Books

8 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Japanese bankers in the city of London Japanese bankers in the city of London Junko Sakai The globalisation of the world economy today means that more and more people are expieriencing working in another culture. Focusing on the real experiences of workers in Japanese transnational finan… OL12371828W
Modernity And National Identity In The United States And East Asia 18951919 Modernity And National Identity In The United States And East Asia 18951919 Carol C. Chin xi, 260 p. : 25 cm OL17418431W
With respect to the Japanese With respect to the Japanese John C. Condon Using the following principle, "see yourself as others see you; look at others as they look at themselves," this guide distinguishes Japanese culture from American culture, showing the many differenc… OL1828311W
The people and culture of Japan The people and culture of Japan Ryōtarō Shiba "The People and Culture of Japan features conversations between Donald Keene, a preeminent scholar of Japanese literature, and Shiba Ryotaro, the author who continued to contemplate the human conditi… OL19755321W
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
The Jews & the Japanese The Jews & the Japanese Ben-Ami Shillony 252 p. : OL5492546W
Japan Japan Paul Norbury Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and se… OL6030449W
Ruth Benedict Ruth Benedict Margaret Mead Margaret Mead, America's most famous anthropologist, offers an intimate portrait of her long-time colleague and friend, Ruth Benedict. The first met when Mead was Benedict's student at Barnard in the… OL73769W