Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.

International relations affects everyone's lives: their security, economic well-being, rights and freedoms, and the environment they share. Recently we have seen the transformation from a world of empires to today's world of sovereign states, which are enmeshed in a complex array of international institutions, all exercising degrees of political authority. The new global organization of political authority has far-reaching consequences. This audiobook untangles this complex world, providing an accessible framework for understanding the contours of global political change. 

未来は本当に脱・資本主義にあるのか。ミクロな視点から資本主義の壮大な歴史と最前線を読み解く！資本主義の歴史を通じて空間・時間・生産の領域で広がってきたフロンティアは最早消滅しつつある。

Understanding our humanity - the essence of who we are - is one of the deepest mysteries and biggest challenges in modern science. Why do we have bad moods? Why are we capable of having such strange dreams? How can metaphors in our language hold such sway on our actions? As we learn more about the mechanisms of human behavior through evolutionary biology, neuroscience, anthropology, and other related fields, we're discovering just how intriguing the human species is.

This book traces the samurai throughout history, exploring their roles in watershed events such as Japan's invasions of Korea at the close of the 16th century and the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877. Coming alive in these accounts are the samurai, both famed and ordinary, who shaped Japanese history. 

A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.

Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today.

 Racism: A Very Short Introduction incorporates the latest research to demystify the subject of racism and explore its history, science, and culture. It sheds light not only on how racism has evolved since its earliest beginnings, but will also explore the numerous embodiments of racism, highlighting the paradox of its survival, despite the scientific discrediting of the notion of "race" with the latest advances in genetics. 

This accessible and engaging new edition continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Fully revised throughout, the author takes a thematic and chronological approach to guide listeners from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience. Episodic accounts in each chapter are discussed in context with extensive examination of how the events and themes under consideration have been viewed up to the present day. 

World politics is entering a new phase, in which the great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of international conflict will be cultural.

名だたる文筆家が登場する、文藝春秋の文化講演会。日中戦争の最大の犠牲者である戦争孤児。政府に人間としての使命感、労りが見られないのが無念であります。同じ日本人なら最後の一人まで探し出すのが人間じゃないでしょうか。「私たちを三度も棄てないでください」…この言葉に衝撃を受けました。(1996年4月4日 有楽町朝日ホール 文藝春秋文化講演会より)
●土の戦士 ●真実 ●棄民 ●草の根 ●パーパー ●石の筆 文藝春秋の文化講演会は、文学談や執筆秘話に人生論も交え、含蓄と味わい深い講演があなたの生き方に豊かさと彩りを添えます。

How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully "objective"? What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this very short introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these.

In this new edition, Steve Bruce discusses the continuing arguments for social egalitarianism, considering issues such as gay marriage, women in combat roles, and the 2010 Equality Act to debunk contemporary arguments against parity. As gender divisions are increasingly questioned, he looks ahead to the likely consequences of this for society.

【内容紹介】大仏建立や聖武天皇、遣唐使など、奈良時代を象徴する出来事や人物について、「世界一受けたい授業」でおなじみの河合敦氏が判り易く語る。 【講師紹介】作家 河合敦- 1965年、東京都生まれ。現役の教師として日本史を分かりやすく教えるかたわら、執筆活動を行う。著書『人物で読む平城京の歴史』『早わかり日本史』など多数。

米中対立最前線の極東アジア4か国の展望を「地理」×「歴史」×「政治体制」から読み解く!●中国が軍拡・外交をエスカレートせざるをえない900年前の黒歴史=「靖康の変」と「岳飛と秦檜」の逸話