検索キーワード： ヨーロッパ

伝説の学習参考書『大学への世界史の要点』が、最新情報＋全面改訂で「読みやすく」「わかりやすく」再登場！ 佐藤優氏が40年以上、たえず読み返してきた「座右の書」であり「最高の基本書」であり「伝説の学習参考書」。

わたしたちは、おそらくこれまでのどの時代の人間も知らなかった「人間」を知った。では、この人間とはなにものか。人間とは、人間とはなにかをつねに決定する存在だ。

紀元前一七─前一二世紀にギリシアの地で栄え，数々の個性的な土器や巨大な建造物を残して消え去った，謎多きミケーネ文明．ギリシア語の文字体系を持ちながら，なぜ一人の王の名も記さなかったのか．最新の考古学的知見にもとづき，周辺地域との関係，後世の記憶の伝承も含め，失われた地中海世界の姿を鮮やかに描きだす．

十六世紀にはヨーロッパの二流国に過ぎなかったイギリス。それがなぜ世界を動かす帝国になり得たのか?

丁寧な解説とわかりやすい映像で大人気のYoutubeチャンネルがオーディオブック化！ 知られざるヨーロッパの真実をユーモアたっぷりにお届けします。

一杯が豊かになる、新たな歴史案内。普段身近に楽しんでいるカフェというものは、どのような歴史的なルーツを持っているのか、どのような文化的背景とつながっているのか、飲み物とお菓子を片手に「なるほど」と思えるような…

一五～一八世紀，ヨーロッパ文明がまばゆい光を放ち始めたまさにそのとき，「魔女狩り」という底知れぬ闇が口を開いたのはなぜか．

変革栄えて、国滅ぶ。これは230年前に書かれた「現代日本の省察」だ！18世紀、自由と秩序のバランスを求めて、華麗な弁舌をふるったイギリスの政治家・文人エドマンド・バーク。

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George...

神々の気まぐれと英雄たちの意地が激突する古代ギリシア最大の争い、トロイア戦争の全貌を鮮やかに紐解き、口承伝説と考古学的な歴史の境界を浮かび上がらせる知的な探求の旅。日々の通勤の車内や一日の終わりの静...

強大な帝国に翻弄されながらも独自の文化を紡ぎ続けた生存戦略と、絶えず揺れ動く東欧史のダイナミズムを解き明かす重厚な歴史ドキュメントです。通勤中や家事の合間に耳を傾ければ、千年以上にわたる激動の時代を...

An immersive biography of Elizabeth I that sheds new light on her ambitions and desires of the iconic "Virgin Queen" and repositions Tudor England within the dramatic power struggles of the sixteenth-century. The throne of England hung in the balance, and every prince in Europe wanted to claim...

From the acclaimed author of The Land Where Lemons Grow, comes a luminous account of Sicilian history, geography, culture, and cuisine, as seen from the slopes of Mount Etna. For centuries, Mount Etna has sent lava to engulf the towns and villages, terraced fields, orchards, vineyards, and...

As France—and all of the world—was emerging from the depths of World War II, Camus summed up what he saw as "the human crisis": We gasp for air among people who believe they are absolutely right, whether it be in their machines or their ideas. And for all who cannot live without dialogue and...

In what is poised to be his breakout book, acclaimed historian Gareth Russell takes readers into the opulent, intricate world of Versailles with this meticulously researched and engaging history that follows six individuals during the tumultuous months leading directly to the French Revolution...

Learn the stories behind iconic ancient Greek coins and discover their profound impact on civilization in this vividly rendered, utterly captivating book by renowned historian and numismatist Gareth Harney, perfect for history buffs and coin collectors alike. It was the Greeks who invented money...

On the western side of South Uist, one of the long islands of Scotland's Outer Hebrides, the Atlantic has always been both neighbor and adversary. Wind drives shell sand across a low coastal plain, salt hangs in the air, and the land can shift within a single season. As fate would have it, that...

The Anglo-Saxons: The Founders of EnglandWho were the Anglo-Saxons, and how did they create the foundations of England?Following the collapse of Roman Britain, waves of migrants from northern Europe crossed the North Sea and settled in a land undergoing dramatic change. Over the next six...

Step into the world of Florence, the extraordinary city that helped shape the course of Western civilisation. In Florence: A Biography, Christopher Hibbert brings to life the rise of one of history’s most captivating cities, tracing its journey from medieval power struggles to the dazzling...

This beautifully written, informative study is a portrait, a history, and a superb guide book, capturing fully the seductive beauty and the many layered past of Rome - the Eternal City. It covers 3,000 years of history from the city's quasi-mythical origins, through the Etruscan kings, the...