Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan, Paperback

An internationally-renowned cartoonist and reluctant war vet details Japan's involvement in World War II. Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan conti...

A sweeping yet intimate portrait of World War II s legacy in Japan.Publisher: Drawn and QuarterlyAuthor(s): Shigeru MizukiIllustration(s): Black-an...

The final, Eisner Award-winning chapter of a legendary cartoonist s history of Japan.Publisher: Drawn and QuarterlyAuthor(s): Shigeru MizukiIllustr...

Japan's impact on the modern world has been enormous. It occupies just one 300th of the planet's land area, yet came to wield one sixth of the worl...

To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and wh...

Reducere. Nin's years of struggle and final triumph as an author in America. "Transcending mere self-revelation... the diary examines human personality with ...

Reducere. How do the Japanese about their native philosophy, Shinto, a decade and a half after its abolishment as a state religion by the Western Allies? // ...

Reducere. This is a straightforward narrative of the development of Japanese civilization from 1334 to 1615 by the author of Japan: A Short Cultural History....

Description Following their occupation by the Third Reich, Warsaw and Minsk became home to tens of thousands of Germans. In this exhaustive study, ...

Reducere. A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-...

Presents the history of Japan from c 8000 BC to the present day. This title covers a range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, go...

Reducere. After fleeing a disastrous teaching job (and a bad gambling habit) in Boston, Lindsey starts teaching English in Hime, a small fishing town in Japa...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jin'ichi KonishiTranslator: Nicholas TeeleNumber of pages: 496Collection: Princeton Legacy LibraryP...

The murderous activities of Himmler's Einsatzgruppen - or death squads - rank high among the horrors of the Nazi regime during the Second World War...

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...

The Spirit of Japan (1916) is a speech by Rabindranath Tagore. Published after he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, The Spirit of Japan ...

Bold, iconic designs have been used to symbolize family names in Japan from the time of the court nobles in the twelfth century. The sense of "fami...

Reducere. In shops, shrines, homes and gardens throughout Japan, at noisy festivals and in the most serene teahouses, you are likely to encounter the plump, ...

Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts, BostonAuthor(s): Anne Nishimura (Curator of Japanese Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) MorseIllustration(s): ...

DescriptionJapan 1944-45 examines the only time in history that a major war was ended by the use of air power. It shows how the United States used ...

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War: The definitive Civil War classic as Sam wanted it revised complete with his edits, new pe...

Reducere. Between 1927 and 1934, the Philadelphia Royal Giants embarked on several goodwill tours across the Pacific-to Japan, Korea, the Philippines and the...

Following their occupation by the Third Reich, Warsaw and Minsk became home to tens of thousands of Germans. This study provides a nuanced portrait...

Reducere. Description Once brewed throughout Asia, sake has come to be inextricably linked with Japanese culture, tradition and society. In Sake and the wine...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Japan boasts the second largest economy in the world and almost two thousand years of history. Yet, its first modern constitution, the Meiji Consti...

Experience the flavour of Japan by using the delicious recipes in this book! As well as being able to make food such as soba noodle soup and vegeta...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Japan, then keep reading...Japan is one of the most adaptable countries in the world. It is capa...

The Noh Plays of Japan is the most respected collection of Noh plays in English. The classic Japanese plays can be read for their great literary me...

Reducere. The Classic Noh Theatre of Japan, Paperback

Reducere. "Highly recommended." -- Library Journal. One of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theatre provides readers with all the informa...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

In Kansai Cool anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers profound insights in the only collection of essays to focus on Kansai, J...

Reducere. Bushido: The Soul of Japan is, along with the classic text Hagakure by Tsunetomo Yamamoto (1659-1719), a study of the way of the samurai. A best-se...

Reducere. DescriptionA century ago, when Japan was transforming itself from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator queried abou...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Japan, then keep reading...Japan is one of the most adaptable countries in the world. It is capa...

Conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the Solomons theatre, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate ...

Volume One of Pacific Profiles presents detailed profiles and descriptions of Japanese Army Air Force aircraft and units operating in New Guinea an...