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「若いうちは乱世の武将として生きた政宗だが、秀吉が天下を取ってからは、一族を守る大名、政治家となった。その点は他の戦国武将と異なる、一面的には捉えにくい人物…」 直木賞作家・早乙女貢(1926~2008)が語る伊達政宗の人間像。聞き手:三國一朗1980年にNHKラジオ第1で放送された「人物春秋」をオーディオブック化。

From one of China’s most acclaimed writers, his first work of nonfiction to appear in English: a unique, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the last several decades, told through personal stories and astute analysis that sharply illuminate the country’s meteoric economic and social transformation. Characterized by Yu Hua’s trademark wit, insight, and courage, China in Ten Words is a refreshingly candid vision of the “Chinese miracle” and all its consequences, from the singularly invaluable perspective of a writer living in China today.

「三成は、領地で実に緻密かつ合理的な善政を布き、領民からも人気があった…」 直木賞作家・城山三郎(1927~2007)が語る石田三成の人間像。聞き手:三國一朗1977年にNHKラジオ第1で放送された「歴史と人間」をオーディオブック化。

The man known to most of the world as Emperor Hirohito ruled during some of the most tumultuous years in Japanese history. When he came to the throne in 1926, he inherited control of a country which had only recently emerged as a major industrial and world power. Through the aggressive expansion and wars of the 1930s, Hirohito was at the head of one of the world’s foremost powers. Throughout the maelstrom of World War II, he remained in power, a distant and, to most outsiders, inscrutable factor in the rise of the Japanese Empire.

This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of Iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.

史実は小説よりも奇なり！ 幾重にも彩なす事実と虚構、想像を掻き立てる物語世界を展開する「忠臣蔵」。 今でも日本人の心を捉えて離さないその魅力とは? 「忠臣蔵」真の姿を 浮かび上がらせる新形式の歴史エンターテイメント。 目次 第1章 刃傷松之廊下 第01問 刃傷事件があったのはいつ？ 第05問 吉良は本当に浅野をいじめたのか？ 第08問 刃傷は内匠頭の乱心が原因か？ 第23問 内匠頭を取り押さえた梶川って何者？ 第2章 赤穂浅野家断絶 第24問 事件の知らせはいつ赤穂に届いた？ 第26問 事件後、大石はまず何をした？ 第35問 仇討ちを最初に主張したのは誰？ 第43問 大石の遊興費はどこから出た？ 第3章 それぞれの仇討ち 第48問 吉良上野介はなぜ隠居したのか？ 第51問 お軽・勘平のモデルになったのは誰？ 第52問 高田郡兵衛はなぜ義盟から脱落したのか？ 第4章 吉良邸討ち入り 第63問 討ち入りに参加したのは何人だったのか？ 第72問 幕府はなぜ治安出動しなかったのか？ 第76問 吉良方の清水一学は相当の使い手だったのか？ 第5章 赤穂事件と忠臣蔵 第87問 最初に赤穂浪士を賛美した学者は誰か？ 第88問 赤穂浪士を批判した代表的な学者は誰か？ 第92問 赤穂事件を題材にした劇が最初に上演されたのはいつか？ 第98問...

旅に生き、旅に死すとも本望──俳聖・松尾芭蕉が晩年に心血を注いだ先人の足跡をたどる「みちのくの旅」を、名句とともに味わう本！

해양과 대륙의 충돌로 해석하는 임진왜란은 한반도에 어떤 의미를 던지는가? 이후 동아시아는 어떻게 흘러가는가? 이 책은 동아시아를 보는 일반적인 통념과 전혀 다른 결론을 보여준다. 동서양을 막론하고 해양과 대륙이라는 양대 세력이 다투면서 문명과 역사가 바뀌었다는 주장은 많았다. 다만 그 배경이 한반도를 포함한 동아시아이고, 임진왜란부터 태평양전쟁까지 일본이라는 해양 세력이 주축이 되어 전개되는 것을 보면 생소함을 넘어 거부감이 들지도 모른다. 그러나 이어령 전 문화부 장관도 말했듯이, 한국은 해양과 대륙 사이에 있는 반도 국가로서 그 역할이 점차 커지고 있다. 21세기 한국에 걸맞은 역할이 필요하다. 대륙 일변의 역사에서 벗어나 해양을 중심으로 동아시아를 본다면, 당신은 오늘날까지 연속하는 해양과 대륙의 패권 대결을 현명하게 바라볼 수 있을 것이다.

To Hell and Back offers listeners a stunning "you are there" time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino's scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, "a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened - muddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox."

Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum. Geographically isolated, the country was heavily influenced by powerful China and was often used as a bridge to the mainland by Japan. Calling themselves as "a shrimp among whales", Koreans borrowed elements of government, culture, and religion, all the while fiercely fighting to maintain independence.

Thailand has seen its fair share of struggles. Today, the Thai government struggles to find its place in the world, oscillating between democracy and authoritarian regimes. Even though its name translates to “Land of the Free”, it seems the country has some trouble living up to that name. This captivating guide to the Thai people and their history details the interesting events that led the country to where it is today.

「私は、いろいろな懊悩、いろいろな煩悶、そういうものに苦しめられると、いつもそれを振り切って旅へ出た。

立ち読みの歴史は読者の歴史。かつてない読書史！日本特有の習俗である「立ち読み」。一体いつ、どこで始まったのか？　その歴史を丹念に辿ると、江戸から明治にかけての「書物の近代化」、そして「読者」の誕生が見えてくる！

On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of Northeast Japan. By the time the sea retreated, more than 18,000 people had been crushed, burned to death, or drowned. It was Japan's greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. It set off a national crisis and the meltdown of a nuclear power plant. And even after the immediate emergency had abated, the trauma of the disaster continued to express itself in bizarre and mysterious ways.

幕末という動乱の時代を生きた勝海舟(1823~1899)。 いわゆる“ノンキャリア”から幕府の最高責任者まで登り詰めた彼は、優れた人との出会いを大切にし、他人から学ぶという謙虚な姿勢を持ち続けました。作家の童門冬二氏が海舟の柔軟な思考について独自の視点で迫ります。 NHKラジオ深夜便 「こころの時代」(1998年4月17日放送)を再編集し、オーディオブック化しました。

After teaching as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Beijing for the year 1920, Bertrand Russell penned The Problem of China, in which he describes China's past and present, opening on the country's possible future. Written 100 years ago, the work is demonstrative of the philosopher's insight and analysis of both the West and the East. His cautionary advice and predictions of the potential future of China are uncanny in their accuracy.

In 1943, Austrian adventurer Heinrich Harrer escaped from a British internment camp in India and traveled through the rugged Himalayas seeking refuge from the war. He ended up in the Forbidden City of Lhasa in Tibet, with no money or permission to be in the country. His intelligence and his European ways intrigued the curious young Dalai Lama, and Harrer became his tutor and trusted confidant.

Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed. Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: "If we lose the war, we'll be tried as war criminals."

Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese manufacturing machine is actually powered.