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'Amazingly well researched, fabulously informative and an awful lot of fun. If you love Japanese culture or are just curious to know more I can't recommend this book highly enough' Jonathan Ross 'A nerd- and generalist-friendly look at how Japan shaped the post-World War II world, from toys to...

Gerald of Wales, also called Giraldus Cambrensis or Gerald De Barri ( c. 1146-c. 1223), was the archdeacon of Brecknock and a historian whose accounts of late 12th century Britain and France contain vivid anecdotes about the Christian church, the universities of Paris and Oxford, and about notable clerics. His work, Topographia Hiberniae, is an arresting account of his travels in Ireland, with vivid descriptions of the island’s fauna and flora and its natural beauty.

Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine...

Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar. THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A...

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought-provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, the enmity is between these three "tiger" nations and what prevents them from making peace.

The Samurai are the legendary warrior class of Japan. They played a crucial role in the country's history, politics and religion and their legacy continues to hold immense sway over popular culture. In this fascinating history, author Rod Johnson takes us through the rise and fall of the Samurai in Japanese society from the emergence of the new class in the eighth century through the turbulent periods of the Mongol invasions and the civil wars of the Sengoku period to the attempts of the class to adapt to a changing world after the Meiji restoration in the nineteenth century.

A Short History of Japan traces more than two millennia of cultural evolution — from mythic origins and imperial dynasties to industrial rebirth and modern innovation. This concise yet vivid narrative explores how an island nation shaped by isolation, honor, and creativity became a global force of technology, art, and influence.

当高层权力斗争的狂热席卷全国，时代洪流中的普通人如何在长达十年的社会重组与群众运动中艰难求生？这段跨越一九六六至一九七六的历史绝非偶然，而是多重政治矛盾叠加后爆发的系统性震荡。对于渴望在通勤或碎片时...

当老牌军事帝国在远东的扩张野心与后发国家的绝地反击轰然相撞，二十世纪初的全球地缘政治版图被彻底重塑。无论你是想在两小时的通勤途中进行一次高密度的历史充电，还是渴望以客观冷峻的视角俯瞰近代大国博弈，这...

伝説化された英雄像の裏に隠された、戦う人々の生々しい葛藤と武家社会の劇的な盛衰を鮮やかに描き出す、没入感あふれる日本史ドキュメンタリー。通勤のひとときや静かな夜のリラックスタイムに、歴史の表舞台だけ...

麻薬貿易という経済の劇薬がいかにして巨大な帝国の土台を食い破り、世界史を揺るがす崩壊の連鎖を生み出したのか、避けられない没落のメカニズムを鮮烈に解き明かします。毎日の通勤時間や知的な探求を求める夜の...

戦国時代の混沌からわずか数年で絶対的な統一国家を築き上げ、そして瞬く間に崩壊した古代中国史最大のミステリーを、たった2時間の没入体験で鮮やかに解き明かします。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスのためのスキマ...

歴史の陰に埋もれた「忘れられた戦争」の記憶を呼び覚まし、現代の安全保障と国際政治の根幹を鮮やかに解き明かす、凝縮された知的体験。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスタイムに耳を傾けるだけで、緊迫した冷戦時代の...

ひとつのルーツを持つ朝鮮半島がいかにして二つの対極的な世界へと引き裂かれたのか、その地政学的な運命とアジア史の深層を紐解く歴史ノンフィクションです。静かで思索的な世界観は、毎日の通勤時間や夜の落ち着...

ユーラシアの大草原から生まれた一介の遊牧民はいかにして世界史上最大級の帝国を築き、そして崩壊したのか。破壊と創造が交錯する壮大な興亡史を毎日の通勤時間で鮮やかに追体験できる、知的好奇心に満ちた旅へよ...

苛酷な大草原のどん底からユーラシアを呑み込む巨大なモンゴル帝国はいかにして誕生したのか、神話化された英雄のヴェールを剥ぎ取り、冷徹な史実と遊牧社会の力学から歴史のうねりを追体験する壮大な歴史ノンフィ...

古代アンコール王朝の壮麗な栄枯盛衰からクメール・ルージュによる破壊と再生の軌跡まで、複雑なカンボジア史における持続と断絶のコントラストを、日々の通勤や隙間時間で深く学び直せる没入型の歴史ドキュメンタ...

The remarkable story of Swiss aid worker Kathi Zellweger, whose history of engagement with a secretive, isolated North Korea over nearly three decades is unprecedented in its scope, access, and humanitarian impact. One of the first book-length accounts in English by an aid worker operating on...

The classic first-hand WWII narrative that chronicles the Marines’ savage five-day struggle to wrest Mount Suribachi from its tenacious Japanese defenders during their 35-day battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Revised with a new introduction by the author and recently discovered photos, this book served as invaluable source material both for James Bradley’s best-seller Flags of Our Fathers as well as Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed film of the same name.

Tokyo is a city that rarely stands still, yet it is never without structure. At first glance, it appears defined by motion, by crowds moving through stations, by lights shifting across vast districts, and by a constant sense of activity that seems to extend without pause. Yet beneath this movement lies a carefully balanced system, shaped by history, culture, and design, where order exists within complexity. Tokyo is not simply fast or modern. It is a city where continuity and change operate together, creating an environment that is both precise and evolving.