Beginning Japanese

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This book explores Korean literature from a broadly global perspective from the mid-9th century to the present, with special emphasis on how it has...

DescriptionA spectacular pictorial history of astronomical exploration, for anyone who has gazed at the sky and wondered what lies beyondFrom the b...

Written by a leading scholar in the field, Classical Japanese: A Grammar is an elegant, comprehensive, and practical guide to classical Japanese. E...

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War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philippine Islands between the sur...

Reducere. In 1937, Japan blundered into a debilitating war with China, beginning with a minor incident near Peking (now Beijing) that quickly escalated. The ...

A compilation of case studies about Japanese intellectuals' relationships to modernity in three majors arenas of art (art and aesthetics, theater, ...

Reducere. Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced b...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat student of Japanese has not grappled with the amazing diversity and tantalizingly elusive nuances of its idioms? One certainly woul...

Description"In the beginning, woman was truly the sun. An authentic person. Now she is the moon, a wan and sickly moon, dependent on another, refle...

Reducere. The Ultimate Language Notebook is a vocabulary notebook to learn any language. The notebook makes it easier to learn new vocabulary. There are 72 t...

Read This is a four-book reading series designed for adult and young adult ESL students at the high beginning to intermediate levels. Read This , L...

The modern era of Japanese swords began with the Meiji restoration in 1868. The demand for new swords fell drastically, and by 1876, there was almo...

Reducere. The invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592 was no ordinary military expedition: it was one of the decisive events in Asian history and...

Reducere. DescriptionDo you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer?Give your...

Reducere. An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1946, this memoir recounts the author's nearly forty years of service in naval intelligence, b...

Reducere. ""Even though women were not supposed to be on the front lines, on the front lines we were. Women were not supposed to be interned either, but it h...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Donald James JohnsonAuthor: Jean Elliott JohnsonThe third volume in this highly acclaimed series examines world history fro...

Reducere. Japan's post-World War II "economic miracle" is well-known and much discussed, as is the collapse of the "bubble economy" and the almost decade lon...

DescriptionThe essential guide to Japanese home cooking--the ingredients, techniques, and over 100 recipes--for seasoned cooks and beginners who ar...

Reducere. Beginning with a look at the readiness of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and the United States armed forces, this book gives a detailed accoun...

Reducere. In Russia's Far East sits the wild Ussuri Kray, a region known for its remote highlands and rugged mountain passes where tigers and bears roam the ...

DescriptionOne hundred and fifty years ago, Vincent van Gogh fell under the enticing spell of Japanese printmaking while working in Paris. He bough...

World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandab...

Reducere. Called a great book worthy of a great man, this definitive biography of the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet in World War II, first publishe...

DescriptionJapan: The "other, " lesser-known 1968 The analysis of May 68 in Paris, Berkeley, and the Western world has been widely reconsidered. Bu...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is based on our belief that the most enjoyable and efficient way to learn to read in Japanese is to dive in and start reading ...

Reducere. When Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Tokyo harbor in July 1853, opening Japan to the West, a century and a half of economic, cultural, and occa...

Reducere. In the closing months of World War II, Americans found themselves facing a new and terrifying weapon: kamikazes -- the first men to use airplanes a...

DescriptionSuzutsuki was the third ship from the series of the most powerful Akizuka destroyers, designed specifically as anti-aircraft defense shi...

Reducere. The design of this Japanese Reader is based on our belief that the most enjoyable and efficient way to learn to read in Japanese is to dive in and ...

Reducere. Edward Teller is perhaps best known for his belief in freedom through strong defense. But this extraordinary memoir at last reveals the man behind ...

Reducere. China today has become a world economic giant in just three decades. The country's central bank holds more than $3.5 trillion in foreign exchange r...

Reducere. Two late-developing nations, Japan and Italy, similarly obsessed with achieving modernity and with joining the ranks of the great powers, have trav...

From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex w...

Reducere. Manny Lawton was a twenty-three-year-old Army captain on April 8, 1942, when orders came to surrender to the Japanese forces invading the Philippin...

Reducere. At 5: 29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the Trinity Test explosion of the first atomic bomb changed the world forever. The dropping of the bombs on Hiroshi...

Reducere. The blossoming of contemporary crafts in Japan that began in the twentieth century is rooted in a long and rich tradition of exquisite design and t...

This is a comprehensive beginning-level Japanese textbook and language learning program. Elementary Japanese is designed for students who are just ...

This is a comprehensive upper-beginner level Japanese textbook and language learning program. Elementary Japanese is designed for students who are ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gudo NishijimaWith: Chodo CrossThis translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definiti...

Reducere. DescriptionEven before Japan joined Nazi Germany in the Axis Alliance, its leaders clarified to the Nazi regime that the attitude of the Japanese g...

Contributor(s): Author: Mark Edward LewisEditor: Timothy BrookThe Tang dynasty is often called China's "golden age, " a period of commercial, relig...

Reducere. From the beginning of the American Occupation in 1945 to the post-bubble period of the early 1990s, popular music provided Japanese listeners with ...

Reducere. During the Asia-Pacific War, the Japanese military forced hundreds of thousands of women across Asia into "comfort stations" where they were repeat...

An indispensable introduction to the evolution of Buddhist imagery from its origins in India through its spread to China, Japan, and South Asia For...

Reducere. Suitable for both beginning woodworkers and professionals, this is a guide to the tools used by a shokunin, or master Japanese craftsman.

Reducere. In this dazzling collection of short fiction, the National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The History of Love--"one o...

Reducere. DescriptionManji and Rin may have a fighting chance, but can a wounded and road-weary Magatsu hold his own against an invigorated, freshly armed fo...

DescriptionThis true story of a Korean comfort woman documents how the atrocity of war devastates women's livesGrass is a powerful antiwar graphic ...

Reducere. Ayya Khema (1923-1997) was the first Western woman to become a Theravadan Buddhist nun. As such, she has served as a model and inspiration for wome...

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Reducere. The first complete collection of the writings of the visionary French conceptual artist Yves Klein (1928 1962) published in English translation."Ab...

Reducere. Chinese characters were not formed arbitrarily, despite (to a Western eye) their overall similarity yet bewildering multiplicity in detail. Over se...

On August 6th, 1945 s Shinji, a Japanese adolescent boy, helps his father below prepare their home for demolition from its roof top, he sees a blin...

An invaluable introduction to the art and craft of musical composition from a distinguished teacher and composer This essential introduction to the...

Reducere. Welcome to the intriguing world of an adventurous American Intelligence Agent, Colonel Sidney Mashbir (1891-1973), who spent the 1920s and 1930s se...

Reducere. When a life means the world, there is no letting go. Brook travels on foot down a highway cut through the British Columbian wilderness, carrying wi...

Although most people associate the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive op...

Reducere. To guide and inspire believers, innumerable symbols and images were made, beginning in India in the 3rd century BC. This phenomenally diverse tradi...

Reducere. Opening a window onto the little-known Japanese-American heritage of Florida, Yamato Colony is the true tale of a daring immigrant venture that lef...

Reducere. Mountain and Flower is Mykola Vorobiov's second book in English translation. Translator Maria Rewakowicz presents a selection of poems spanning mor...

Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine sp...

Reducere. DescriptionRecollections of Japan is a personal account of living in Tokugawa Japan in the beginning of the nineteenth century, from a European's p...

Reducere. The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Jack and Annie's fri...

Reducere. For students of Japanese history, culture and art, the study of these ancient manuscripts expands the appreciation of the sword in traditional Japa...

Reducere. This is a handbook that reports on all of the major aspects of Reiki in a concentrated and extensive manner, including the latest information, deve...

Reducere. 1989 marked the start of the Heisei era in Japan. It also marked a new direction in tokusatsu films beginning with Godzilla vs. Biollante and Gunhe...

Reducere. The emir of Bukhara used assassin bugs to eat away the flesh of his prisoners. General Ishii Shiro during World War II released hundreds of million...