America

Don Quixote, the beloved itinerant knight.

Che Guevara's "Motorcycle South American Travel Diary" Synopsis and Comments - Young Guevara's Don Quixote Journey! A well-known work as the basis for the movie

This trip seemed to me exactly like a Don Quixote trip.

The old motorcycle, Poderosa 2, soon breaks down and crashes over and over again, throwing them all out of their bodies. The Guevaras also continue to make happenings wherever they go.

Don Quixote is a man who takes what most people would consider foolishness very seriously. He becomes an itinerant knight and travels all over Spain to correct the injustices of the world.

Guevara must have been traveling with this very Don Quixote in mind.
Don Quixote, the beloved itinerant knight.

Chihiro Ito, "Cuba: The Latin Soul that Brought a Superpower to its Knees" - A recommended reference for learning about Cuba's history!

We were amazed at what we read in this book. We usually receive very little information about the country of Cuba. At best, we have an image of Cuba as a strong baseball team. For those of us who only have an image of the Cuban crisis and the dictator Castro, what this book tells us is truly astonishing. The world here is the complete opposite of the image we have of Cuba.

I am sure that this book will change the way you feel about America.

I think one of the great things about this book is that it gives us an idea of what the U.S. was like for the Cubans, not just information from the U.S. side.
Don Quixote, the beloved itinerant knight.

Toru Miyoshi, "Che Guevara Biography" - Biography recommended to learn about the life and thought of Che Guevara, the leading revolutionary of the Cuban Revolution.

It was Guevara who inspired me to read Don Quixote. It was because of Guevara that I decided to read "Don Quixote" for the first time.

Now "Don Quixote" is like my life's work. I will continue to read this work for the rest of my life.

For me, Che Guevara was the great benefactor who connected me to Don Quixote.

This work, "The Biography of Che Guevara," is a wonderful biography that allows us to learn about the man to whom we owe so much.
Don Quixote, the beloved itinerant knight.

Irving's "The Alhambra Story" Synopsis and Impressions - A fascinating Spanish travelogue! Highly recommended if you are going to visit the World Heritage Site of the Alhambra!

Irving traveled here to Granada in 1829 and stayed at the Alhambra.

The work based on that trip was written as "The Tales of the Alhambra," and the book made the Alhambra well known to Western society.

This book will definitely make you want to go there. If you are already planning to go, please read this book. If you are already planning to go there, please read this book and you will definitely enjoy it many times more. This book will be an immensely powerful motivational tool before you go on your trip.

This book is a great introduction to Spanish culture. I highly recommend this work.
Indian thought, culture and history

Satish Kumar, "You Are, Therefore I Am" - A Jain Perspective on the Philosophy of Coexistence and Symbiosis in Life

サティシュ・クマールの思想は世界を様々なつながりから見ていく広い視野が特徴です。これは読んで頂ければすぐにわかると思います。決して難しいことは書かれていません。むしろその読みやすさに驚くと思います。ですだだからといってその教えが浅くて軽いものだということは決してありません。その教えの深さに思わず頭が下がるほどになることは間違いありません。

これはものすごい名著です。ぜひおすすめしたい１冊です。
The Industrial Revolution and British and European Society

C. Wolmer, "The History of World Railroads: The Global Transformation of Blood, Iron, and Gold" - Did railroads bring war? Recommended reference book to learn about the history of railroads on a global scale.

As the title suggests, "The History of World Railways: World Transformation in Blood, Iron, and Gold" looks at the history of railroads, not only in Europe, but extending its scope to the rest of the world. Naturally, the United States is also mentioned, as well as Japan, China, and even Africa. This book is a very useful work for learning the flow of world history because it allows us to look at the history of railroads from a global perspective.

This was a gratifying book. It is very helpful in following the history of the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution and British and European Society

Carl B. Frey, "A World Economic History of Technology" - Recommended for learning about the history of the Industrial Revolution and its connections to society!

I picked up this book because I wanted to learn about the history of the Industrial Revolution and the history of technology up to the present day in my study of Marx.

In this book, you will learn why the Industrial Revolution took place in England and how society was changed by it.

Marx and Engels theorized that workers would remain poor if mechanization continued.

The authors state that, although such phenomena were observed in their time, the theory was wrong in reality.

This biography is a highly recommended read for those interested in the history of the Industrial Revolution and technology.
Marx Engels Writings and Related Works

The Birth of the Global Economy: Trade Remade This World - A great book to learn about the history of the world market! And to learn about Marxism.

In Marxism, it is often stated that "capitalism made the world like this," but this book makes you realize that it is not that simple.

It is true that "capitalism" has a tremendous impact. However, in each individual place, various circumstances and factors are at work in the society. If we simply stop at "capitalism is all bad," we may miss something important.

In this book, you will learn that the world is made up of complex intertwined elements.

This book is recommended to learn about the history of trade from a broad perspective.
Modern Russia and the Russo-Ukrainian War

Anbu Touma, "The Syrian Civil War" - Recommended for learning about the Assad regime and the history of the civil war. Also to learn about the connection to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The book provides a chronological account of the complex and bizarre Syrian Civil War.

The explanations are quite detailed and can be read by those who know nothing about this civil war. It was very easy to understand the flow of how this civil war came to be so intricately composed.

It was also important for me to know the tactics of the U.S. and Russia in response to this civil war. I now understand why this civil war was so important in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Modern Russia and the Russo-Ukrainian War

Blanca Takahashi, "To Tokyo, Serbia" - What is a Serbian work? Japanese debut work by a Serbian writer under the guidance of Kayoko Yamazaki

The author, Branka Takahashi, is a writer from Serbia. She studied Japanese at the University of Belgrade, where her advisor was the poet Kayoko Yamazaki, whom we have mentioned on our blog.

Delicate inner depictions. There is humor that makes you giggle.

Reading "To Tokyo, Serbia" with the author's thoughts and feelings was extremely stimulating and enjoyable.

I would highly recommend it.