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Negotiations between the United States and the Taliban led to the 2020 Doha Agreement, which intended to end the American presence in the country and bring peace. Despite the failure of the Taliban to honor all aspects of the agreement, the Biden administration then determined to completely withdraw from the country, a withdrawal that would play out alongside Taliban advances into August 2021. After the Taliban took control of Kabul and declared victory, the next two weeks saw an increasingly chaotic non-combatant evacuation operation.

In 24 Hours in Shogun’s Japan, Mark Hudson brings this pivotal moment to life through the eyes of 24 individuals—nobles and farmers, merchants and monks, pirates and poets—each living through one dramatic hour of a single day. From the streets of Kyoto to the slopes of Mount Fuji, this book offers an immersive portrait of this fascinating era of Japanese history.

Fifteen Years Among the Top Knots: Life in Korea is a firsthand memoir by Lillias Underwood recounting her years of living and working in Korea during a period of profound cultural encounters and historical change. Writing from direct experience, she offers vivid observations of daily life, customs, family structures, and social traditions, while also sharing her Christian perspective and reflections on gospel mission work.

2026年NHK大河ドラマ『豊臣兄弟』超入門！三英傑の一人に数えられ、誰もが知る豊臣秀吉。その輝かしい功績の陰には、軍事と政務の両面から秀吉を一途に支え続けた、実弟であり、天下一の補佐役・豊臣秀長の存在があった。本書は、天下統一を成し遂げた秀吉・秀長兄弟の軌跡を、最新研究をもとに解説していく。

Una palestra comunale, decine di cadaveri che saturano l'aria di un «orribile tanfo putrido». Siamo a Gwangju, in Corea del Sud, nel maggio 1980: dopo il colpo di Stato di Chun Doo-hwan, in tutto il paese vige la legge marziale. Quando i militari hanno aperto il fuoco su un corteo di protesta è iniziata l'insurrezione, seguita da brutali rappresaglie; Atti umani è il coro polifonico dei vivi e dei morti di una carneficina mai veramente narrata in Occidente.

La Revolución China es uno de los procesos más complejos e intensos vividos por una cultura contemporánea. ¿Qué ocurrió para que una civilización de la Antigüedad, la única que sobrevivió hasta el siglo XIX, se convirtiese en motor de cambios a nivel mundial y elemento indispensable del orden internacional actual?

A bold and sweeping history of modern South Asia, told through the five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swath of Asia stretching from the Red Sea to the borders of Thailand was bound together under a single imperial banner, an entity known officially as the “Indian...

中国通史是吕思勉先生的“两部通史”之一全书分两部分上册分专题叙述了社会经济历史制度及学术文化的发展情况下册则按历史顺序讲述了政治史的变革体例较为特殊与先生其他通史类著作明显有别该书最初由开明书店在1940-1944年出版短短几年内多次重印在当时受到普遍欢迎其与白话本国史可并称吕先生最重要的通史著作

He claimed descent from Genghis Khan. He claimed to fight for God. But what he really worshipped… was conquest. This is the story of Timur, the man who turned Central Asia into a slaughterhouse and ruled an empire stitched together with blood, bone, and fear. From Persia to Delhi, Baghdad to Ankara, no civilization was safe. He left cities in ash, pyramids of skulls in his wake, and a myth that outlived his empire. He defeated the Ottomans. He threatened the Ming. He wrote letters to kings and Popes while stuffing emperors in cages.

Ho Chi Minh was more than a revolutionary leader—he was the symbol of an entire people’s struggle for independence. Known affectionately as “Uncle Ho,” he became the face of Vietnam’s resistance against colonialism, imperialism, and foreign domination. His life was a journey that spanned continents, ideologies, and decades of conflict, culminating in the creation of a unified Vietnam and a legacy that still shapes the nation today. This book explores Ho Chi Minh’s life, tracing his evolution from a young man in colonial Vietnam to one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century.

What do North Korea, Iran, and Saudi Arabia have in common? They all made the list — and not the good kind. Control Freaks is a ruthless, unfiltered tour through the 10 most strict countries on Earth — where joy is illegal, jokes are treason, and your haircut can land you in prison. This isn’t just a list of bad regimes. It’s a blueprint of how control works — how governments weaponize culture, religion, fear, surveillance, and even silence to stamp out identity and obedience.

40 Jahre nach dem Erscheinen ihrer chinesischen Familienchronik Wilde Schwäne legt Jung Chang die lange erwartete Fortsetzung des legendären Weltbestsellers vor: In Fliegt, Wilde Schwäne erzählt sie die Geschichte ihrer Familie – und damit auch die Geschichte Chinas – vom Ende der Mao-Ära und dem Beginn der Reformen unter Deng Xiaoping bis in die Gegenwart Xi Jinpings weiter: China hat sich von einem heruntergekommenen und isolierten Staat zu einer Weltmacht entwickelt, die die Vormachtstellung der Vereinigten Staaten herausfordert.

Jiu jitsu is an unarmed form of combat first used by the samurai warriors of ancient Japan. It's an all-round martial art that uses striking, blocking, grappling, locking, throwing, ground, submission and weapons techniques. The emphasis is on technique over power and strength by using the opponent's force against themselves.

அரவநதன நலகணடன எழதயரககம இநத நல, ஹநத மரபன பரணம வரலறறன ஒர தனமயன மரமமன ஆனல மக மககயமன தரணதத வளகககறத.

“With compelling and candid prose, Berkoff takes us to the front lines as life-or-death decisions are made involving living and breathing characters. You must read this to understand what the war was like for the war fighters.

The South China Sea is well known as a hotspot of geopolitical tensions. But it is more than just that. It has been a critical node and nexus of trade, strategic rivalries, and the exchange of cultures and ideas for at least a millennium.

As the soldiers lifted me from the floor, my father's eyes locked with my own. For just a moment, I thought I saw a shadow of sadness across his face. But it disappeared as quickly as it had arrived, replaced with my father's look of perpetual determination. "You'll find me at the hospital," I...

通説を打破!たった二代で滅びた栄華と衰退の真相農民から大出世を遂げた天下人として知られる豊臣秀吉。しかし、彼とその一族の実像は、驚くほど謎に満ちている。

The military general who became Emperor Hirohito’s prime minister, Tojo Hideki is most often remembered as an iron-fisted leader who dragged Japan into World War II and—after spectacular losses—was eventually executed as a war criminal. Yet Tojo was far more than his ignominious end. In...

秦が中華統一を成し遂げた理由は、始皇帝（嬴政）の人間力と、特異な登用方法にあった！始皇帝を支えた李信・王齮・桓齮ら将軍たちは、戦時でどう動き、何を成し遂げたのか。