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Using the framework of Edward Said’s Orientalism, this work examines how Western rock and pop artistsーparticularly during the age of album rock from the 1970s through the 1990sーperpetuated long-he……続きを見る

La parola samurai evoca immediatamente il passato eroico del Giappone: un'antica casta di guerrieri fedeli a un rigido codice d'onore, addestrati per essere combattenti letali e pronti a morire al s……続きを見る

In Japonisme and the Birth of Cinema, Daisuke Miyao explores the influence of Japanese art on the development of early cinematic visual style, particularly the actualité films made by the Lumière br……続きを見る

「我不相信有人天生是魔鬼。 人會做出邪惡的事，往往是出於堅信自己做的是對的事。」 《外交政策》評選全球百位思想家、百大公共知識分子 伊恩・布魯瑪 直面人心的28篇歷史與美學散文 ★美國筆會藝術評論大獎（Diam……続きを見る

水氣氤氳的混浴澡堂、暗地騷動的昏暈戲院、 宛如都會遊牧民族的巡迴劇團…… 最浪漫的日本，或許就在七〇年代 外人與日本人的界線、徒弟與師父的分際、年長者與年少者的位階，高貴優雅與低俗粗暴……布魯瑪在日本的生……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

A pathbreaking account of World War II POW camps, challenging the longstanding belief that the Japanese Empire systematically mistreated Allied prisoners. In only five months, from the attack on Pea……続きを見る

‘Buitengewoon aangrijpende verhalen van zes mensen die de atoombomaanslag overleefden.’ The Guardian Op 6 augustus 1945 om kwart over acht ’s ochtends viel een atoombom op Hiroshima, waarmee een aan……続きを見る

Morgan and his contributors develop the concept of the Information Regime as a way to understand the use, abuse, and control of information in East Asia during the Cold War period. During the Cold W……続きを見る

Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, An Imperial Diadem challenges the dominant historical narratives about that war, a war which saved the institutions but buried the ideals of the Enl……続きを見る

The total number of foreign tourists received in countries throughout the world was 530 million in 1995. That number broke through the 1 billion mark for the first time in 2012, at 1,035,000,000. In……続きを見る

This examination of death rituals in early Japan finds in the practice of double burial a key to understanding the Taika Era (645-710 A.D.). Drawing on narratives and poems from the earliest Japanes……続きを見る

As an Asian powerhouse and tech hub, Japan’s history has molded its nation’s success. Go ahead and learn about the past and pick the lessons that you can apply. Learning through an interactive educa……続きを見る

The Great East Japan Disaster – a compound catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that began on March 11, 2011 – has ushered in a new era of cultural production dominated by discus……続きを見る

This is a short book about the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism, specifically the Japanese Jodo Shinshui sect. It includes an historical account of the group, starting with the founder, Shinran Shonin, a ……続きを見る

Chapters include, My First Day In The Orient; The Writing Of Kobodaishi; Jizo; A Pilgrimage To Enoshima; At The Market Of The Dead; Bon-Odori; The Chief City Of The Province Of The Gods; Kitzuki: Th……続きを見る

《永遠的零》真實翻版！衝擊人心的紀實作品 日本熱銷22萬冊！揭露連日本人都為之震驚的特攻實像 一個不被期望的特攻生還者，一段在恥辱與榮譽之間的生存搏鬥 直視二戰日本最駭人聽聞的作戰行動，以及特攻背後的深……続きを見る

The author argues that interactions between the movement and US Cold Warriors had a profound and lasting impact on Japanese society and Japan–US relations. 続きを見る

In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, Shoji Yamada uncovers the s……続きを見る

Modern Japan offers us a view of a highly developed society with its own internal logic. Eiko Ikegami makes this logic accessible to us through a sweeping investigation into the roots of Japanese or……続きを見る

In Radiation and Revolution political theorist and anticapitalist activist Sabu Kohso uses the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster to illuminate the relationship between nuclear power, capitalism, and t……続きを見る

吃飯是政治的手段，外交必定伴隨設宴， 想擄獲對手的心，就要先抓住他的胃── 檯面上美食佳餚，檯面下勾心鬥角， 近代日本的命運，就在餐桌上決定！ 　　從黒船來航到日俄戰爭，從鹿鳴館到帝國飯店， 　　從培理、……続きを見る

The Era of Great Disasters examines modern disaster response in Japan, from the changing earthquake preparations and regulations, to immediate emergency procedures from the national, prefectural, an……続きを見る

Explore los fascinantes mitos de las deidades japonesas, yokai, héroes y heroínas El estudio de la mitología y el folclore es peculiar en la medida en que investigamos cosas que generalmente se cons……続きを見る

Au début des années 1970, Alex Kerr, jeune étudiant américain, acquiert une maison abandonnée, plusieurs fois centenaire, sur l’île japonaise de Shikoku. Ce sera le point de départ d’une vie d’écriv……続きを見る

The analysis of May 68 in Paris, Berkeley, and the Western world has been widely reconsidered. But 1968 is not only a year that conjures up images of Paris, Frankfurt, or Milan. It is also the pivot……続きを見る

A historical investigation of children’s memory of the Holocaust in Greece illustrates that age, generation and geographical background shaped postwar Jewish identities. The examination of children’……続きを見る

An updated edition of the classic guide on the techniques, philosophy, and applications of iaijutsu**ーthe art of self-defense with the Japanese sword.** The 25th anniversary edition of the best-sel……続きを見る

Discover the foundations of Japanese grappling with The Complete Jujitsuan by renowned British instructor W. H. Garrud.Originally published in 1914, this time-honored classic is celebrated as one of……続きを見る

In this newly revised and updated 2nd edition of Voices of Early Modern Japan, Constantine Nomikos Vaporis offers an accessible collection of annotated historical documents of an extraordinary perio……続きを見る