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O Japão já foi considerado um "paraíso pornô" por um dos mais conceituados jornais japoneses, uma vez que, em nenhum país do mundo, existe a variedade de prestação de serviços sexuais que se pode en……続きを見る

Emphasizing how modes of book production, promotion, and consumption shape ideas of literary value, Edward Mack examines the role of Japan’s publishing industry in defining modern Japanese literatur……続きを見る

This collection of commentaries and reflections on Japanese culture, first published in 1904, was written shortly after the return of two English aristocrats from five years spent immersed in the ‘L……続きを見る

Ivan Morris’s definitive and widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious and melancholy world of ancient Japan. • "A book which should delight anyone interested in Japan.” ーThe New York Times Book……続きを見る

The collapse of China’s Qing dynasty coincided roughly with discoveries that helped revolutionize views of infectious disease. Together, these parallel developments generated a set of paradigm shift……続きを見る

I. Premier article. T. 8, 1832 II. Deuxième article. T. 4, 1833 IV. Sciences naturelles et arts mécaniques T. 4, 1833 V. Géographie, histoire T. 4, 1833 VI. Philosophie et religion T. 4, 1833 続きを見る

An eleventh-century classic, The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is frequently paired with The Tale of Genji as one of the most important works in the Japanese canon. Yet it has also been marginalized w……続きを見る

Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair explores the possibilities and limits of terms such as "body," "woman," "gender," and "agency"ーcategories that emerged within the context of western philosophical,……続きを見る

Fujiwara no Teika (1162–1241) was born into an illustrious lineage of poets just as Japan’s ancien régime was ceding authority to a new political order dominated by military power. Overcoming person……続きを見る

Yasuoka Shōtarō (1920–2013) was perfectly situated to become Japan's premier chronicler of the Shōwa period (1926–89). Over fifty years as a writer, Yasuoka produced stories, novels, plays, and essa……続きを見る

This collection brings together fifteen chapters written by scholars specializing in disciplines ranging from anthropology and sociology to literature, film, and performance studies. These scholars ……続きを見る

Kalle Kajanderin teoksessa 'Pahkakuppi ynnä muita kertomuksia' tutkitaan suomalaista maaseutuelämää ja kansanperinnettä kiehtovalla tavalla. Kirja koostuu lyhyistä kertomuksista, jotka vievät lukija……続きを見る

Kasimir Leinon Runokokeita on kokoelma herkkiä ja syvällisiä runoja, jotka tutkivat ihmisen sisäistä maailmaa ja elämän monimutkaisuutta. Teoksen runot ovat täynnä symboliikkaa ja runollisia kuvia, ……続きを見る

Ideas about how to study and understand cultural historyーparticularly literatureーare rapidly changing as new digital archives and tools for searching them become available. This is not the first i……続きを見る

An eleventh-century classic, The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is frequently paired with The Tale of Genji as one of the most important works in the Japanese canon. Yet it has also been marginalized w……続きを見る

Ideas about how to study and understand cultural historyーparticularly literatureーare rapidly changing as new digital archives and tools for searching them become available. This is not the first i……続きを見る

The war between the Heike and Genji clans in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is among the most compelling and significant moments in Japan’s history, immortalized in The Tale of the Heike. Beyo……続きを見る