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A Glimpse into the History of Afghanistan is a brief yet insightful introduction to the political and historical developments that have shaped the land known today as Afghanistan. Written to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the republic in 1973, this concise work draws on both historical knowledge and the author's firsthand experience to trace the region’s evolution—from ancient empires to the fall of the monarchy and the rise of a republic.

中学生以降の歴史は、結局覚えないと答えられない暗記科目。でも、その前に知っておくべき常識的な知識があります。それを知らないで歴史の勉強をしても歴史そのものが理解できず「ただ暗記するだけの科目」となって歴史が嫌いになってしまうのは当然のこと。つまり細かい勉強をする前に知っておくべき「常識」があるワケです。

中学生以降の歴史は、結局覚えないと答えられない暗記科目。でも、その前に知っておくべき常識的な知識があります。それを知らないで歴史の勉強をしても歴史そのものが理解できず「ただ暗記するだけの科目」となって歴史が嫌いになってしまうのは当然のこと。つまり細かい勉強をする前に知っておくべき「常識」があるワケです。

The Diary of Katy Yehonala is a sweeping, evocative tale spanning three generations of resilient women navigating personal and political upheaval in China and beyond. Through the lens of May-ling, later known as Katy Yehonala, we are drawn into a world where personal freedoms are often sacrificed. Yet, the indomitable spirit of love, family, and cultural heritage perseveres.

Most of China's current languages in 2019 will be either extinct or only have elderly people who speak the language. This trend is especially strong for Mongolic and Tungusic Languages. Korean Language and some of the larger Zhuang languages will increase.

In this insightful book, the author examines the exploitation that Korea endured during the period of Japanese colonial rule between 1910 and 1945. The book sheds light on economic, resource, and labor exploitation, highlighting the lasting impact of Japan's control on Korea. It also explores the resistance movements that emerged in response to this exploitation and the subsequent efforts to rebuild Korea after liberation.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, marking a dark day in India’s freedom struggle. On Vaisakhi, thousands gathered in Amritsar to protest the Rowlatt Act. General Dyer ordered indiscriminate firing on the unarmed crowd, resulting in immense loss of life. This brutal incident became a symbol of colonial oppression. Jallianwala Bagh is now a revered monument of sacrifice. The book narrates the story of India’s fight for independence.

It has been a century since the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, but Punjab is still to recover from the shock of it. The British Empire never did either-the impact of those bullets fired for ten minutes at an unarmed, peaceful crowd inside a community park with one narrow exit rang through its...

A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Magisterial…A stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga’s surreal combination of ingenuity, fate, and terror.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “If you are an intelligent...

The second volume in a prize-worthy two-book series based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors about each of the atomic bomb drops, first in Hiroshima and then Nagasaki, that hastened the end of the Pacific War. On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed a weapon...

What does the future look like? For many, it gleams with skyscrapers of glass and steel, autonomous robots, seamless transport, and silent systems that anticipate our needs before we express them. But what if that future isn’t just a dream—it’s already here? Welcome to Tokyo: the living, breathing prototype of tomorrow’s world, tucked within the organised calm of today.

April 12, 1945. Less than three months into his vice presidency, Harry Truman is catapulted into the Oval Office following the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. As he recites the oath, he learns a chilling secret known only to a select few: the United States is on the verge of deploying a weapon of unimaginable power. This weapon could end the war but also herald a new age of global fear and uncertainty.

Reog Ponorogo erat kaitannya dengan cerita perjuangan Raja Bantarangin (Raja Kelana Sewandana) untuk meminang Putri Songgolangit dari Kerajaan Kediri. Namun, proses peminangan tersebut penuh dengan tantangan, terutama karena permintaan dari Putri Songgolangit yang cukup sulit. Sang putri meminta Raja Kelana Sewandana menghadirkan arak-arakan yang megah dan belum pernah ada sebelumnya sebagai syarat pernikahan.

ଭାରତ ଇତିହାସର ପ୍ରତିଟି ପୃଷ୍ଠାରେ ନାଥୁରାମ ଚିତ୍ରିତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି ଜଣେ ଘୃଣ୍ୟ ହତ୍ୟାକାରୀ ଭାବରେ! ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ହତ୍ୟାର ମାଷ୍ଟରମାଇଣ୍ଡ...

ଡ. ବିବୁଧରଞ୍ଜନଙ୍କ ଗବେଷଣାଲବ୍ଧ ପୁସ୍ତକ 'ମିଳିଲେ ନେତାଜୀ' ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମର ଅନ୍ୟତମ ଜନନାୟକ ସୁଭାଷ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ବୋଷଙ୍କ...

Looking behind his plane, first class airman Shigenori Nishikaichi sees his Japanese Zero fighter plane has a bullet hole in the gas tank. As gasoline pours from his aircraft fresh off the second wave of attacks on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, he realizes he must crash land to avoid falling into the ocean. Shigenori desperately guides his fighter plane to the designated crash landing spot on the island of Niihau, which is believed to be uninhabited. He is knocked unconscious landing on the forbidden island.

'Indispensable and timely' - Melissa Chan, Emmy-nominated international affairs correspondent 'Few books qualify as essential reading but Ghost Nation is one of them' - Clive Hamilton, bestselling co-author of The Hidden Hand The gripping story of Taiwan's past and precarious present from one of...

« Par une nuit sans lune, une ombre glisse sous de rares lampadaires. Le faubourg nord de Tokyo s'assoupit dans l'air glacial, bercé par le ronronnement des trains. Adossé aux gratte-ciels, il se réduit à des maisons basses, des trottoirs déserts et à quelques vélos en liberté posés contre des voitures bâchées. Le lieu idéal pour se cacher, disparaître, s'évader. » Chaque année, quelque 100 000 Japonais, hommes et femmes de tous âges, s'évaporent sans laisser de traces… Un récit immersif sur un phénomène unique au monde.

During the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese state sought to eradicate religious life throughout the country. But by 1978, two years after the death of Mao Zedong, the Communist Party under Deng Xiaoping cautiously embraced the revival of religion. At the same time, the newly elected Pope John Paul II made a point of renewing outreach to China. Paul P. Mariani tracks the fate of Chinese Catholicism in the wake of these transformative leadership changes, focusing on the influential Catholic community in Shanghai.

Samurai! is the gripping autobiography of Saburō Sakai, one of Japan’s most renowned fighter pilots during World War II. Co-written with Fred Saito and Martin Caidin, the book chronicles Sakai’s rise from a poor rural upbringing to becoming an elite Zero pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy.