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What do you really know about Japan? The samurai code, cherry blossoms, and bullet trains are the postcard version. This book goes somewhere else entirely. THE UNKNOWN HISTORY OF JAPAN pulls back th……続きを見る

This work deals with every aspect of the traditional Japanese home, from its general plan and major structural features to such ceremonial and traditional appointments as the tatami mats (which actu……続きを見る

When The Nightless City was first published in 1899, it was deemed taboo in polite circles. It is now considered a valuable historical documentーalbeit still provocativeーas a pioneering sociologica……続きを見る

"One of the best books ever about Japanese society…[A] thoughtful, nuanced study of the Japanese character." ーU.S. News & World Report "A classic of Japanese cultural studies…debunks the stereotype……続きを見る

In this major revision of his classic history of Japanーfrom the tribally divided state under the leadership of Yamato in the fifth century through centuries of dynastic rule to the death of Emperor……続きを見る

L'immaginario collettivo sull’esercito imperiale giapponese è ancora intriso di molteplici luoghi comuni riguardanti gli attacchi banzai condotti da leader fanatici ciecamente devoti al loro imperat……続きを見る

India and Indian Engineering: Three Lectures Delivered at the Royal Engineer Institute, Chatham, in July 1872 is a comprehensive and insightful work by General Sir George Chesney, offering a detaile……続きを見る

The fifty months of the Siberian Intervention encompass the existential crisis which affected Japanese at virtually all levels when confronted with the new "world situation" left in the wake of the ……続きを見る

In 'The Classics of Egyptian Literature and Historical Sources' by E. A. Wallis Budge, readers are presented with a comprehensive collection of translated texts from ancient Egyptian literature and ……続きを見る

"Opens a fascinating window into the history of Japan's relationship to its natural environment. . . . A must-read for historians of early modern science." ー New Books in East Asian Studies Between……続きを見る

一本研究民族文化的日本簡史 堪稱「日本國民性格說明書」 優雅與禮序×武士道與紀律 露絲．潘乃徳剖析溫柔與殘酷並存的日本文化 【從戰時觀察到文化理論的深度解讀】 《菊與刀》是美國文化人類學者露絲．潘乃徳於二……続きを見る

Misteriosos, velozes e quase invisíveis ー os ninjas povoam o imaginário ocidental como guerreiros lendários. Mas quem foram realmente os shinobi do Japão feudal? Esta obra propõe uma desconstrução ……続きを見る

Do you feel overwhelmed or intimidated when trying to learn Japanese as an adult? Are you looking for a simple, step-by-step guide to master Japanese fundamentals and build real conversational skill……続きを見る

This classic of Japanese studies presents extensive information about the history, culture and practice of Noh dramaーone of Japan's most treasured dramatic art forms. Noh as an independent and orig……続きを見る

本書は、衣服を静的な対象として捉えるのではなく、それを着用する人間に焦点を当て、特定の衣服を選択して着用する行為がどのように情報交換を可能にし、社会的関係を形成してきたかを探究するものである。古来、……続きを見る

90 Seconds to Midnight tells the gripping and thought-provoking story of Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow, a thirteen-year-old girl living in Hiroshima in 1945, when the city was annihilated by an atomic bo……続きを見る

Combining history with comparative politics, Matthew M. Carlson and Steven R. Reed take on political corruption and scandals, and the reforms designed to counter them, in post–World War II Japan. Po……続きを見る

The growing globalization of world business, culture and communicationーand Japan's increasingly important role as a leader in that worldーmakes understanding Japanese culture critical for business ……続きを見る

For nearly two decades, the Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions has served as a valuable resource for students and scholars of religion in Japan. This exciting update expands the audience to include ……続きを見る

Japan's Cultural Code Words offers a study of Japanese society through analysis of key terms and concepts that define Japanese attitudes and behaviors. Japan's traditional culture is so powerful tha……続きを見る

A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback. In the Woods of Memory is a powerful, thought-provoking novel ……続きを見る

Award-winning author Edward S. Miller contends in this new work that the United States forced Japan into international bankruptcy to deter its aggression. While researching newly declassified record……続きを見る

提到戰爭，往往聯想到士兵、將帥和國家領導人。 被迫捲入動盪的平民百姓，卻是影響最深的那群人。 本書還原二戰到美軍占領時期，日本社會大眾生活的軌跡， 追尋他們在戰火中求生的身影，銘記戰爭的殘酷與悲傷。 本……続きを見る

The illustrated book by Pierre Delorme, The wisdom of sake , includes nine stories that depict life in Japan in the sixteenth century. The protagonists are essentially samurai. But other characters ……続きを見る

Qui pouvait être mieux placé que Pierre Delorme pour nous faire voyager dans le Japon mythique des samouraïs du seizième siècle ? Le Japon est une des nombreuses passions de cet auteur. Il connaît c……続きを見る

This book presents a brief history of early men in Japan. There is no race of people in whose origin we are more interested than in that of the Japanese. Their history going so completely back for n……続きを見る

外国人研究者の視点から、日本法の基本的な特徴を英語で広く世界に発信する。一般的に日本法は明治維新後に外国法がどのように継受、修正されたかが問題とされるが、本書では特に、日本法を取り囲む様々な基層を踏……続きを見る

A new translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the TALE OF GENJI, this is one of the major Japanese Classics. 続きを見る

Drawing on unpublished first-hand accounts, this is a gripping history of the experiences of the Commandos and their unsung allies in one of the bloodiest battles of the Burma Campaign. Following th……続きを見る

When European missionaries arrived in East Asia in the sixteenth century, they entered ongoing conversations about cosmology and world geography. Soon after, intellectuals in Ming China, Edo Japan, ……続きを見る