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9780415 9780700710041 Kinsella: Adult Manga. Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society. Paperback

Adult Manga. Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society. Paperback
Sharon Kinsella
228 pages, with illustrations. 2000. Describes and analyses the complex new attitudes to manga since the 1980s. Provocative and timely, the book shows how manga's status in Japanese society is intimately linked to changes in the balance of power between artists and editors

9780415198356 Tanaka: Advertising Language. A Pragmatic Approach to Advertisements in Britain and Japan. Paperback

Advertising Language. A Pragmatic Approach to Advertisements in Britain and Japan. Paperback
Keiko Tanaka
148 pages, 12 plates, bibliography, index. 1999. It analyses the ways advertisers use language to gain and retain the attention of their audience, with particular emphasis on puns and metaphors. The book contains a unique chapter on images of women in Japanese advertising and is the only book to contrast British and Japanese advertising

9780824813796 Rolf, Gillespie: Alternative Japanese Drama: Ten Plays. Paperback

Alternative Japanese Drama: Ten Plays. Paperback
Edited by Robert T. Rolf and John K. Gillespie
xii, 364 pages, many black-white illustrations. 1992

9780415260442 Molasky:The American Occupation of Japan and Okinawa. Paperback

American Occupation of Japan and Okinawa. Paperback
Michael S. Molasky
256 pages, with 12 photos. 2001. This title is an exploration, through literature, of Japan's experience of American military occupation. It provides textual analysis and discussions of post-war history, and juxtaposes literature from men and women writers from mainland Japan and Okinawa

9781403970527 Napier: Anime From Akira To Howl's Moving Castle. Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation. Revised edition. Paperback

Anime From Akira To Howls Moving Castle. Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation. Revised edition. Paperback
by Susan Napier
xviii, 355 pages. 2006

9780415195744 Hendry: An Anthropologist in Japan. Glimpses of Life in the Field. Paperback

Anthropologist in Japan. Glimpses of Life in the Field. Paperback.
Joy Hendry
167 pages, 8 photo's. 1999. 'Highly recommendable to diverse categories of readers ... not only educational but entertaining.' - Journal of Japanese Studies

9780521667975 / o Ravenhill: APEC and the Construction of Pacific Rim Regionalism. Paperback

APEC and the Construction of Pacific Rim Regionalism. Paperback
John Ravenhill
xii, 294 pages, 8 tables. 2002. In this timely book, John Ravenhill examines the reasons for APEC’s establishment, its evolution, and the causes of its failures. His conclusions address central questions in international relations about international collaboration and regionalism.

9780415700245 Alexander The Arc of Japan's Economic Development. Paperback

Arc of Japan's Economic Development. Paperback
By Arthur Alexander
248 pages. 2007. This core textbook is the definitive overview of the Japanese economy. It charts its history from the period before the Meiji restoration and its astonishing growth throughout the twentieth century before conducting a thorough analysis of the contemporary scene and the implications of the ongoing financial crisis

9780812236514 Mizoguchi: An Archaeological History of Japan, 30,000 B.C. to A.D. 700. Cloth

Archaeological History of Japan, 30,000 B.C. to A.D. 700. Cloth
by Koji Mizoguchi
xiii, 274 pages, with ca. 50 figures, references and index. 2002

9780300053333 Paine: The Art and Architecture of Japan. 3rd edition. Paperback

Art and Architecture of Japan. Revised edition. Paperback
By Robert Treat Paine and Alexander Soper
521 pages, numerous illustrations. 1992. Studies the art and architecture of Japan, once slighted as mere copying from China. Now the arts of Japan are seen as a unique alternation of advances and withdrawals, when the islanders chose to be independent, their art differs at every level. index

9781586483944 Prasso: The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, And Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient. Paperback

Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, And Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient. Paperback.
by Sheridan Prasso
437 pages. 2006

9780195092578op=op Haley: Authority without Power. Law and the Japanese Paradox. Paperback

Authority without Power. Law and the Japanese Paradox. Paperback
John Owen Haley
268 pages. 1st paperback edition. 1994

9780520077607 Marshall: The Autobiography of Osugi Sakae. Paperback

Autobiography of Osugi Sakae. Paperback
by Byron K. Marshall (Translation)
xx, 167 pages, with bibliography. 1992

9780231139878 Fukuzawa, Kiyooka: The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa. Paperback

Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa. Paperback
Author Yukichi Fukuzawa. Eiikchi Kiyooka (TRN) / Albert Craig (FRW)
xvi, 477 pages. (1899) 2007

9780801472503 Katzenstein, Shiraishi: Beyond Japan: The Dynamics of East Asian Regionalism. Paperback

Beyond Japan: The Dynamics of East Asian Regionalism. Paperback
edited by Peter J. Katzenstein and Takashi Shiraishi
viii, 325 pages. 2006

9780824819392 Kiyota: Beyond Loyalty: The Story of a Kibei. Paperback

Beyond Loyalty: The Story of a Kibei. Paperback
Minoru Kiyota, translated from the Japanese by Linda Klepinger Keenan
xii, 252 pages, with reflections, afterword and appendix

9780520212916 LeBlanc: Bicycle Citizens. The Political World of the Japanese Housewife. Paperback

Bicycle Citizens. The Political World of the Japanese Housewife. Paperback
LeBlanc
xvii, 243 pages, notes, references, index. 1999

9780231069625 /o Jun: The Bodhisattva or Samantabhadra. A Novel. Cloth

Bodhisattva or Samantabhadra. A Novel. Cloth
by Ishikawa Jun
xv, 180 pages. 1990. Reduced price (it was US$ 76.50)

9780691049120 / Igarashi: Bodies of Memory. Narratives of War in Postwar Japanese Culture, 1945 - 1970. Paperback

Bodies of Memory. Narratives of War in Postwar Japanese Culture, 1945 - 1970. Paperback
by Yoshikuni Igarashi
x, 284 pages. 2000

9789053566398 Veere: Boeddha's en Kami. De ontwikkeling van de Japanse religie. Paperback

Boeddha's en Kami. De ontwikkeling van de Japanse religie. paperback. 14,8x21cm
H. van der Veere
104 pagina's. 2003. Het boekje 'Boeddha's en Kami' is bedoeld om de niet-expert in grote lijnen te laten zien hoe in de loop der tijden al deze gedachtestromingen zich ontwikkeld en soms vermengd hebben en hoe de complexe hedendaagse Japanse religie tot stand is gekomen

9781590300831 / Okakura: The Book of Tea. A philosophy of beauty and tranquillity. Hardcover

Book of Tea. A philosophy of beauty and tranquillity. Hardcover
Kakuzo Okakura, introduction by Sam Hamill
xviii, 116 pages, with some illustrations. 2003

9781570628283 Okakura: The Book of Tea. A philosophy of beauty and tranquillity. Paperback

Book of Tea. A philosophy of beauty and tranquillity. Paperback
Kakuzo Okakura, introduction by Sam Hamill
96 pages, with some illustrations. 2001

9780804800693 Okakura: The Book of Tea. Hardback, in slipcase

Book of Tea. Hardback, in slipcase. Picture shows book and slipcase
Okakura Kakuzo, foreword and biographical sketch by Elise Grilli
xvii, 132 pages, illustrated. A description of the Japanese tea ceremony that evokes Eastern culture as a whole

9780691053844 / Mitchell: Censorship in Imperial Japan. Cloth

Censorship in Imperial Japan. Cloth
Richard H. Mitchell
xii, 424 pages, with conclusion, bibliography and index. 1983

9780231144407 Keene: Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan. Cloth

Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan. Cloth
Donald Keene
208 pages, 36 illustrations. 2008. "I sometimes think that if, as the result of an accident, I were to lose my knowledge of Japanese, there would not be much left for me. Japanese, which at first had no connection with my ancestors, my literary tastes, or my awareness of myself as a person, has become the central element of my life."

9780618619597 Benedict: The Chrysanthemum And the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture. Paperback

Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture. Paperback
by Ruth Fulton Benedict
324 pages. 2006

9780804719605 / McCullough: Classical Japanese Prose: An Anthology. Paperback

Classical Japanese Prose: An Anthology. Paperback
Compiled and Edited by Helen Craig McCullough
xv, 578 pages. 1991. McCullough deserves our thanks and gratitude for compiling this anthology.

9780691059549 Freeman: Closing the Shop: Information Cartels and Japan's Mass Media. Cloth

Closing the Shop: Information Cartels and Japan's Mass Media. Cloth
by Laurie Anne Freeman
xix, 256 pages, 9 tables and 11 figures, notes, bibliography, index. 2000

9780231111447 Allinson: The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History. Cloth

Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History. Cloth
Gary D. Allison
xiv, 259 pages. 1999. This volume first provides a historical narrative addressing Japanese external relations, domestic political affairs, economic developments, social changes, and the characteristics of Japanese culture and ideas from 1850 on, followed by a compendium of information about the places, people, events, and terms used in the narrative.

9780231120333 Yoshiaki: Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II. Paperback

Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II. Paperback
Yoshimi Yoshiaki and Suzanne O'Brien (translation)
253 pages. 2002

9780520227361 /o Walker: The Conquest of Ainu Lands. Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion 1590 - 1800. Cloth

Conquest of Ainu Lands. Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion 1590 - 1800. Cloth
Brett L. Walker
xii, 332 pages. 2001. This study puts the Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northern-most island of the Japanese archipelago - at the centre of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the 17th and 18th centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era.

9780520248342 Walker: The Conquest of Ainu Lands. Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion 1590 - 1800. Paperback

Conquest of Ainu Lands. Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion 1590 - 1800. Paperback.
Brett L. Walker
xii, 332 pages. 2001. This study puts the Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northern-most island of the Japanese archipelago - at the centre of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the 17th and 18th centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era.

9780415924597 Holloway. Contested Childhood: Diversity and Change in Japanese Preschools. Paperback

Contested Childhood: Diversity and Change in Japanese Preschools. Paperback
by Susan D. Holloway
xi, 240 pages. 2000. Examines the societal, religious and economic factors that shape various preschool programs and shows how culture influences child-rearing, beliefs and practices

9780824818821 / Huffman: Creating a Public. People and Press in Meiji Japan. Cloth

Creating a Public. People and Press in Meiji Japan. Cloth
James L. Huffman
x, 573 pages, 6 appendices, notes, bibliography and index. 1997

9780801423338op35 Hamabata: Crested Kimono: Power and Love in the Japanese Business Family. Cloth

Crested Kimono: Power and Love in the Japanese Business Family. Cloth
Matthews Masayuki Hamabata
x, 191 pages, 8 illustrations, notes. bibliography. index. 1990

9780791437926 Linhart, Frühstück: The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure. Paperback

Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure. Paperback
edited by Sepp Linhart & Sabine Frühstück
x, 397 pages, illustrated, notes, index. 1998

9780804732123 / Cornyetz: Dangerous Women, Deadly Words. Phallic Fantasy and Modernity in Three Japanese Writers. Cloth

Dangerous Women, Deadly Words. Phallic Fantasy and Modernity in Three Japanese Writers. Cloth.
Nina Cornyetz. 302 pages, index. 1999. A materialist-feminist, psychoanalytic analysis in which Cornyetz looks at the trope of the dangerous woman in the work of Izumi Kyota (1873-1939), Enchi Funiko (1902-86), and Nakagami Kenji (1964-92). She links the spiritually empowered characters with archaisms and magical realms, and to archetypes such as mountain witches, female shamans, and snake-women

9780804729673 / Tomita: Dear Miye. Letters Home from Japan 1939 - 1946. Paperback

Dear Miye. Letters Home from Japan 1939 - 1946. Paperback
by Mary Kimoto Tomito. Edited, with an Introduction by Robert G. Lee
400 pages, index, many photographs. 1997. The letters of Mary Kimoto Tomita tell the story of a young American woman of Japanese descent who, along with over ten thousand other Japanese Americans, was stranded in Japan during World War II.

9780415117531 Kersten: Democracy in Post-war Japan. Maruyama Masao and the Search for Autonomy. Hardback

Democracy in Post-war Japan. Maruyama Masao and the Search for Autonomy. Hardback
by Rikki Kersten
304 pages. 1995. An assessment of the development of democracy through the writings of Maruyama Masao. Based on contemporary documents and on interviews, it is the only full-scale analysis of his work to be published in English

9780226388335 Ivy: Discourses of the Vanishing: Modernity, Phantasm, Japan. Paperback

Discourses of the Vanishing: Modernity, Phantasm, Japan. Paperback
by Marilyn Ivy
xi, 270 pages, index, bibliography, 12 illustrations. 1995. In this provocative conjoining of ethnography, history, and cultural criticism, Marilyn Ivy discloses these anxieties, and the attempts to contain them, as she tracks what she calls the vanishing: marginalized events, sites, and cultural practices suspended at moments of impending disappearance.

9780415 9780700714865 0700714863 Refsing: Early European Writings on Ainu Culture: Religion and Folklore. 5 Volume Set. Hardcovers

Early European Writings on Ainu Culture: Religion and Folklore. 5 Volume Set. Hardcover
by Kirsten Refsing. With John Batchelor, Basil Hall Chamberlain, Neil Gordon Munro.
A total of 2512 pages. 2002. This five volume set contains a number of texts on Ainu religious beliefs as seen through the eyes of foreign visitors to Hokkaido. The texts, over thirty in total, were published between 1875 and 1950 by Western European visitors to, and scholars in, Japan. Reduced price

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9780520203563 Totman: Early Modern Japan. Paperback

Early Modern Japan. Paperback
by Conrad D. Totman
593 pages. 1995. This thoughtfully organized survey of Japan's early modern period (1568-1868) is a remarkable blend of political, economic, intellectual, literary, and cultural history. The only truly comprehensive study in English of the Tokugawa period, it also introduces a new ecological perspective, covering natural disasters, resource use, demographics, and river control.

9780231144155 Shirane: Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900. Abridged edition. Paperback

Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900. Abridged edition. Paperback
edited by Haruo Shirane
vi, 655 pages. Numerous woodcut prints to be reproduced from previous edition. This abridged edition of Haruo Shirane's popular anthology retains the essential texts that have made the original volume such a valuable resource. The book introduces English-speaking readers to prose fiction genres, including dangibon, kibyoshi, sharebon, yomihon, kokkeibon, gokan, and ninjobon.

Scheid: Der Eine und Einzige Weg der Götter. Yoshida Kanetomo und die Erfindung des Shinto. 24x17cm, broschiert

Eine und Einzige Weg der Götter. Yoshida Kanetomo und die Erfindung des Shinto, broschiert
Bernhard Scheid
393 Seiten. 2001. Der hier untersuchte Yoshida Shinto wurde im 15. Jh. von Yoshida Kanetomo (1435-1511) begründet und war v.a. im 17. und 18. Jh. äußerst einflussreich. Er gilt als erste religiöse Richtung, die sich selbst als "Shinto" (Weg der Götter) bezeichnete, und entwickelte eine Theologie, die sich explizit vom Buddhismus distanzierte.

9780834815001 Itoh: The Elegant Japanese House: Traditional Sukiya Architecture. Cloth

Elegant Japanese House: Traditional Sukiya Architecture. Cloth. ca. 27 x 36 cm
by Teiji Itoh and Yukio Futagawa
With 96 pages black-white gravure photographs, and 33 in colour, 25 pages with detailed architectural drawings. 1990

9780393320275 Dower: Embracing Defeat. Japan in the Wake of World War II. Winner of the Pulitzer Price. Paperback

Embracing Defeat. Japan in the Wake of World War II. Paperback
by John W. Dower. Winner of the Pulitzer Price
676 pages. 2000. Chronicles the events that took place in Japan at the end of World War II and explores the effects they have had on the development and shaping of Japanese society, from immediately after the war to the present day.

9780743284554 Fukuyama: The End of History and the Last Man. New edition. Paperback

End of History and the Last Man. New edition. Paperback
Francis Fukuyama
xxiii, 432 pages. 2006. Three years ago, Fukuyama began an explosive debate about the future of the world in the post-Cold War era. Now he has expanded on his original themes to address the fundamental and far-reaching themes of the approaching Millennium

9784770030443 / Yamakage: The Essence of Shinto: Japans Spiritual Heart. Hardcover

Essence of Shinto: Japans Spiritual Heart. Hardcover
by Yamakage, Motohisa / Gillespie, Mienko S. (TRN) / Gillespie, Gerald L. (TRN) /
Komuro, Yoshitsugu (TRN) / Leeuw, Paul De (EDT) / Rankin, Aidan (EDT)
229 pages. 2007

Weight: 7.33 kg

9780824821784 Gerhart: The Eyes Of Power: Art and Early Tokugawa Authority. Paperback

Eyes of Power: Art and Early Tokugawa Authority. Paperback
by Karen M. Gerhart
xv, 211 pages, 38 illustrations, bibliography, index. 1999. This text examines the political thrust behind some of the most important officially sponsored art of the early Tokugawa. Focusing on the rule of Iemitsu, it explores aspects of painting, architecture and sculpture created under his patronage and highlights themes of 17th-century political art.

9780691000350 Tsurumi: Factory Girls. Women in the Thread Mills of Meiji Japan. Paperback

Factory Girls. Women in the Thread Mills of Meiji Japan. Paperback
E. Patricia Tsurumi
215 pages, with 18 tables, sources cites, and index. 1992

9780691028651 Coleman: Family Planning in Japanese Society. Traditional Birth Control in a Modern Urban Culture. Paperback

Family Planning in Japanese Society. Traditional Birth Control in a Modern Urban Culture. Paperback
by Samuel Coleman
xxiv, 269 pages, with 8 tables, 9 figures, appendices, references (in japanese and english), index. 1991

9780791460320 Kelly: Fanning the Flames: Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary Japan. Paperback

Fanning the Flames: Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary Japan. Paperback
edited by William W. Kelly
iv, 202 pages. 2004

9780415243599 / Kallis: Fascism Reader. Paperback

Fascism Reader. Paperback
by Aristotle A. Kallis
544 pages. 2002. The Fascism Reader is a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to the complex nature, limits, aspects and dynamics of fascism as both ideology and practice.

0824811496 Weidner: Flowering in the Shadows: Women in the History of Chinese and Japanese Painting. Cloth

Flowering in the Shadows: Women in the History of Chinese and Japanese Painting. Cloth
Marsha Weidner, editor
xvi, 315 pages

9781880656334 pos Kiyama: The Four Immigrants Manga. A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924. Paperback

Four Immigrants Manga. A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924. Paperback. By Henry (Yoshitaka) Kiyama
152 pages. 1998. Newly Discovered Documentary Comic Book. The true story of 4 young Japanese men who pursued their dreams in the rough and tumble of American history

9781555714048op Higgins: From Hiroshima with Love. The Allied Military Governor's Remarkable Story of the Rebuilding of Japan's Business and Industry After World War II. Paperback

From Hiroshima with Love. The Allied Military Governor's Remarkable Story of the Rebuilding of Japan's Business and Industry After World War II. Paperback
by Raymond A. Higgins
viii, 308 pages, illustrated, map. 1997

9780804833240 Nagai, Meissner, a.o.: Geisha in Rivalry. Paperback

Geisha in Rivalry. Paperback.
by Nagai, Kafu / Meissner, Kurt (TRN) / Friedrich, Ralph (COL) / Misho, Shin (ILT)
206 pages. 2006

9780520204959 /o Dalby: Geisha. Paperback

Geisha. Paperback
Liza Grihfield Dalby
xix, 347 pages, illustrated. 1998. Liza Dalby, as the only foreigner ever to have become an actual geisha, knows more about the subject than I'll ever know, and she writes it with grace and eloquence. (Arthur Golden)

9781576873366 Burns: Geisha: A Photographic History 1872-1912. Hardcover

Geisha: A Photographic History 1872-1912. Hardcover
by Stanley B. Burns and Dr. Elizabeth A. Burns.
118 pages. 2006. During the mid-nineteenth century, Japan opened its doors to the world and became an essential destination for travelers. Tourists desired images of traditional Japanese culture, which Japanese photographers provided. They created souvenir albums consisting of hand-colored photographs individually chosen by the tourist.

9780520240858 Howell: Geographies of Identity In Nineteenth-Century Japan. Hardcover ( Ainu )

Geographies of Identity In Nineteenth-Century Japan. Hardcover
by David L. Howell
x, 259 pages, maps. 2005. The geography of Status - Status and the Politics of the Quotidian - Violence and the Abolition of Outcaste Status - Ainu Identity and the Early Modern State - The Geography of Civilization - Civilization and Enlightenment - Ainu Identity and the Meiji State

9780520210202 / Katsuichi: Harukor: An Ainu Woman's Tale. Paperback

Harukor: An Ainu Woman's Tale. Paperback.
By Honda Katsuichi.
352 pages. 2000. In this tale, Honda Katsuichi reconstructs the life of an Ainu woman living on the northern island of Japan over 500 years ago. Harukar's story is set in the centuries before the mainland Japanese nearly destroyed the way of life depicted here

9780804726962 / Friday: Hired Swords. The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan. Paperback

Hired Swords. The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan. Paperback
Karl F. Friday
284 pages, illustrated. 1992. A long overdue revision of court-warrior relationships from the seventh through twelfth centuries. Friday’s book has significantly altered the way Western scholars will view the history of early Japan.

9780520085879 Yoneyama: Hiroshima Traces. Time, Space, and the Dialects of Memory. Paperback

Hiroshima Traces. Time, Space, and the Dialects of Memory. Paperback
by Lisa Yoneyama
xiii, 298 pages, with notes, bibliography and index. 1999

9780804705257 / Sansom: A History of Japan 1334-1615. Paperback

History of Japan 1334-1615. Paperback
George Sansom
442 pages and 20 plates. many illustrations and maps in text. 1991. Explains the structure of the feudal society, describes the rise of economic life and tells of the impact of Commodore Perry's arrival in 1853. Bibliographical notes

9780804705271 / Sansom: A History of Japan 1615-1867. Paperback

History of Japan 1615-1867. Paperback
George Sansom
258 pages, 23 plates, 8 illustrations, maps, in text. 1963. Explains the structure of the feudal society, describes the rise of economic life and tells of the impact of Commodore Perry's arrival in 1853. Bibliographical notes

9780804705233 / Sansom: A History of Japan to 1334. Paperback

History of Japan to 1334. Paperback
George Sansom
500 pages, 15 plates, with 19 illustrations in text. 1958. Explains the structure of the feudal society, describes the rise of economic life and tells of the impact of Commodore Perry's arrival in 1853. Bibliographical notes

9780521529181 / Cullen: A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds. Paperback

History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds. Paperback
by L.M. Cullen
376 pages, 8 maps. 2003. He shows that Japan before 1854 was on balance a successful society led by rational policymakers. He also shows how when an external threat emerged after 1793 the country became on balance more open rather than more oppressive and that Japan displayed remarkable success in negotiation with the western powers in 1853-68.

9781405123594 Totman, A History of Japan. Paperback

History of Japan. Paperback
Conrad Totman
xxxvi, 684 pages. 2005

9780140135121op Storry: A History of Modern Japan. Paperback

History of Modern Japan. Paperback
Richard Storry
304 pages. 1991

9780674024533 Carter: Householders. The Reizei Family in Japanese History. Hardcover

Householders. The Reizei Family in Japanese History. Hardcover
Steven D. Carter
515 pages, 7 charts, 16 halftones. 2007. As direct descendants of the great courtier-poets Fujiwara no Shunzei (1114-1204) and his son Teika (1162-1244), the heirs of the noble Reizei house can claim an unbroken literary lineage that spans over eight hundred years. During all that time, their primary goal has been to sustain the poetic enterprise, or michi (way), of the house and to safeguard its literary assets.

9780415153454 Dore, Sako: How the Japanese Learn to Work. 2nd edition. Paperback

How the Japanese Learn to Work. 2nd edition. Paperback
Dore & Sako
190 pages, with 3 figures and 29 tables. 1997. Second revised edition of this review of Japanese vocational education and training covering primary education through to job training offered by companies. Covers formal and informal training in order to analyse the difference between 'person-changing' training and mere 'ability-labelling'

9784770029959 Richie: A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, With a Selective Guide to Dvds And Videos. 2nd revised edition

Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, With a Selective Guide to Dvds and Videos. 2nd revised edition
by Donald Richie
320 pages. 2005