le sujet et atteignent des niveaux d'égarement confondants.
Dans un premier temps, nous évoquerons des faits divers récents. Ensuite, nous nous intéresserons à la genèse de l'hypothèse. Enf...
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'This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemon’s masterpiece' - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas
The World and All That It Holds is the epic, cross-continental tale of a love so strong it conquers the Great War, revolution, and even death itself.
As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in...
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A string of four "unidentified objects" entered North American airspace during late-January and early-February 2023, only to be shot down by U.S. military aircraft. U.S. officials have referred to the object shot down off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February 2023 as a "surveillance balloon," while the three oth...
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After the Second World War, the Allies vowed to hunt Nazi war criminals “to the ends of the earth.” Yet many slipped awayーor were shielded by the West, in exchange for cooperation in the unfolding confrontation with Communism.
Reinhard Gehlen, founder of West German foreign intelligence, welcomed SS operatives into...
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This open-access book investigates Francophone Caribbean literature by exploring and analyzing French seventeenth-century travel writings. The book argues for a literary re-examination of the representation of the early colonial Caribbean by proposing theoretical linkages to contemporary Caribbean theories of creoli...
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