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A Finalist for the 2024 Cundill History PrizeLonglisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford PrizeA Best Book of the Year in The Economist, Prospect, The Telegraph, TLS, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and Foreign AffairsMagisterial Max Hastings, The Sunday TimesMonumental Rana Mitter, Times Literary SupplementA landmark history of the postwar trials of Japans leaders as war criminals, and their impact on the modern history of Asia and the world.Every so often, a new work emerges of such immense scholarship and weight that it really does add a significant difference to our understanding of the Second World War and its consequences. Judgement at Tokyo is a monumental work in both scale and detail James Holland, The Sunday TelegraphA work of singular importance . . . balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting Philippe Sands, author of East-West StreetIn the aftermath of World War II, the victorious Allied powers turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. The Tokyo trial - the largely overlooked counterpart to Nuremberg - was an opportunity both to render judgment on the Allies vanquished foes and to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was no more than victors justice.Judgement at Tokyo is a magnificent, riveting story of wartime action, dramatic courtroom battles, and the epic formative years of postwar Asia.A comprehensive, landmark and riveting book The Washington Post, The 10 Best Books of 2023Breathtakingly ambitious and unlikely to be bettered as a portrait of the trials and their place in postwar global history History Today

O Império Brazileiro é um retrato do país captado muito próximo ao fim do período monárquico e traz os momentos maisrelevantes sobre a história da fundação do Brasil.Conhecer a história do Brasil pel

A 2023 POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR (WATERSTONES) | GROUND-BREAKINGBernardine Evaristo | UNIVERSAL AND TIMELYElif Shafak | IMPORTANT Sathnam Sanghera | A GENEROUS OFFERINGNana Darkoa Sekiyamah | QUIETLY RADICALEvening Standard | INTIMATEGuardian I LEARNT A LOT| Gillian AndersonWhat can ancestral practices teach us about how to live fuller lives today?Upon turning forty, Afua Hirsch had an encounter that forever altered her preconceived notions of ancestry and body image, making her question everything from body-modification rituals such as tattoos and piercings to the foundations of sexuality, as well as attitudes towards puberty, ageing and death. This book charts her year-long journey of radical unlearning. Bringing together global scholarship, on-the-ground reportage, personal anecdotes and interviews with beauty experts, practitioners and service users, she reassesses notions of body image beyond those of the colonial, patriarchal gaze.Decolonising My Body is a powerful excavation of the Eurocentric beauty standards that have long shaped how, in particular, those from the Global Majority are perceived and view themselves. Taking us from puberty to end-of-life, Hirsch shows us that the ways in which we adorn and present ourselves have spiritual implications and shape the possibilities we see for ourselves in the world.These insights and discoveries will empower you to reconnect with your own ancestry, better understand the link between beauty, history and (respectability) politics, and liberate yourself from mainstream standards and systems that arent serving you.*Co-host of the LOYALTY podcast with Peter Frankopan*

Werner Herzog is the undisputed master of extreme cinema: building an opera house in the middle of the jungle; walking from Munich to Paris in the dead of winter; descending into an active volcano; living in the wilderness among grizzly bears - he has always been intrigued by the extremes of human experience.From his early movies to his later documentaries, he has made a career out of exploring the boundaries of human endurance: what we are capable of in exceptional circumstances and what these situations reveal about who we really are. But these are not just great cinematic themes. During the making of his films, Herzog pushed himself and others to the limits, often putting himself in life-threatening situations.As a child in rural Bavaria, a single loaf of bread had to last his family all week. The hunger and deprivation he experienced during his early years perhaps explain his fascination with the limits of physical endurance.All his life, Herzog would embrace risk and danger, constantly looking for challenges and adventures.Filled to the brim with memorable stories and poignant observations, Every Man for Himself and God against All unveils the influences and ideas that drive his creativity and have shaped his unique view of the world. This book tells, for the first time, the story of his extraordinary and fascinating life.

From the author of the modern business classic The Smartest Guys in the Room comes a damning indictment of late-stage capitalism-and the leaders that were brutally unprepared for a global pandemic.In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that governments across the world could not adequately protect their citizens. Millions of people suffered and died in just two years, while administrations around the globe blundered; prize-winning economists overlooked devastating trade-offs from the collapse of trade; and elites escaped to isolated retreats, unaffected by - and worse, even profiting from - the worst healthcare crisis to hit humanity in decades.In this page-turning economic, political and financial history, veteran journalists Bethany McClean and Joseph Nocera analyse the American response to the pandemic as a case study, to offer fresh and provocative answers. With laser-sharp reporting and deep sourcing, they investigate what really happened when governments ran out of PPE due to snarled supply chains; and the shock to the financial system when the worlds biggest economies stumbled. They zero in on the effectiveness of wildly polarised approaches across states, and they trace why thousands died in hollowed-out hospital systems and nursing homes run by private equity firms, all in the name of "maximising shareholder value".The Big Fail is an expansive, gripping narrative account on what the pandemic did to one economy, and how it forced us to question the fundamental principles of our society

El segon volum de lobra completa al català de la «Història" dHeròdot».Heròdot fou el primer dels grans historiadors de lAntiguitat. Conscient de la importància de les Guerres Mèdiques, escriví Històr

Comment devient-on le plus jeune Français a partir vers la Station spatiale ? Comment passer de sa Normandie natale aux pas de tir de Baikonour et de Cap Canaveral ? Pour la premiere fois, Thomas Pesquet se raconte sans detour, dans un recit tres personnel aussi drole que surprenant. Il nous entraine des coulisses de lecole des astronautes jusquau frisson du decollage, partage le quotidien de ses 396 jours a bord de lISS et lemerveillement de decouvrir, flottant dans le vide intersideral, notre planete si fragile. Une autobiographie aux allures de roman daventures, dont le heros est devenu lune des personnalites preferees des Français.

« Les douleurs d’hommes sont muettes » écrit le comité de rédaction de la revue Maintenir, revue de l’Amicale des anciens des Stalags XVIII, en évoquant le destin tragique des prisonniers de guerre f

L’auteur s’est fondé en grande partie sur les archives du Général, qu’il a été le premier historien à pouvoir exploiter et sur quantité d’écrits inédits tirés de sa correspondance ou exhumés des manu

De soir en soir, marchons sur les sentiers de Provence avec Marcus à la rencontre de Marie-Madeleine. Avec Arnolfi, Samuel ou Magdalena, découvrons les chevaliers du Moyen Âge, puis Jeanne dArc et Fr

Un jour de 1927, Simone de Beauvoir eut avec son père une vive discussion sur ce qu’"aimer" voulait dire. Elle allait incarner, pour elle et pour les générations futures, une nouvelle conception de l

Comment comprendre la tragique guerre menée actuellement en Ukraine ? Quel est cet empire russe après lequel court Vladimir Poutine ? Pour saisir ces enjeux brûlants, François Reynaert s’est plongé d

Comment devient-on le plus jeune Français a partir vers la Station spatiale ? Comment passer de sa Normandie natale aux pas de tir de Baikonour et de Cap Canaveral ? Pour la premiere fois, Thomas Pesquet se raconte sans detour, dans un recit tres personnel aussi drole que surprenant. Il nous entraine des coulisses de lecole des astronautes jusquau frisson du decollage, partage le quotidien de ses 396 jours a bord de lISS et lemerveillement de decouvrir, flottant dans le vide intersideral, notre planete si fragile. Une autobiographie aux allures de roman daventures, dont le heros est devenu lune des personnalites preferees des Français.

Monde à part, l’Antarctique reste avec les abysses l’un des endroits les moins connus de la planète. Découvert en 1819, ce vaste continent attire depuis l’intérêt des scientifiques et des chercheurs,

Monde à part, l’Antarctique reste avec les abysses l’un des endroits les moins connus de la planète. Découvert en 1819, ce vaste continent attire depuis l’intérêt des scientifiques et des chercheurs,

O 12 de xaneiro de 1907, Annette Meakin chega ao porto da Coruña dende Southampton, coa idea de escribir sobre o menos coñecido dos reinos de España. Os seus textos e imaxes ofrecen un percorrido historico, xeografico e etnografico, e publicaronse ao ano seguinte nun libro que hoxe en dia serve de retrato do pais que fomos.

Jahrzehnte nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges beginnt Felizitas Puche ihre personlichen Erlebnisse der Nachkriegszeit Revue passieren zu lassen. 1926 als Felizitas Reimann geboren und aufgewachsen in Glatz, nach einer unbeschwerten Jugend 1946 aus ihrer Heimat vertrieben und gestrandet in den Nachkriegswirren Westdeutschlands, musste Felizitas bereits in jungen Jahren viele Hindernisse uberwinden. Ihre dabei gesammelten Erinnerungen und Erlebnisse zeichnen ein detailliertes Bild uber das bemerkenswerte Schicksal einer jungen Frau, ihrer nie enden wollenden Starke und uber die systematische Vertreibung und Flucht ihrer deutschen Leidensgenoss*innen aus den ehemaligen Ostgebieten nach 1945. Felizitas Puche geb. Reimann nimmt uns mit in einen fast vergessenen Teil der deutschen Geschichte und zeigt uns hautnah, wie sich das Leben von Millionen von Menschen nach der deutschen Kriegsniederlage brutal veranderte und wie Gewalt, Willkur und Demutigungen Einzug in ihren Alltag hielten.

J-25 pour trouver lamour avant Noël !Les couleurs préférées de Margaux ? Le rouge, le vert et le blanc. Son activité fétiche ? Suspendre des guirlandes lumineuses partout dans son appartement. Quan

Sul filo di una memoria asciutta e a tratti profondamente ironica, Roberto Weber risale il Novecento; lo fa avvalendosi dei tornanti angusti di una vicenda famigliare immersa in una composita (e scomparsa) comunita etnica e culturale, per cogliere i piu ampi risvolti della storia cittadina. Il racconto torna a piu riprese nel teatro di piazza Unita, nel luogo simbolo cioe in cui si consumano febbrilmente le passioni piu brucianti, le finzioni collettive piu riuscite, i momenti piu drammatici della citta e del suo popolo: li fa ritorno la salma dellArciduca Francesco Ferdinando dopo luccisione a Sarajevo che scatena la Prima guerra mondiale; li Benito Mussolini annuncia le leggi razziali; li nel 1954 Trieste diventa italiana. Giornate epocali, in cui tutti scendono in piazza e la comunita viene attraversata dalla Storia. Un romanzo intimo dove una famiglia abita tutte le contraddizioni di una citta-mondo e dove lessere di confine coniuga la dimensione privata e pubblica.

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the 2024 Speakers Book AwardFrom bestselling author Ken Dryden, a riveting new book.On Tuesday, September 6, 1960, the day after Labour Day, class 9G at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute in a suburb of Toronto assembled for the first time. Its thirty-five students, having written special exams, came to be known as the Selected Class.They would stay together through high school, with few exceptions. They would spend more than two hundred days a year together. Few had known each other before. Few have been in other than accidental contact in all the decades since.Their ancestors were almost all from working-class backgrounds. Their parents had lived their formative years through depression and war. They themselves were born into a postwar world of new homes, new schools, new churches. New suburbs. Of new classes like this one. Of boundless possibilities.When almost anything seems within reach, what do we reach for?Ken Dryden was one of these thirty-five. In his varied, improbable life, he had wondered often how he had gotten from there to here. How any of us do. He decided to try and find his classmates, to see how they are, what they are doing, how life has been for them. They talked many long hours, in a way they had never talked before. Most had married, some divorced, most have kids, many have grandkids.This is the story of a place, a time, and so much more.