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A Companion to Japanese History A Companion to Japanese History William M Tsutsui A Companion to Japanese History provides an authoritative overview of current debates and approaches within the study of Japan's history. Composed of 30 chapters written by an international group … OL15172950W
The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga Gyūichi Ōta Shinchō-Kō ki, the work translated here into English under the title “The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga,” is the most important source on the career of one of the best known figures in all of Japanese h… OL16183691W
Women adrift Women adrift Noriko J. Horiguchi " Women's bodies contributed to the expansion of the Japanese empire. With this bold opening, Noriko J. Horiguchi sets out in Women Adrift to show how women's actions and representations of women's b… OL16652398W
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
Japan and the Shackles of the Past Japan and the Shackles of the Past R. Taggart Murphy Japan is one of the world's wealthiest and most technologically advanced nations, and its rapid ascent to global power status after 1853 remains one of the most remarkable stories in modern world his… OL17194556W
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
Racing the enemy Racing the enemy Tsuyoshi Hasegawa In the first international history of the end of World War II in the Pacific -- the only book to fully integrate the roles of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan -- Tsuyoshi Hasegawa trace… OL1860151W
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
The history of Japan The history of Japan Louis G. Perez From the Publisher: Louis G. Perez revisits Japan's turbulent past and recent events in the past decade and 21st Century in this revised and fully expanded second edition of The History of Japan, a m… OL1983888W
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
The last samurai The last samurai Mark Ravina The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now A… OL2752664W
Imperial politics and symbolics in ancient Japan Imperial politics and symbolics in ancient Japan Herman Ooms "Imperial Politics and Symbolics in Ancient Japan is an ambitious and ground-breaking study that offers a new understanding of a formative stage in the development of the Japanese state. The late sev… OL2753470W
Machiavelli's Children Machiavelli's Children Richard J. Samuels "In this book about leadership and historical choices, Richard J. Samuels emphasizes the role of human ingenuity in political change. He draws on interviews and archival research in a fascinating ser… OL3950114W
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
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Ruth Benedict Anthropologist Ruth Benedict prepared this study of Japanese culture towards the end of World War II to explain Japan to Americans. It's become a classic. Published in 1946. OL4646221W
Himiko and Japan's Elusive Chiefdom of Yamatai Himiko and Japan's Elusive Chiefdom of Yamatai J. Edward, Jr. Kidder Collaborates Japanese archaeology to Chinese classical records of Japan, especially the legend of Himiko/Pimiko. OL8581348W
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