Catatan Harian dari Baghdad merupakan kumpulan tulisan pribadi yang merekam pengalaman langsung penulis selama berada di Baghdad pada masa penuh ketegangan dan konflik. Melalui catatan harian yang jujur dan emosional, buku ini menggambarkan kehidupan masyarakat, suasana kota, serta perubahan sosial dan politik yang terjadi dari hari ke hari. Penulis menghadirkan perspektif manusiawi mengenai pe…
Ceylon: An Account of the Island, Physical, Historical and Topographical by James Emerson Tennent presents a comprehensive overview of Sri Lanka’s natural landscape, including its climate, flora, and fauna. The book explores the island’s rich historical development, tracing influences from ancient kingdoms to colonial powers. It also provides detailed descriptions of regional geography, cul…
Dinamika sosial, budaya, dan psikologis yang dialami generasi muda Jepang pada periode transformasi modern. Naka menyoroti bagaimana industrialisasi, perubahan ekonomi, pendidikan massal, dan pengaruh Barat membentuk nilai, aspirasi, serta pola perilaku kaum muda. Buku ini menguraikan ketegangan antara tradisi dan modernitas, perubahan hubungan keluarga, dinamika identitas, serta tantangan sosi…
This book focuses on the Japanese encounter with the Americans in the mid-nineteenth century, an episode that took place rather late in the "age of discovery," as the last "unknown" lands of Africa and Asia were being probed by Western merchants, explorers, and travelers. Most of the documents assembled here -- poems and political pamphlets, official memorials and private journals, newspaper re…
The book The Foundations of Africanité or Négritude and Arabité by Léopold Sédar Senghor outlines the philosophical, cultural, and historical foundations of the concepts of Africanité (African-ness) and Négritude, two core ideas in modern African identity thinking. Senghor discusses the complex relationship between black African heritage and Arab traditions, and how these two elements sh…
A distinguished Japanese scholar counterbalances the current preoccupation among sociologists with childhood socialization by exploring the changes in values and attitudes among adults in Japan before and after World War II. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the disting…
Death to the Dictator!: A Young Man Casts a Vote in Iran's 2009 Election and Pays a Devastating Price by Afsaneh Moqadam (a pseudonym) offers an essential insider's account of the tumultuous events in Iran following the contested 2009 presidential election. Providing a window into a country from which Western journalists had been expelled, the book chronicles the experience of a young voter who…
The social structures that shape everyday life in Japan. She argues that Japanese society is organized around “frames,” or group-based affiliations, rather than class. These group ties influence authority, loyalty, and social behavior, helping explain how cohesion and hierarchy function within Japanese institutions. The book offers a concise framework for understanding the foundations of Ja…
Senegalese democracy is considered exemplary by foreign observers and by a large section of the African intelligentsia, which is under siege from multifaceted forms of state terrorism. Given the democratic demands currently shaking Africa, it is tempting to view Senegal as a model. And yet, for a large majority of Senegalese, more and better democracy has become the central demand that mobilize…
An overview of the development of religious traditions in Japan from ancient to modern times. The book outlines the evolution of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucian influences, and various syncretic practices, showing how these traditions interacted with major historical and cultural changes. Anesaki highlights key periods of religious transformation and explains how religion has influenced Japanese so…