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Securing Japan : Tokyo's grand strategy and the future of East Asia

Tác giả: Richard J. Samuels

Securing Japan begins by tracing the history of Japan's grand strategy-from the Meiji rulers, who recognized the intimate connection between economic success and military advance, to the Konoye Consensus that led to Japan's defeat in World War II and the postwar compact with the United States. ...

Japan : the basics

Tác giả: Christopher P. Hood

Japan: The Basics, is an engaging introduction to the culture, society and the global positioning of Japan. Taking a fresh look at stereotypes associated with Japan, it provides a well-rounded introduction to a constantly evolving country.

The cape and other stories from the Japanese ghetto

Tác giả: Kenji Nakagami

Chapter 1: The cape (Misaki); Chapter 2: House on fire (Kataku); Chapter 3: Red hair (Akagami).

Long strange journey : on modern Zen, Zen art, and other predicaments

Tác giả: Gregory P. A. Levine

Long Strange Journey’s modern-contemporary emphasis sets it off from most writing on Zen art, which focuses on masterworks by premodern Chinese and Japanese artists, gushes over “timeless” visual qualities as indicative of metaphysical states, or promotes with ahistorical, trend-spotting flair Zen ...

Japan and the culture of the four seasons : nature, literature, and the arts

Tác giả: Haruo Shirane

It provides a compelling account of how Japan has appropriated, interpreted, and valued nature over the centuries. Haruo Shirane's wide-ranging study tracks the culture of nature in Japan and especially the central role of waka in constructing a vision of nature that influenced all the arts. In its ...