Includes multiple voices and perspectives: women, peasants, novelists and short-story writers, dissenters, officials, business leaders, samurai Each chapter contains 20 to 30 quotations from prim ... 続きを読む

アメリカ史上、最も偉大な大統領の一人に挙げられる「奴隷解放の父」エイブラハム・リンカーン（1809-65年）。リンカーンと19世紀の自由民主主義が直面した七つの問題、それに対しリンカーンが示した解決策、という視点でその人物像に迫ります。アンドルー・ジャクソンやジョン・カルフーンといった米国人だけでなく、コブデン、ベンサム、ブライトといった英国の思想家、トクヴィルやギゾーとも比較し、再評価を試みます ... 続きを読む

Most comprehensive reference work on beer ever published Over 1,100 entries by renowned beer experts across the globe Entries on every aspect of beer, including chemical, technical, social, cul ... 続きを読む

考古学者によって書かれた本書は、聖書考古学という学際的な学問を概観するものです。この分野の草分けとなった人物、学問分野としての聖書考古学の起源、聖書の記述の正しさの裏付けを試みる調査のきっかけとなった議論などをとりあげています。過去半世紀にもたらされた重要な発見の数々を、死海文書やテル・ダン石碑も含めて調べていきます。    Winner of the 2011 Bibli ... 続きを読む

Introduces the reader to an important but relatively unknown part of the world Traces Central Asian history from early human settlement to the development of unique modes of adaptation to a diffi ... 続きを読む

Places family and household dynamics at the center of historical transformation Covers a broad chronological and geographic scope Pays close attention to a variety of historical sources and app ... 続きを読む

Audiences engaged in the Silk Road thanks to major museum exhibitions and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project can here find a concise historical survey Demonstrates the intrinsic connections between eco ... 続きを読む

Inclusive coverage of all parts of the Atlantic world Uses examples of individuals caught up in larger historical patterns Explores the influence of commodities on the formation of relationship ... 続きを読む

A wildly optimistic book, this study looks forward to the ability of ordinary people to solve the political, social, sexual, and environmental problems that seem to threaten human life as we know i ... 続きを読む

Integrates the latest scholarship on relevant topics ranging from Mexico's ancient societies to contemporary migration issues and drug violence. Provides a necessary context for understanding the ... 続きを読む