Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Japanese samurai The Japanese samurai Louise Park "An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Japanese samurai"--Provided by publisher. OL12252568W
The most controversial decision The most controversial decision Wilson D. Miscamble "This book explores the American use of atomic bombs, and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision making… OL16987178W
A diplomat in Japan A diplomat in Japan Satow, Ernest Mason Sir Based on the author’s detailed diary, personal encounters, and keen memory, this book is a record of the inner history of the critical years of social and political upheaval that accompanied Japan’s … OL1780877W
The history of Japanese photography The history of Japanese photography Anne Tucker,Naoyuki Kinoshita,Kōtarō Iizawa "Over the past 150 years, Japanese photographers have created an impressive body of work that ranges from dignified imperial portraits to sweeping urban panoramas, from early ethereal landscapes to m… OL18204487W
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Hiroshima, Nagasaki Paul Ham In this harrowing history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to prove that the bombin… OL19663002W
Sachiko Sachiko Caren Stelson This striking piece of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six year old Sachiko Yasui's miraculous survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945 and the heartbreaking and lifelong a… OL20036919W
A social history of the Ise shrines A social history of the Ise shrines Mark Teeuwen "Traces the history of the Ise shrines from the 7th century until today, focusing on the many episodes of crisis that transformed the social landscape around the shrines"-- OL20048228W
Shinsengumi Shinsengumi Romulus Hillsborough The Tokugawa Shogunate, a group of military governors who ruled Japan until the late 1800s, stayed in power for more than two centuries. Their fall was one of the most important events in Asian histo… OL2020241W
Japan Japan Stuart Fewster,Stuart Fewstar Shogun & Meiji - Modernisation - Taisho Japan - Early Industry - The thirties - Education - Japan at War (1937-1945) - Occupations - Women; Post war prosperity and industry - Japan today; Tokyo - Emp… OL24155143W
China, India and Japan China, India and Japan William H. Mcneill,Jean W. Sedlar 292 p. : 21 cm OL34035411W
The nobility of failure The nobility of failure Ivan I. Morris Brief histories of various heroes from Japanese History who were unsuccessful in their lives but who in their lives and particularly their deaths fulfilled Japanese ideals of behaviour and who theref… OL3477212W
Dark Valley Dark Valley Piers Brendon The 1930s were perhaps the seminal decade in twentieth-century history, a dark time of global depression that displaced millions, paralyzed the liberal democracies, gave rise to totalitarian regimes,… OL4212702W