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A History of Japan, 1582-1941
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 32.00This book offers a distinctive and penetrating overview of the internal and external forces responsible for the making of modern Japan. Louis Cullen takes an unusually broad approach that combines economic, social, and political approaches and which breaks with traditional Western historiography to provide an entirely new history of Japan. more...
Japanese-German Relations, 1895-1945
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 44.95Written by a team of Japanese and German scholars, this book presents an interpretation of Japanese/German history and international diplomacy. It provides a greater understanding of key aspects of the countries' bilateral relations from the end of the Sino-Japanese War in 1895 to the parallel defeat of Germany and Japan in 1945. New research is explored... more...
Japan's Relations With China
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95The essays in this collection examine Sino-Japanese political relations given the phenomenon of ?a rising China and a stagnating Japan?. Questioning whether their relationship is one of cooperation or conflict, the book reviews China and Japan?s bilateral ties to see whether they have deepened and broadened despite differences in outlook, national... more...
Japanese Foreign Policy at the Crossroads
Brookings Institution Press 2003; US$ 22.95The future of foreign policy in Japan is uncertain. The post-World War II paradigm that ensured security and prosperity for the Japanese people has lost much of its effectiveness. This book examines this uncertainty and explores the decision-making processes that have led Japan to this point. more...
Japan on Display
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95Sixty years on from the end of the Pacific War, Japan on Display examines representations of the Meiji emperor, Mutsuhito (1852-1912) and his grandson the Showa emperor, Hirohito who was regarded as a symbol of the nation, in both war and peacetime. Much of this representation was aided by the phenomenon of photography. The introduction and development... more...
Nationalisms in Japan
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95Nationalisms in Japan brings together leading specialists in the field to discuss how notions of ?nationalism? in modern Japan impinges on all aspects of social, political and cultural understanding of the Japanese nation or the Japanese state. This book is clearly presented and jargon-free, and encompasses a chronological period of roughly two... more...
Japan's Foreign Policy, 1945-2003
BRILL 2005; US$ 52.00This is a fascinating insider account of postwar Japanese foreign policy written by a former senior Japanese diplomat. The author examines Japanese foreign policy as it approaches a crucial reorientation towards a more proactive policy stance. The book is exceptionally clear, accessible and interesting for anyone interested in modern Japan. more...
A Short History of Japan
Allen & Unwin 2002; US$ 27.22New in the Short History of Asia series, edited by Milton Osborne, this is a comprehensive, readable history of the land of the Rising Sun, from its ancient origins to its fascinating present. more...
Japan
McGraw-Hill 2004; US$ 21.00Once a star of postwar industrial production and methods,. Japan has encountered serious trouble with market forces in. recent years. Social changes and departures from tradition are. becoming more common in this conservative country. The. revised edition of the popular work, Japan: Its History and. Culture, Fourth Edition , documents and explains... more...
Lebanon's Second Republic
UPF 2002; US$ 59.95''A fascinating collection of articles that go far to explain the social, political, and economic trials and tribulations of Lebanon today.''--James A. Bill, College of William and Mary The wide range of seemingly intractable political, social, and economic situations affecting Lebanon's struggle to define itself and its future role in the Middle East... more...









