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Paperback. The most significant account of being a soldier at war since Michael Herr's DISPATCHES. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KTG0007967
ISBN
9780743239196
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Deconstructs Japanese rock music and reveals what happened when East met West after World War Two. This book explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284. 304 pages, Colour Inserts. Deconstructs Japanese rock music and reveals what happened when East met West after World War Two. This book explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGP. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight: 230.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Paper Back
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747593034
ISBN
9780747593034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. This book includes examples of the designed and executed decorative arts of the Meiji periods from the Khalili Collection. Editor(s): Irvine, Gregory. Num Pages: 240 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 327 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2072.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239131
ISBN
9780500239131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 45.42

Hardback. Japan is shifting onto a new trajectory for a more muscular national security policy, US-Japan alliance ties functioning for regional and global security, and the encirclement of China's influence in East Asia. The author explores how PM Abe Shinzo's doctrine may prove contradictory and counter-productive to Japanese national interests. Num Pages: 114 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQ; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137514240
ISBN
9781137514240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.59

Hardback. Japan differs from other industrialized democracies in having many small, local groups but few large, professionally managed national organizations. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Japan's civil society and a new theory, based on political institutions, to explain why it has developed as it has. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804754286
ISBN
9780804754286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146623
ISBN
9780231146623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.02
€ 57.47

paperback. This examination of Japanese imperialism focuses on the domestic impact of Japan's activities in Northeast China between 1931 and 1945, to consider the "metropolitan effects" of empire building - how the Japanese people imagined and experienced the empire they called Manchukuo. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 map, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219342
ISBN
9780520219342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JPS; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172615
ISBN
9780231172615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.64

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 259 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623580
ISBN
9780691623580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.66
€ 55.72

Paperback. Assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive wave of motorization sweeping the Asia-Pacific region. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814546
ISBN
9780774814546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.73

Paperback. Charts the introduction of Christianity to Japan through the life of Uchimura Kanzo, was one of Japan's foremost thinkers, whose ideas influenced contemporary novelists, statesmen, reformers, and religious leaders. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811460
ISBN
9780774811460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.42

Paperback. This volume explores the origins of Japan's current economic crisis and assesses the country's prospects for recovery. * An exploration of the origins and consequences of Japan's current economic crisis. * Examines the collapse of the equity and real estate market bubbles in the late 1980s. Editor(s): Saxonhouse, Gary; Stern, Robert Mitchell. Series: World Economy Special Issues. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 255 x 7. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405119177
ISBN
9781405119177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. A work of history documenting the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century transformation of State Shinto into a radical ideology that ultimately drove Japan into a holy war against Western civilization. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344230
ISBN
9780822344230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Focuses on the role of policy networks in Japanese finance, showing how Japan's Finance Ministry was embedded within the political and financial worlds, and how the nature of Japan's institutional arrangements affected the capacity of the government to manage change. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 line illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128689
ISBN
9780691128689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 42.10

Hardcover. This text represents a challenge to conventional assumptions about Japanese management and is based on interviews with managers in 100 top Japanese companies. An historical overview places recent developments in the context of post-war restructuring of the Japanese economy. Series: Studies on the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333660447
ISBN
9780333660447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.13

Hardcover. Using Japanese materials, including the letters of frontline troops and provincial newspapers, this book studies Japan's conflict with China between 1894-5, presenting the diverse experiences of soldiers and civilians, and assessing how war accelerated the modernization of Japanese society. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1994 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333555545
ISBN
9780333555545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.05

Paperback. "This volume publishes Yukio Lippit's lecture of the same title, held at the Getty Center on 23 September 2014." Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AGR; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606065129
ISBN
9781606065129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Hardback. This volume discusses six Japanese authors (Soseki, Mishima, Akiko Yosano, Hiroshi Yosano, Endo and Murakami), analysing the encounter between their traditional Japanese group consciousness and western individualism. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333743102
ISBN
9780333743102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. Exploring the changes in Japanese workplaces such as restructuring, incentive principles and the increasing use of contingent workers from the perspective of employees, this title provides new insights into the mindsets of the workers by contrasting survey and theoretical sources with excerpts from blogs published by Japanese people. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229389
ISBN
9780230229389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Hardback. This study provides annotations for 300 translated works of fiction by 97 Japanese women writers from the 1890s through the 1990s. It also includes over 600 annotations of articles, books and reviews that cover biographical and critical materials. Num Pages: 670 pages, bibliography, index, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
670
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840867
ISBN
9780810840867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 312.36

Paperback. In Japan, people live longer than anywhere else on Earth; obesity is virtually unknown, and 40-year-old women look like they're 20. Filled with healthy recipes and evocative reminiscences, this book is suitable for those who are tired of counting calories and carbs, and finding themselves on diets that don't work. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; VFMD; WBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vermilion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091907105
ISBN
9780091907105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.73

Traces the development of feminist consciousness in Japan from 1871 to 1941. This book uncovers some histories as it examines how middle-class women navigated between domestic and international influences to form ideologies and strategies for reform. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910382
ISBN
9781439910382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Hardcover. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFZ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. The Silent Victims of World War II. 266 pages, Illustrations, map. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFZ; JP. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 19. Weight: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108943
ISBN
9780230108943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 21 b&w illustrations and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179225
ISBN
9780231179225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.08
€ 62.72

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