Lucid and lyrical…a vivid history of Japan’s turbocharged (and painful) modernization. –The Daily Telegraph In A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the untold stories of…

This book looks at the interplay between criminal and other branches of public law pursuing similar objectives (referred to as ‘quasi-criminal law’). The need for clarifying the concepts and the…

This book looks at the interplay between criminal and other branches of public law pursuing similar objectives (referred to as ‘quasi-criminal law’). The need for clarifying the concepts and the…

Since the late nineteenth century, religious ideas and practices in Japan have become increasingly intertwined with those associated with mental health and healing. This relationship developed against the backdrop of…

Mountaintop Academy, sister school of Whitehall, has secrets, deadly secrets - and its MageMaster is dying. When he finally leaves the mortal world, it will trigger a power struggle that…

Are the characteristics of an adult killer or his victim visible in the playground or at the school disco? Or are the roots of a motive for murder seeded there…

This unique homage to Cuba’s astonishing wealth of antique cars is also a paean to the extraordinary people who keep their weary cacharros running with resourcefulness, ingenuity and great good…