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From Mahan to Pearl Harbor
Naval Institute Press 2013; US$ 29.95major work by one of Japan's leading naval historians, this book traces Alfred Thayer Mahan's influence on Japan's rise as a sea power after the publication of his classic study, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History. Hailed by the British Admiralty, Theodore Roosevelt, and Kaiser Wilhelm II, the international bestseller also was endorsed by the... more...
The Japanese and Europe
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00Not another 'misunderstandings and misconceptions' volume, but a wide-ranging review of intellectual traditions, mutual and alternative images, and case studies of people and events that mirror the focus of this book. more...
Samurai War Stories
The History Press 2013; US$ 18.94Enter the world of seventeenth-century Japanese warfare and the warrior elite, the Samurai. Samurai War Stories: Teachings and Tales of Samurai Warfare is a collection of three major texts, published in an English translation for the first time. These works include writings on the three distinct military strata: the Samurai, the Ashigaru or foot soldier,... more...
Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary Japan
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00The debate about Japan's 'uniqueness' is central to Japanese studies. This book aims to illuminate that debate from a comparative and theoretical perspective. It also tests theories of ethnicity and cultural nationalism through the use of Japan as a case study. Yoshino examines how ideas of national distinctiveness are `produced' and `consumed' in... more...
Russian Views of Japan, 1792-1913
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Before Japan was 'opened up' in the 1850s, contact with Russia as well as other western maritime nations was extremely limited. Yet from the early eighteenth century onwards, as a result of their expanding commercial interests in East Asia and the North Pacific, Russians had begun to encounter Japanese and were increasingly eager to establish diplomatic... more...
Rethinking Identity in Modern Japan
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00This volume is a major reconsideration of Japanese late modernity and national hegemony which examines the creative and academic works of a number of influential Japanese thinkers. The author situates the process of Japanese knowledge production in the interface between the immediate historical and the wider socio-economic and politico-cultural contexts... more...
Kawanakajima 1553-64
Osprey Publishing 2013; US$ 15.95Kawanakajima is unique in history. In the space of 12 years, between 1553 and 1564, this valley deep in the mountains of central Japan witnessed no fewer than five battles between two of Japan?s greatest warlords. Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin were both descended from great families and were highly skilled tacticians. Both had taken the tonsure... more...
The Road to Fatima Gate
Encounter Books 2013; US$ 17.99The Road to Fatima Gate is a first-person narrative account of revolution, terrorism, and war during history?s violent return to Lebanon after fifteen years of quiet. Michael J. Totten?s version of events in one of the most volatile countries in the world?s most volatile region is one part war correspondence, one part memoir, and one part road movie.... more...
The Origins of the Lebanese National Idea
University of California Press 2013; US$ 49.95In this fascinating study, Carol Hakim presents a new and original narrative on the origins of the Lebanese national idea. Hakim?s study reconsiders conventional accounts that locate the origins of Lebanese nationalism in a distant legendary past and then trace its evolution in a linear and gradual manner. She argues that while some of the ideas and... more...
Top 10 Tokyo
DK Publishing 2013; US$ 14.00DK Eyewitness Top 10: Tokyo will lead you straight to the best attractions Tokyo has to offer. Whether you're looking for vibrant festivals and lively nightlife in Tokyo, or want to find the best attractions in Tokyo for all the family, this travel guide is packed with essential information for every corner of this sensational metropolis. Whether... more...









