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  • The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain

    Early Travel Encounters in the Far West

    by Andrew Cobbing ...
    The investigations undertaken in the pursuit of knowledge by the first overseas Japanese travellers during the 1860s and 70s have left a unique record of life in the then unknown west. Leaving behind a homeland culturally isolated for more than 200 years, these samurai travellers were especially fascinated by the extent of British political and commercial influence they observed during their ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • The Satsuma Students in Britain

    Japan's Early Search for the essence of the West'

    by Andrew Cobbing ...
    Series series Japan Library
    In the spring of 1865, when Japan was in the grip of a major civil war, eighteen samurai and an interpreter risked their lives to embark secretly on a voyage to the unknown lands of the barbarian west. Their destination was Britain - at the hub of a vast empire. These were the Satsuma students, some of them still in their teens, all carrying orders from their domains to travel abroad. It was an ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Clouds above the Hill

    A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 1

    by Shiba Ryōtarō ...
    Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, Andrew Cobbing, Paul McCarthy ...
    Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Clouds above the Hill

    A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 4

    by Shiba Ryōtarō ...
    Translated by Andrew Cobbing ...
    Clouds above the Hill is the best-selling novel ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Clouds above the Hill

    A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 2

    by Shiba Ryōtarō ...
    Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, Andrew Cobbing, Paul McCarthy ...
    Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

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    The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet

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    Schooled behind ancient palace walls to become the leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama has become a spiritual leader to the world and a leading civil rights advocate. My Land and My People tells the story of his life.In the Himalayan City of Lhasa, the four-year-old son of a humble farmer sat on a huge, gilded throne. His childhood would be unimaginable in both its isolation and a people's adoration. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • The Rising Sun

    The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945

    by John Toland ...
    Series series Modern Library War
    “[The Rising Sun] is quite possibly the most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific war.”—Chicago Sun-TimesThis Pulitzer Prize–winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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  • Japan 1941

    Countdown to Infamy

    by Eri Hotta ...
    A groundbreaking history that considers the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective and is certain to revolutionize how we think of the war in the Pacific.When Japan launched hostilities against the United States in 1941, argues Eri Hotta, its leaders, in large part, understood they were entering a war they were almost certain to lose. Drawing on material little known to Western ... Read more

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  • The Last Samurai

    The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori

    by 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 Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. In this vibrant new biography, Mark Ravina, professor of history and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hubris

    The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century

    by Alistair Horne ...
    An "eminently provocative and readable" history examining six critical battles of the early twentieth century ( The Wall Street Journal).Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Sinking of the Bismarck

    by William L. Shirer ...
    The famous war correspondent delivers an edge-of-your seat account of the naval chase and battle to take out one of Hitler's most powerful warships.The Bismarck wasn't just any warship. Its guns were much stronger and more accurate than any others in its day—meaning it could easily sink enemy ships without getting in range of their fire. It was one of Hitler's most powerful weapons, and the Allied ... Read more

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  • The Ivory Throne

    Chronicles of the House of Travancore

    by Manu S. Pillai ...
    In 1498, when Vasco da Gama set foot in Kerala looking for Christians and spices, he unleashed a wave of political fury that would topple local powers like a house of cards. The cosmopolitan fabric of a vibrant trading society - with its Jewish and Arab merchants, Chinese pirate heroes and masterful Hindu Zamorins - was ripped apart, heralding an age of violence and bloodshed. One prince, however, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD