In The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Greg Keyes has crafted a brilliant saga of magic, adventure, and love set against a backdrop of clashing empires and an ancient, reawakened evil. Now, with The Born Queen, Keyes brings his epic to a masterly close, gathering the strands of plot and character into a stunning climax that both completes and transcends all that has gone before. T...(展开全部)

From computer games to figurines and maid cafes, men called “otaku” develop intense fan relationships with “cute girl” characters from manga, anime, and related media and material in contemporary Japan. While much of the Japanese public considers the forms of character love associated with “otaku” to be weird and perverse, the Japanese government has endeavored to incorporate “...(展开全部)

彼得·霍普柯克（1930—2014） 彼得·霍普柯克的足迹遍布中亚、高加索、中国、印度、巴基斯坦、伊朗和东土耳其，撰写了六本与这些地区相关的书。在成为专职作家之前，他在独立电视新闻（ITN）做了两年记者，随后在《泰晤士报》工作了近二十年，其中五年是作为该报的高级记者，后期主要是作为中东及远东事务特派员。在上世纪50年代，他是西部非洲的新闻杂志《鼓》（Drum）的编辑，该杂志是一本声名远播的南非同名杂志的姊妹刊。在成为记者之前，他曾在英国皇家非洲步兵团服役，与后来的乌干达独裁者、当时的一等兵伊迪·阿明在一个营。他也曾经历险境，曾在古巴和中东两次被秘密警察拘禁，还被阿拉伯恐怖分子劫持过。他的作品被翻译成了十四种文字。1999年他被英国皇家学会亚洲事务部授予珀西·塞克斯爵士纪念勋章。

China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalis...(展开全部)

China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalis...(展开全部)

〔澳〕切斯特·威尔莫特，战地记者，历史学家。曾任职于澳大利亚广播公司（ABC）与英国广播公司（BBC）。1941 年，在北非、希腊和叙利亚的战役中，他是前线采访的先锋。在报道太平洋战争时，他陪同澳大利亚军队沿着科科达小道进行艰苦的战斗。1944 年，在为 BBC做报道时，他乘坐滑翔机在诺曼底登陆日 (6 月 6 日 ) 登陆法国，很快因报道了英国许多重大军事行动而名声大噪。1945 年 5 月，他出席了德国投降，并在纽伦堡审判时担任 BBC 特别记者。

〔澳〕切斯特·威尔莫特，战地记者，历史学家。曾任职于澳大利亚广播公司（ABC）与英国广播公司（BBC）。1941 年，在北非、希腊和叙利亚的战役中，他是前线采访的先锋。在报道太平洋战争时，他陪同澳大利亚军队沿着科科达小道进行艰苦的战斗。1944 年，在为 BBC做报道时，他乘坐滑翔机在诺曼底登陆日 (6 月 6 日 ) 登陆法国，很快因报道了英国许多重大军事行动而名声大噪。1945 年 5 月，他出席了德国投降，并在纽伦堡审判时担任 BBC 特别记者。

This study complements the burgeoning literature on South Korean economic development by considering it from the perspective of young female factory workers. In approaching development from this position, Kim explores the opportunity and exploitation that development has presented to female workers and humanizes the notion of the 'Korean economic miracle' by examining its impac...(展开全部)

The system of international repression ended with the fall of Metternich in 1848. The conflicting ideals of international revolution and collective security came into being with Lenin and Wilson in 1918. Nationalism, tempered by the Balance of Power, dominated Europe in the intervening seventy years. Drawing on a wealth of diplomatic documents, A. J. P. Taylor examines the rela...(展开全部)