Written by a leading scholar of modern Japan
Places Japan in a global context
Strong coverage of the 20th century
Superior coverage of social and economic issues
New to the ... 続きを読む
Sweeping, magisterial historical account of Japan from the feudal era to the present day by a leading scholar of Japan
Features a powerful analysis of contemporary Japanese society, politics, and ... 続きを読む
Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History
Albino Manoel Pacheco was sent in 1861-2 to re-establish the Portuguese settlement at Zumbo at a time when Livingstone's Zambesi Expedition was still very active in the region. He wrote an account of ... 続きを読む
'I Hope I Don't Intrude' takes its title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, which was an immense success on the London stage and then rapidly in New York and around ... 続きを読む
(Dis)connected Empires takes the reader on a global journey to explore the triangle formed during the sixteenth century between the Portuguese empire, the empire of Kotte in Sri Lanka, and the Catholi ... 続きを読む
Martin Luther's posting of the 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg on 31 October 1517 is one of the most famous events of Western history. It inaugurated the Protestant Reformatio ... 続きを読む
In the autumn of 1777, near Saratoga, New York, an inexperienced and improvised American army led by General Horatio Gates faced off against the highly trained British and German forces led by General ... 続きを読む
1777: Tipping Point at Saratoga covers the history of the thirty-three days of the Saratoga campaign. Utilizing historical archaeology and the words of the men and women that served in both armies, wo ... 続きを読む
1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution, leading historian of World War One, David Stevenson, ... 続きを読む
