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The Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan until the late 1800s, stayed in power for more than two centuries before falling during the Meiji... "I'll search you out, put my lips to your tender ear, and tell you. . . . I'll tell you the real story--I swear I will."--from "Little One"...
The author has attempted to eschew theoretical assumptions about human societies and confined himself to a straightforward narrative. He has... "This book forces a rethinking of the contentional dichotomy between tradition and modernity. The authors argue provocatively that much of...
Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an... The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred, melancholy world of ancient Japan, has...
An Ainu Memoir. This is an absorbing account of Ainu life written by an Ainu striving to preserve his people's cultural heritage and sense... HIDDEN HORRORS reveals for the first time Japanese atrocities during World War II, including cannibalism; the slaughter and starvation of...
On July 29, 1643, ten crew members of the Dutch yacht Breskens were lured ashore at Nambu in northern Japan. Once out of view of their ship,... The events of December, 1937 in Nanjing are long-standing causes of contention rooted in political differences of opinion between China and...
A fascinating illustrated look at various forms of Japanese popular culture: pop song, jazz, enka (a popular ballad genre of music),... One of the most troublesome unresolved problems facing many Asian and Western countries after the Asia Pacifi c war (1931-1945) is the...
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