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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...
Language, Ideology and Japanese History Textbooks
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00The Japanese history textbook debate is one that keeps making the news, particularly with reference to claims that Japan has never 'apologised properly' for its actions between 1931 and 1945, and that it is one of the few liberal, democratic countries in which textbooks are controlled and authorised by the central government. There are frequent protests,... 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...
Lebanon
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Lebanon examines the ideological, political and social underpinnings of the attempted coup against General Chihab's government in Lebanon in 1961. The author analyzes the role of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party, the history of the army in Lebanon and it role in Lebanese politics and the impact of the coup on Lebanese political life. This book... more...
Japan's Economic Power and Security
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs? This Adelphi Paper assesses the overall trajectory of Japan?s security policy over the last decade, and the impact of a changing Japanese military posture on the stability of East Asia. The paper examines Japan?s evolving security debate, set... more...
Emperor Hirohito and Showa Japan
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00Emperor Hirohito reigned for more than sixty years, yet we know little about him or the part he really played in the turbulent history of Showa Japan. Stephen Large draws on a wide range of Japanese and Western sources in his study of Emperor Hirohito's political role in Showa Japan (1926-89). This analysis focuses on key events in his career such... more...









