Showa 1953-1989. A History of Japan, Paperback - Shigeru Mizuki

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

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

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

The first English translation of Mizuki's best-loved workPublisher: Drawn and QuarterlyAuthor(s): Shigeru MizukiIllustration(s): Black-and-White Il...

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The 2nd volume in the adventures of Shigeru Mikuzi's bizarre yokai boy Kitaro and his gaggle of other-worldly friends. Includes 7 stories, translat...

The book that brought pre-eminent Manga-ka Shigeru Mizuki to the English-speaking world.Publisher: Drawn and QuarterlyAuthor(s): Shigeru MizukiIllu...

DescriptionThe final showdown for the legendary yokai In the seventh volume of Shigeru Mizuki's defining series, our beloved hero Kitaro stands acc...

Reducere. From the 1950s onwards, far eastern filmmakers from Japan, China, and Korea--but mostly Japan--cranked out a bevy of dai kaiju ("giant strange beas...

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...

Description"This is a freaking great book and I highly recommend it...if you are passionate about the history of 'the world's greatest city, ' this...

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....

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...

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): ...

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...

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. 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...

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...

The only book of its kind in English, Japanese for Healthcare Professionals is a proficiency-based conversation textbook offering a complete Japane...

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

The Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary is an essential reference for any English-speaker learning Japanese, whether they're studying the language...

DescriptionIn this award-winning book, Philipp Ther provides the first comprehensive history of post-1989 Europe, offering a sweeping narrative fil...

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

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DescriptionThe collapse of the Berlin Wall has come to represent the entry of an isolated region onto the global stage. On the contrary, this study...

Reducere. Empire and Aftermath: Yoshida Shigeru and the Japanese Experience, 1878-1954, Paperback

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...

The collapse of the Berlin Wall has come to represent the entry of an isolated region onto the global stage. On the contrary, this study argues tha...

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...

Reducere. Illuminating the dark side of the American century, The Monster Show uncovers the surprising links between horror entertainment and the great socia...

To date there has been a paucity of books on this remarkable aircraft. Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to serve in ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Grace LaveryIllustration(s): 14 b/w illus.Number of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 155...

Reducere. In Japanese, the word for "foreign country" means "outnation." But to many Americans and Japanese, it is Japan itself, despite its increasing influ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Japan, then keep reading...Japan, the country of the rising sun, is today known as one o...