Journey through Japans illustrated history and discover the roots of manga before it took the world by storm.In this compelling survey, art historian Andreas Marks traces the development of Japanese illustrated books in premode...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754024)
Redefining space, power, and identity in Chinas largest internal diasporaIn the late imperial period of China, two major historical forces reshaped cultural and social landscapes in ways that have not been explored in depth: the Hu...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295754031)
Redefining space, power, and identity in Chinas largest internal diasporaIn the late imperial period of China, two major historical forces reshaped cultural and social landscapes in ways that have not been explored in depth: the Hu...Lasīt vairāk
Joe Uziel, David Ilan, Matthew Susnow, Aren M. Maeir
Sērija : Archaeology of the Biblical Worlds
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783110500745)
This volume is an excavation report on the important Bronze and Iron Age site, Tel Nagila. The site was excavated in the 1960s but the report was never published. Tel Nagila was an important Middle Bronze Age site and a Judahite site during Iron A...Lasīt vairāk
In Empire of Shiva, David Childress, popular author and star of the History Channels show Ancient Aliens, brings us the evidence for a global civilization that worshipped the Hindu god Shivaa civilization that is over 20,000 years old. Childress sh...Lasīt vairāk
Christianity in the Indian subcontinent is as old as Christianity itself, although Christians have consistently remained a small minority within the broader population. This book delves into the encounters between Christianity and the Indian peopl...Lasīt vairāk
A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world (San Francisco Chronicle) We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civ...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: OR Books, ISBN-13: 9781682194263)
From one of Britains most celebrated political journalists, a fearless and forensic indictment of British complicity in the destruction of Gaza.In a gripping narrative informed by original reporting, Peter Oborne tells how...Lasīt vairāk
A rich and captivating social and political history of Shanghai, one of the worlds most complex cities, under high socialism. Using the metaphor of Tai Chi, Hanchao Lu explores how people experienced and adapted to a new Maoist political culture th...Lasīt vairāk
A detailed and richly illustrated operational history of the highly classified, joint-service special operations command of the United States during the Vietnam War. The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (M...Lasīt vairāk
In June 1967 Israel, which seemed on the verge of being annihilated by its Arab neighbors, took six days to redraw the Middle Eastern strategic map in one of the most dramatic reversals of fortune in modern times.The success was almost a decade in th...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Syracuse University Press, ISBN-13: 9780815611912)
The boundaries between the seven constituent emirates of the United Arab Emirates form one of the most complex territorial landscapes in the Middle East that is marked simultaneously by striking fragmentation on the map and inconspicuousness on the g...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University, ISBN-13: 9781501780592)
This book tells the story of the orchestrated mass violence of 1965-67 in Indonesia and the destruction of the Indonesian Left which was its purpose. Combining rare and iconic images with brief commentaries, it is the first-ever visual history of th...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University, ISBN-13: 9781501783623)
This book analyses major historical changes in the visual representation, embodiment, and language of masculine desire and sexual identity among Thai gay men that were reflected in Thai gay magazines and gendered practices in gay bars, fitness cente...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University, ISBN-13: 9781501783630)
Desiring Thai Men traces the transformative influence of vernacular Thai-language media on Thailands gay communities from the 1980s through the 2010s. Narupon Duangwises and Peter A. Jackson analyze dramatic changes in the vi...Lasīt vairāk
If Jesus were to be born today, he would be born under the rubble of Gaza.This powerful statement of Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac captures the physical and spiritual landscape of Palestinian Christians. Under the lived realities of occupat...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Baylor University Press, ISBN-13: 9781481323703)
If Jesus were to be born today, he would be born under the rubble of Gaza.This powerful statement of Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac captures the physical and spiritual landscape of Palestinian Christians. Under the lived realities of occupat...Lasīt vairāk
Ruth Barraclough, Jae-Yong Kim, Jin-kyung Lee, Sang-Kyung Lee
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Cornell University East Asia Program, ISBN-13: 9781501782220)
Island Ablaze and Other Stories is an anthology of thirteen storieseleven from South Korea and two from North Koreaabout these countries complicated relationships with their most important ally and enemy: the United States....Lasīt vairāk
Ruth Barraclough, Jae-Yong Kim, Jin-kyung Lee, Sang-Kyung Lee
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cornell University East Asia Program, ISBN-13: 9781501782213)
Island Ablaze and Other Stories is a collection of thirteen short stories dealing with the relationship between the Korean peninsula and the United States. Taken together, the stories criticize American political, economic, and military intervention...Lasīt vairāk
Extensively revised and updated in this sixth edition, The Modern Middle East explores how the forces associated with global modernity have shaped the social, economic, cultural, and political life in the region over the course of the past 5...Lasīt vairāk
Companions of the Sun is a comprehensive overview of the mystical traditions that arose throughout the ages in the religion currently centered on Iran, with an emphasis on sacred dance. The book is a lively exploration of the archaeological, anthropo...Lasīt vairāk
Winner of the New South Wales Premiers History Awards, General History Prize (2022)The Filipino Migration Experience introduces a new dimension to the usual depiction of migrants as disenfranchised workers or...Lasīt vairāk
This edited volume conducts linguistic and literary analyses of the discourse involving race, religion and royalty (3R) in Malaysia. Grounded in Discourse Studies, it reveals the lan...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250880260)
A graphic novel about the 2013 Muzaffargnar Riot in Uttar Pradesh, India, that expands to investigate the mechanics, dynamics, mythologies, and uses of riots writ large-- From our greatest living comics journalist (Minneapolis St...Lasīt vairāk
Song WooHye, Flora M. Kim, David Krolikoski, WooHye Song
Sērija : DITTA: Korean Humanities in Translation
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rutgers University Press, ISBN-13: 9781978841697)
Historian and novelist Song WooHye chronicles the life of Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945), one of the most beloved and important poets in the modern Korean literary canon, widely considered Koreas National Poet. Beginning with the history of the North Ga...Lasīt vairāk
Historian and novelist Song WooHye chronicles the life of Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945), one of the most beloved and important poets in the modern Korean literary canon, widely considered Koreas National Poet. Beginning with the history of the North...Lasīt vairāk
With 190 photographs and illustrations, Kimonos reveals the intricacies of this classic Japanese clothing style from the 3rd century to the present. Kimonos reveals the intricacies of Japanese dress from the 18th century to...Lasīt vairāk
Japanese Samurai were apex warriors, superlative fighters dedicated to their daimyo, or lord, and living according to the principles of bushido, an honour code that stressed selfless service, martial excellence, valour in battle...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rutgers University Press, ISBN-13: 9781978844469)
In this insightful interpretation of Zionism, Ofer Idels reveals that, while Hebrew culture often celebrated strong muscular Jews, it distanced itself from modern sports during the interwar years. Embodying the Revolution fills a gap in the...Lasīt vairāk
