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As a scholar studying in the United States, Tsunezo Kishinami wrote the comprehensive text - The Development of Philosophy in Japan. Written during a critical period for Japan, when it was emerging ……続きを見る

This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885–1962), the critical successor of the “father of contemporary Japanese philosophy” Nishida Kitaro (1870–1945), focuses on Tanabe's central philosophical ideas……続きを見る

Follow the Melani dynasty as they try to survive persecution in Japan during WW2. 続きを見る

Il Bushido, letteralmente "la via del guerriero", è il codice etico che i cavalieri dell'esercito giapponese dovevano osservare tanto nell'esercizio della loro professione quanto nella vita privata.……続きを見る

First Published in 1999. The best scholarship on the development of contemporary****Japan This collection presents well over 100 scholarly articles on modern Japanese society, written by leading sch……続きを見る

The Russian Revolution in Asia: From Baku to Batavia presents a unique and timely global history intervention into the historiography of the Russian Revolution of 1917, marking the centenary of one ……続きを見る

The epic tale of how the samurai warriors of Japan fended off the Mongol armada in 1274 and again in 1281 has all the ingredients of a compelling thriller: political intrigue, shifting alliances, es……続きを見る

標誌著身體與性別、時尚與消費文化， 更形塑了日本人的國族認同── 一襲和服，正是一部千絲萬縷的日本現代史！ 　　縱觀歷史，和服在設計、用途和意義上的改變，反映了日本社會、政治、經濟與國際地位的變遷，其非……続きを見る

Un manuale ricco di consigli e attività pratiche che mostra come impiegare nel mondo moderno le tecniche dei famosi samurai giapponesi. I lettori impareranno a controllare la mente e le emozioni, a ……続きを見る

Looking at Japan, traces crisis narratives across three decades and ten policy fields, with the aim of disentangling discursively manufactured crises from actual policy failures. Mired in national c……続きを見る

懷柔外交、政治婚姻、種族科學 帝國如何在「蕃界」內理解與教化「棄民」？ 本書描述1870年代至1940年代的晚清和日治時期，臺灣原住民族成為「原住民」的過程。首先藉由「牡丹社事件」為開端，闡述世界秩序的圖像何……続きを見る

Today, Americans are some of the world’s biggest consumers of black teas; in Japan, green tea, especially sencha, is preferred. These national partialities, Robert Hellyer reveals, are deeply entwin……続きを見る

By the late twentieth century, Japan had gained worldwide attention as an economic powerhouse. Having miraculously risen from the ashes of World War II, it was seen by many as a country to be admire……続きを見る

Japan was considered conservative regarding its cinema industry. It has one of the oldest and largest films in the world, but the first screen kiss appeared in 1946 in Yasushi Sasaki’s “Hitachi no S……続きを見る

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and include a bonus link to the free audio book. Miyamoto Musashi's Go Rin no Sho or the book of five rings, is considered a classic treatise on military str……続きを見る

This book looks at the case study of Hachioji as a major transit hub with a world-class public transportation system in Japan. It tracks how Tokyo slowly expands into its suburban, rural or sub-rura……続きを見る

The Battle Digest summary includes all the key aspects of the campaign and battle, including maps, images, and lessons learned. By early 1945, American forces had been fighting their way across the ……続きを見る

The Battle Digest summary includes all the key aspects of the campaign and battle, including maps, images, and lessons learned. After the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, it seem……続きを見る

Scopri la cultura di Dragon Ball e apprendi gli antichi segreti dietro al capolavoro di Akira Toriyama. Con una prefazione di Giorgio Vanni, il cantante delle sigle italiane di Dragon Ball: “Questo ……続きを見る

Fernando Morais’ Dirty Hearts is a tour de force of literary journalism that investigates the discriminatory treatment of the Japanese immigrant community in Brazil during World War II and in the af……続きを見る

Genuine karate is an Okinawan martial art for self-defense; its principle of “never changing kata” is critical to its effectiveness “The changes made to karate in mainland Japan and in America have ……続きを見る

In The End of Pax Americana, Naoki Sakai focuses on U.S. hegemony's long history in East Asia and the effects of its decline on contemporary conceptions of internationality. Engaging with themes of ……続きを見る

This ground-breaking book provides the first English-language survey of economic thought in modern Japan. Significantly, it offers both a detailed study of economic thought from 1600 to 1945 and a n……続きを見る

The U.S. and the War in the Pacific, 1941-45 analyzes the Pacific War with a focus on America’s participation in the conflict. Fought over a great ocean and vast battlefields using the most sophisti……続きを見る

This book examines the significance of alliances in the international system, focusing on the dynamics between great and regional powers, and on the alliances Nazi Germany made during World War II, ……続きを見る

A photographic survey of the robotic face of Tokyo buildings and an argument that robot aesthetics plays a central role in architectural history. In Tokyoids, architect François Blanciak surveys the……続きを見る

如果早點認識這種歷史閱讀法就好了！ 透過因果關係加深對歷史脈絡的了解， 搭配一目瞭然的圖表，比死背更快通日本史！ ★**《蔡桑文化塾》、《表裏日本》作者．蔡亦竹審定！** 【本書特色】 ◎1000年日本歷史，透過4……続きを見る

When Jaan Willem Mobach (1894), his wife Johanna (1896), and their three sons, Piet, Gerard, and Jan, depart for Djokdjakarta in 1930 on the ship Indrapoera, they have no idea what awaits them. The ……続きを見る

In modern Japan, beriberi (or thiamin deficiency) became a public health problem that cut across all social boundaries, afflicting even the Meiji Emperor. During an age of empire building for the Ja……続きを見る

The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall and opera house. Composing for Japanese Instruments ……続きを見る