Japan as a 'Normal Country'?. A Nation in Search of Its Place in the World, Paperback - ***

Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limitations of Japanese foreign and defence policy.

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A cultural history of modern Japan, celebrating the novels of Mishima, the films of Ozu, and other high culture and pop culture developments as the...

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's ``breathtakingly original`` (Junot Diaz) reinterpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War. ``Ca...

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The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster UnbrokenA modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 288Collection: Routledge Research in International LawPublication date: 2016Dimensions: 157 x 234 x...

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Juan lives in Guatemala, in the mountains. It is a poor but beautiful place, with volcanoes rising from the shores of a blue lake, and flocks of br...

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The first full biography of one of the giants of philosophy and science for a century -- by one of our most eminent writers and thinkers.

A complete six-year primary course which provides an engaging introduction to the key areas of Social Studies. It has been developed specifically f...

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Most people believe our external circumstances dictate our internal reality. We believe we need to succeed to be happy. We believe we need wealth t...

In Search Of Honor begins the story of a young man's coming of age. With the passing of Maine Civil War hero Joshua L. Chamberlain in 1914, Benjami...

DescriptionIn 1919, against a backdrop of a long history of anti-Asian nativism, a handful of Japanese families established Cortez Colony in a blea...

In Search Of Honor begins the story of a young man's coming of age. With the passing of Maine Civil War hero Joshua L. Chamberlain in 1914, Benjami...

From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes an eye-opening journey through American history that unearths and debunks the myths we'v...

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DescriptionCommon life in our society is in decline. Our communities are disintegrating, as the loss of meaningful work and the breakdown of the fa...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Dai QingNumber of pages: 96Collection: Green IdeasPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 112 x 179 x 10Cover type...

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DescriptionIsabella L. Bird was one of the most famous British travelers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her destinations included...

When Lewis, his uncle Jonathan, and their friends Rose Rita and Mrs Zimmermann take a trip to a small town near Lake Superior, they expect a pleasa...

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In India, the eight states that border Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Tibetan areas of China are often referred to as just "the Northeast." In...

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From the much lauded author of Breaking News comes a version of Walking the Bible just for Israel. With its dense history of endless conflict and b...

Full of life lessons and business wisdom, this is a multi-layered book for all those who find themselves crossing boundaries of identity. At its co...

A global history of human rights in a world of nations that grant rights to some while denying them to others Once dominated by vast empires, the w...

From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes a journey through the history of the United States, from the nation's founding to the tw...

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DescriptionBorn at the height of the Heian period, the pseudonymous Lady Sarashina reveals much about the Japanese literary tradition in this haunt...

A must-read for parents, young adults, and indeed anyone close to someone whose mental wellbeing has suffered as a result of feelings of 'otherness...

Reducere. Pati Navalta Poblete's world is shattered when her 23-year-old son, Robby, is violently killed. She blames God, gun violence and the town where he ...