General and world history

A journey of exploration through historys great decisions and those who had the courage to make them.

Honorable Mention, Premio al Mejor Libro en Humanidades, Latin American Studies AssociationMexico Section, 2025 Most scholars study postrevolutionary Mexico as a period in which cultural production significantly shaped national identity through murals, novels, essays, and other artifacts that registered the changing political and social realities in the wake of the Revolution.

内容简介：《海上盾牌・发起东南沿海反登陆反窜扰作战》：聚焦于东南沿海地区的海防作战，描述了新中国成立初期，面对敌人从海上发起的登陆和窜扰行动，解放军如何建立海上防御体系，进行顽强抵抗和反击，保卫沿海地区安全的历史事件，体现了海上作战的特点和解放军在海防方面的努力。作者简介：刘干才是一位致力于历史题材创作的作家。他长期从事历史研究和文学创作，对中国近现代历史，尤其是共和国成立前后的历史有着深入的研究和浓厚的兴趣。他通过撰写 "共和国故事" 系列丛书等作品，以生动的文字和丰富的史料，将那些重要的历史事件和英雄事迹呈现给读者，让人们更好地了解共和国的成长历程和光辉岁月。

2018 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD BOOK OF THE YEARIn this dual autobiography, the Klarsfelds tell the dramatic story of fifty years devoted to bringing Nazis to justiceFor more than a century, Beate and Serge Klarsfeld have hunted, confronted, and exposed Nazi war criminals, tracking them down in places as far-flung as South America and the Middle East.

Forensic science provides information and data behind the circumstances of a particular death, but it is culture that provides death with meaning.

Francisco de Paula Brito is a biography of a merchant, printer, bookseller, and publisher who lived in Rio de Janeiro from his birth in 1809 until his death in 1861.

内容简介：《都是赢家・中美举行知识产权问题谈判》：围绕中美知识产权问题谈判展开，讲述了谈判的背景、过程以及双方在谈判中的立场和博弈。通过对这一事件的描述，展现了中美两国在经济全球化背景下，如何通过协商和合作解决知识产权领域的分歧，以实现互利共赢。作者简介：曾勋是一位职业作家，1986 年生于四川内江，毕业于中国矿业大学中文系。16 岁开始发表文章，著有《紫土笔记》《思想是我的盐》《孔庆东现象批判》等作品，还与三农学者爱新觉罗・蔚然合著《另一个世界：不能忘却的苦难札记》，曾获《文学报▪新批评》优秀评论新人奖。

内容简介：详细介绍了中国社会主义市场经济体制从理论探讨到初步建立的历程。包括相关法律法规的制定、市场体系的培育、国有企业改革的推进等方面，展现了这一体制如何逐渐被人们所接受并深入人心，以及对中国经济社会发展产生的深远影响，标志着中国经济体制改革进入了一个新的阶段。作者简介：王治国对历史有着浓厚兴趣和深入研究的学者、作家。王治国在创作这些书籍时，想必进行了大量的资料收集和整理工作，通过生动的叙述和详细的描写，将共和国历史上的重要事件和发展历程呈现给读者，让人们能够更好地了解和铭记历史，从中汲取经验和力量。

内容简介：《共和国故事：服从大局・和平时期中国军队对国家建设的贡献》：着重描述了和平时期中国军队在国家建设中所发挥的重要作用。包括参与基础设施建设、抢险救灾、支援地方经济发展等多个方面，体现了人民军队服从大局、服务人民的优良传统和奉献精神，展现了军民鱼水情以及军队在国家发展中不可或缺的力量。作者简介：刘亮将共和国历史上的重要事件呈现给读者，让人们了解历史、铭记历史，传承和弘扬先辈们的精神。刘亮在撰写这些书籍时，应该是查阅了大量的历史资料、档案文献以及相关研究成果，以严谨的态度和丰富的笔触，展现了抗美援朝战争以及中国国防建设等方面的精彩历史画卷。

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As Marko Dumani writes in his introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and the Cold War, "e;despite the centrality of gender and sexuality in human relations, their scholarly study has played a secondary role in the history of the Cold War.

The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.

Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713-1785) is remembered today not only as colonial New Mexico's preeminent religious artist, but also as the cartographer who drew some of the most important early maps of the American West.

"e;A masterful account of the Cold War by a distinguished historian in full stride.

Contained within is one headline a day for an entire decade from the New York Times presented in chronological order.

"e;A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales .

Winner of the Vern Williamsen Comedia Book Prize, Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, 2023 Winner of the Nancy Staub Award, UNIMA-USA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette), 2023 In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages with early modern notions of wonder in religious, artistic, and social contexts.

Historian and biographer James Srodes tells Benjamin Franklin's incredible life story, making full use of the previously neglected Franklin papers to provide the most riveting account yet of the journalist, scientist, polilician, and unlikely adventurer.

"e;Burning Horizon reminds us how British and American servicemen and women train together, learn together, and, when called upon, fight together to defeat threats to our common values.

In this alarming book, reporter Jayna Davis tells of her amazing journey leading from the smoking rubble of the Murrah Federal Building to the sleazy haunts of John Doe #2, the mysterious Middle East suspect who the Justice Department was at first desperate to find?

Broadly speaking, the traditionally conceptualized mid-twentieth-century Civil Rights Movement and the newer #BlackLivesMatter Movement possess some similar qualities.

A lifetime journey.

Er ist Spötter, Schelm und Spiegelhalter zugleich – Till Eulenspiegel gehört zu den schillerndsten Gestalten des deutschsprachigen Kulturerbes.

Zunächst wirkt ein Essay zum Thema geschichtswissenschaftliche Studien vs.

Fawcett rivals Jim Dunnigan as a general-audience military analyst.

With more than 1,700 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of World War II, the events and developments of the era, and myriad related subjects as well as a documents volume, this is the most comprehensive reference work available on the war.

Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation.

Although separated from the modern reader by a full century, the First World War continues to generate controversy and interest as the great event upon which modern history pivoted.

Critical Acclaim for Secret Weapons of World War II"e;Breuer has produced yet another collection of rip-roaring tales.

A who’s who of the British airmen honored for their valor and courage—from the RAF’s inception to the post-WWII era—arranged alphabetically.

内容简介：李姗姗所著此书是了解中国考古文物文化的重要读物。考古文物是研究古代历史的重要实物资料，本书通过对传奇文物的介绍，让读者领略其独特魅力和文化价值，感受古代文明的辉煌与神秘。作者简介：李姗姗，专注于历史文四川广元人，1999 年开始儿童文学创作，2010 年加入中国作家协会，是 "重庆文学院第七届巴蜀青年文学奖" 获奖者化古迹研究与创作的作者。她的作品风格多样，充满童真与想象力，常常以温暖的故事和生动的形象，展现儿童的成长与探索，探讨生命、友情、亲情等主题，引导小读者树立正确的价值观和人生观。例如在《面包男孩》中，通过小精灵 "小面包" 与罗德叔共同成长的经历，展现了一个充满爱与温暖的童真世界。

A history of the world’s first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.

内容简介：梁新宇所著此书是了解中国血缘民俗文化的重要读物。血缘关系在中国传统社会中占据重要地位，本书通过对相关民风习俗的介绍，让读者深入了解家族文化的传承与延续，感受传统文化中血缘纽带的深厚力量。作者简介：梁新宇对中国传统文化有着浓厚的兴趣和深入的研究。该系列丛书涵盖了茶道、端午龙舟、古代礼制、服装艺术等众多方面，系统地介绍了中国丰富多样的民风习俗，展现了中华文化的博大精深。梁新宇通过生动的文字和丰富的图片，将这些传统习俗的历史渊源、发展演变、文化内涵等内容深入浅出地呈现给读者，使读者能够更好地了解和传承中国优秀的传统文化。

As the events of the Second World War fade into the distance it is important that the activities of a small band of brothers are not overlooked.

内容简介：梁新宇所著此书是了解清明民俗文化的佳作。清明节是中国重要的传统节日，本书通过对清明祭祀风俗的介绍，让读者深入了解这一节日的文化内涵，感受传统民俗文化中对祖先的敬重和对生命的思考。作者简介：梁新宇对中国传统文化有着浓厚的兴趣和深入的研究。该系列丛书涵盖了茶道、端午龙舟、古代礼制、服装艺术等众多方面，系统地介绍了中国丰富多样的民风习俗，展现了中华文化的博大精深。梁新宇通过生动的文字和丰富的图片，将这些传统习俗的历史渊源、发展演变、文化内涵等内容深入浅出地呈现给读者，使读者能够更好地了解和传承中国优秀的传统文化。

Signataire en 1971 du Manifeste des 343 en faveur de l’avortement libre, Claudine Monteil a eu la chance de militer aux côtés de Simone de Beauvoir pour les droits des femmes.

This book is a comprehensive account of how the Jews became a diaspora people.

This is the latest book in the Battleground Europe series focusing on the Somme sector.

This important new book is one of few available eyewitness tales about the often overlooked role of the Air / Sea Rescue teams during World War II.

内容简介：李姗姗所著此书是探寻远古文明的指引。远古遗迹是人类历史的珍贵宝藏，本书通过对相关名胜古迹的介绍，让读者深入了解远古先祖的世界，揭开早期人类文明的神秘面纱，为研究远古历史提供生动素材。作者简介：李姗姗，专注于历史文四川广元人，1999 年开始儿童文学创作，2017 年加入中国作家协会，是 "重庆文学院第七届巴蜀青年文学奖" 获奖者化古迹研究与创作的作者。她的作品风格多样，充满童真与想象力，常常以温暖的故事和生动的形象，展现儿童的成长与探索，探讨生命、友情、亲情等主题，引导小读者树立正确的价值观和人生观。例如在《面包男孩》中，通过小精灵 "小面包" 与罗德叔共同成长的经历，展现了一个充满爱与温暖的童真世界。

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Neel Ahuja tracks the figure of the climate refugee in public media and policy over the past decade, arguing that journalists, security experts, politicians, and nongovernmental organizations have often oversimplified climate change and obfuscated the processes that drive mass migration.