yoshi - History 2

The first victory by an Asian power over a European one since the Mongol invasions of the 13th Century: that's why the impact of the Russo-Japanese War, dated 1904-05, was so huge. The great spirit ……続きを見る

This book offers new insight on how key historical texts and events in Korea's history have contributed to the formation of the nation's collective consciousness. The work is woven around the unifyi……続きを見る

This pioneering study of samurai weapons, armor, and strategies is a fascinating slice of martial arts history, as seen through the eyes of an authentic seventeenth-century samurai master Part of th……続きを見る

When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War. Drawing heavily from Japanese sources and American wartime intercept……続きを見る

Chushingura; Or, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers, a seminal anthology, encapsulates the poignant ethos of loyalty, sacrifice, and duty, threading through the varied literary tapestries of drama, poe……続きを見る

What makes Japanese music sound Japanese? Each genre of Japan's pre-Western music (hogaku) morphed from the preceding one with singing at its foundation. In ancient Shinto prayers, words of power re……続きを見る

'Broederstrijd in Korea' van Sheila Miyoshi Jager is een veelomvattend en diepgravend boek over de geschiedenis van Korea. Sheila Miyoshi Jager beschrijft in Broederstrijd in Korea de geschiedenis v……続きを見る

Official Chinese narratives recounting the rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tend to minimize the movement's international associations. Conducting careful readings and translations of recen……続きを見る

Grassroots Fascism profiles the Asia Pacific War (1937–1945)ーthe most important though least understood experience of Japan's modern historyーthrough the lens of ordinary Japanese life. Moving deft……続きを見る

During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Tadyoshi Sakurai was a junior officer in the Japanese army. He participated in the campaign against Port Arthur, and important Russian sea port in China. ……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Japan’s Asian diplomacy under Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. Under the Kantei-centred policymaking system, Shinzō Abe has implemented assertive foreign pol……続きを見る

何以〈清明上河圖〉被譽為「天下第一奇畫」，充滿撲朔迷離的謎題？ 將近千年不斷有人解答它的身世之謎。 繼《兩個故宮的離合》後，最會說故事的媒體人野島剛， 最新著作《謎樣的清明上河圖》訴說鮮為人知的名畫流……続きを見る

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR EVERYDAY A SERIES OF HABITS THAT WILL MAKE YOU LIVE BETTER? THEN YOU HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM CHINESE CULTURE. China has a thousand-year-old tradition full of customs ……続きを見る

With startling revelations, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa rewrites the standard history of the end of World War II in the Pacific. By fully integrating the three key actors in the storyーthe United States, the ……続きを見る

Beyond the Betrayal is a lyrically written memoir by Yoshito Kuromiya (1923–2018), a Nisei member of the Fair Play Committee (FPC), which was organized at the Heart Mountain concentration camp. The ……続きを見る

Presents essays by leading short-story writers on their favorite American short stories and why they like them. It will send readers to the library or bookstore to read - or re-read - the stories se……続きを見る

《朝日新聞》及《讀賣新聞》書評委員一致推薦 「2011年最好看的書」！ 一舉同步狂登日本各大報及雜誌的書評專欄 《朝日新聞》、《產經新聞》、《讀賣新聞》、《日本經濟新聞》、《文藝春秋》、《週刊新潮》…… 齊聲……続きを見る

Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) retells the historical incident involving the forty-seven r?nin and their mission to avenge the death of their master, Asano Naganori. This book present……続きを見る

Enter the world of seventeenth-century Japanese warfare and the warrior elite, the Samurai. Samurai War Stories: Teachings and Tales of Samurai Warfare is a collection of three major texts, publishe……続きを見る

'A retainer of our domain, Renpeido Chikamatsu Hikonoshin Shigenori, each morning washed his face and hands, dressed himself in Hakama and prayed in front of the kamidana alter … His prayer was thus……続きを見る

Ka Māno Wai is dedicated to the mo‘olelo (stories) of fourteen esteemed kumu loea (expert teachers) who are knowledge keepers of cultural ways. Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Linda Kaleo‘okalani Paik, Eric……続きを見る

Explore Japanese society in the lively series that collects the best new writing, photography, art, and reportage from around the world. Visitors from the West look with amazement, and sometimes con……続きを見る

Desde el lejano Saipán en las postrimerías del Japón imperial, a la Argentina, Memorias relata en primera persona una privilegiada visión de dos culturas contrapuestas que coexisten en la persona de……続きを見る

HONORABLE MENTION, 2024 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award in Edited Collection! A collection of accessible, interdisciplinary essays that explore archival pr……続きを見る

Translator is well known Japan expert, with over 50K sales, incl. Manga! Manga! (Kodansha, 0870117521, 30,000 cps), America and the Four Japans (1-880656-06-X, 3,500 cps), and Dreamland Japan (1-88……続きを見る

By the early 1970s, Japan had become an affluent consumer society, riding a growing economy to widely shared prosperity. In the aftermath of the fiery political activism of 1968, the country settled……続きを見る

This updated, new edition of this book explores the emergence of what the author terms "late modernist freakish aesthetics"– a creative fusion of "high" and "low" themes and forms in relation to dis……続きを見る

The definitive story behind the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty, by the world’s foremost expert When Tsar Nicholas II fell from power in 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of ov……続きを見る

The fact that Snow did not sneak into “red China” to gather information constituting the basis of his Red Start over China all alone is in many instances misunderstood even by scholars. Mao Zedong’s……続きを見る

Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) retells the historical incident involving the forty-seven rōnin and their mission to avenge the death of their master, Asano Naganori. This book present……続きを見る