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「織田信長が生涯怖がったのは信玄よりも謙信。『謙信が来るのであれば自分は戦わない。扇子一本携えてお迎えする』と言ったと伝えられている。…」 歴史小説の巨匠・海音寺潮五郎(1901~1977)が語る上杉謙信の人間像。聞き手:三國一朗1976年にNHKラジオ第1で放送された「歴史と人間」をオーディオブック化。

2025年大河ドラマは「べらぼう～蔦重栄華乃夢噺～」。蔦重こと蔦屋重三郎は、「浮世絵黄金期」と呼ばれた江戸時代の、天明～寛政期（1781年～1801年）に、版元として活躍した。

動乱の幕末に生まれ「よばれたれ」だとの言われた龍馬は、江戸から明治へと時代を大きく動かす人物へと成長した。

竹田恒泰が６年の歳月をかけて執筆・編集し、令和５年度の文部科学省の検定に合格した令和書籍刊行の話題の歴史教科書『国史教科書 第７版』がオーディオブックになりました。

From a sleepy fishing village to a samurai capital to a vibrant global metropolis, Eiko Maruko Siniawer takes readers through Tokyo's rich history, revealing four centuries of transformation deeply woven into its fabric. This accessible guide introduces a world of shoguns and kabuki theater, riots and earthquakes, wartime devastation and resilience, booms and busts, bright lights and skyscrapers, all viewed through the lived experiences of those who have inhabited and shaped a city of distinctive neighborhoods and different personalities.

天下人や大大名と渡り合い、戦国を生き抜いた幸綱・昌幸・信幸・信繁ら真田一族。信濃の弱小氏族から大名へと、いかに成長したのか。

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

「秀吉は卑しい身分の出身とされているが、やることが下卑ていない。実はそれほど血筋の悪い人物ではなかったのではないかという気がする…」 時代小説の巨匠で直木賞作家・池波正太郎(1923~1990)が語る豊臣秀吉の人間像。聞き手:三國一朗1976年にNHKラジオ第1で放送された「歴史と人間」をオーディオブック化。

In this comprehensive history, Stanley Karnow demystifies the tragic ordeal of America's war in Vietnam. The book's central theme is that America's leaders, prompted as much by domestic politics as by global ambitions, carried the United States into Southeast Asia with little regard for the realities of the region. Karnow elucidates the decision-making process in Washington and Asia and recounts the political and military events that occurred after the Americans arrived in Vietnam.

人物を知れば、日本の歴史がざっくりわかる！聖徳太子、紫式部、織田信長、徳川家康、坂本竜馬……日本の歴史を作った「すごい」人は、同じくらい「やばい」人だった！

Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments in the name of science and Japan's wartime chemical and biological warfare research. Author Hal Gold draws upon a wealth of sources to construct a portrait of the Imperial Japanese Army's most notorious medical unit, giving an overview of its history and detailing its most shocking activities.

歴代中国王朝が鋳造した数千億枚に上る銅銭．世界史上極めてユニークなこの小額通貨は，やがて海を越え，日本を含む中世東アジアの政治・経済・社会に大きなインパクトをもたらした．銅銭はなぜ，各国政府の保証なしに商取引の回路を成り立たせてきたのか．

해양과 대륙의 충돌로 해석하는 임진왜란은 한반도에 어떤 의미를 던지는가? 이후 동아시아는 어떻게 흘러가는가? 이 책은 동아시아를 보는 일반적인 통념과 전혀 다른 결론을 보여준다. 동서양을 막론하고 해양과 대륙이라는 양대 세력이 다투면서 문명과 역사가 바뀌었다는 주장은 많았다. 다만 그 배경이 한반도를 포함한 동아시아이고, 임진왜란부터 태평양전쟁까지 일본이라는 해양 세력이 주축이 되어 전개되는 것을 보면 생소함을 넘어 거부감이 들지도 모른다. 그러나 이어령 전 문화부 장관도 말했듯이, 한국은 해양과 대륙 사이에 있는 반도 국가로서 그 역할이 점차 커지고 있다. 21세기 한국에 걸맞은 역할이 필요하다. 대륙 일변의 역사에서 벗어나 해양을 중심으로 동아시아를 본다면, 당신은 오늘날까지 연속하는 해양과 대륙의 패권 대결을 현명하게 바라볼 수 있을 것이다.

This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism. Said is best known for describing and critiquing "Orientalism", which he perceived as a constellation of false assumptions underlying Western attitudes toward the East. In Orientalism Said claimed a "subtle and persistent Eurocentric prejudice against Arabo-Islamic peoples and their culture."

For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders who waged war against one another incessantly. Shogun tells the fascinating story of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who finally unified and brought lasting peace to the nation. He established a new central government which enabled his descendants to rule Japan for the next 260 years—a period in which Japanese culture as we know it today flourished.

「信長は天才であり、天才が免れることのできない宿命としての異常性格を持っていて、突飛な行動をとる。しかしそれが桶狭間の戦いでは功を奏した…」 直木賞作家・豊田穣(1920~1994)が語る織田信長の人間像。聞き手:三國一朗1977年にNHKラジオ第1で放送された「歴史と人間」をオーディオブック化。

「若いうちは乱世の武将として生きた政宗だが、秀吉が天下を取ってからは、一族を守る大名、政治家となった。その点は他の戦国武将と異なる、一面的には捉えにくい人物…」 直木賞作家・早乙女貢(1926~2008)が語る伊達政宗の人間像。聞き手:三國一朗1980年にNHKラジオ第1で放送された「人物春秋」をオーディオブック化。

殿様は、明治をどう生きたのか 多くの藩に起こった混乱と騒動。幕末、多くの殿様たちは二六〇年以上続いた江戸幕府が、まさか崩壊するとは思ってもいなかっただろう。

In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day, but also onto her own most painful and difficult memories. She tells with bravery and dignity for the first time the story of how she and her mother were betrayed and sold into sexual slavery in China and forced to suffer terrible psychological and physical hardship before they finally made their way to Seoul, South Korea - and to freedom.

This Very Short Introduction looks at Pakistan as one of the two nation-states of the Indian subcontinent that emerged in 1947. Pippa Virdee reaches into the ancient past to demonstrate the influence of trajectories of human settlement and civilization on Pakistan's contemporary political arena, and shows how the longer continuities between the land and its peoples are as important as the short-term changes in the political landscape. She considers Pakistan's religion and society, the state and the military, everyday life, popular culture, languages and literature.