In 2008 Clive Hamilton was at Parliament House in Canberra when the Beijing Olympic torch relay passed through. He watched in bewilderment as a small pro-Tibet protest was overrun by thousands of angry Chinese students. Where did they come from? Why were they so aggressive? And what gave them the right to shut down others exercising their democratic right to protest? The authorities did nothing about it, and what he saw stayed with him. In 2016 it was revealed that wealthy Chinese busines...
発売日: 2018-02-26 ¥850
マクロン大統領が理解できるベスト書――フランスの「ル・ポワン」誌 エマニュエル・マクロン? 彼を見出したのは私だ。彼をつくり出したのも私だ。それも全面的に。 彼を委員会の報告者に据えたときから彼はいろいろな人と知り合いになった。 その委員会にはパリの名士たちが大勢参加していて、私はそこから彼を売り込んだ。 それが客観的事実だ――ジャック・...
発売日: 2018-03-28 ¥2,200
Grand diplomate, ambassadeur puis patron de la DGSE, le service secret français, Bernard Bajolet nous fait entrer dans les coulisses de la politique étrangère de la France, de 1975 à 2013. Proche collaborateur des présidents Mitterrand, Chirac, Sarkozy et Hollande, il nous conduit sur tous les lieux de conflits : Syrie, Jordanie, Bosnie, Irak, Algérie, Afghanistan... Bernard Bajolet entraine le lecteur dans les points chauds du globe où son parcours de diplomate l'a conduit : Syrie, Jorda...
発売日: 2018-09-20 ¥2,200
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Winston Churchill in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Winston Churchill. In May 1940, with Europe under threat from Adolf Hitler’s Germany, Winston Churchill became the British Prime Minister. His tenacity and inspiring speeches are credited with helping to lead the Allies to victory over the Nazis, and he is considered by many to be one of the greatest Bri...
発売日: 2017-03-01 ジャンル:伝記/自叙伝 ¥500
Henri Alleg’s candid account of how the French Army brutally tortured him in Algeria first appeared in 1958. Although quickly banned by the French government, it was widely read and remains a classic and powerful indictment of torture. “The lesson of this book... is that we are all on the edge of savagery and if we begin to slip over that edge, we fall fast and far.” — D. W. Brogan, The New York Times “Written with spare and simple candor, the book is much more than a scalding f...
発売日: 2013-12-16 ¥600
One of today’s premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this superlative volume, Jean Edward Smith combines contemporary scholarship and a broad range of primary source material to provide an engrossing narrative of one of America’s greatest presidents. This is a portrait painted in broad strokes and fine details. We see how Roosevelt’s restless energy, fierce intellect, personal magnetism, and ability t...
発売日: 2007-05-15 ¥1,600