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  • The War of 1898

    The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography

    by Louis A. Pérez Jr. ...
    A century after the Cuban war for independence was fought, Louis Pérez examines the meaning of the war of 1898 as represented in one hundred years of American historical writing. Offering both a critique of the conventional historiography and an alternate history of the war informed by Cuban sources, Pérez explores the assumptions that have shaped our understanding of the “Spanish-American War” — ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • Premodern Japan

    A Historical Survey

    by Mikiso Hane, Louis G. Perez ...
    Japanese historian Louis Perez brings Mikiso Hane's rich and beloved account of early Japanese history up-to-date in this thoroughly revised Second Edition of Premodern Japan. The text traces the key developments of Japanese history in the premodern period, including the establishment of the imperial dynasty, early influences from China and Korea, the rise of the samurai class and the ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • The Structure of Cuban History

    Meanings and Purpose of the Past

    by Louis A. Pérez Jr. ...
    In this expansive and contemplative history of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez Jr. argues that the country’s memory of the past served to transform its unfinished nineteenth-century liberation project into a twentieth-century revolutionary metaphysics. The ideal of national sovereignty that was anticipated as the outcome of Spain’s defeat in 1898 was heavily compromised by the U.S. military intervention that ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Rice in the Time of Sugar

    The Political Economy of Food in Cuba

    by Louis A. Pérez Jr. ...
    How did Cuba’s long-established sugar trade result in the development of an agriculture that benefited consumers abroad at the dire expense of Cubans at home? In this history of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez proposes a new Cuban counterpoint: rice, a staple central to the island’s cuisine, and sugar, which dominated an export economy 150 years in the making. In the dynamic between the two, dependency on ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Celebrating Planet Narnia: 10 Years in Orbit

    Volume 1, #4

    by An Unexpected Journal, Annie Crawford, Jason Monroe, Josiah Peterson, Adam L. Brackin, Ryan Grube, Michael Ward, Jahdiel Perez, Louis Markos, John Mark Reynolds, Holly Ordway, Malcolm Guite, Donald T. Williams, Brenton Dickieson, Kyoko Yuasa ...
    Series Book 4 - Volume 1
    When Michael Ward's Planet Narnia emerged a decade ago, myriad things were pulled into its orbit: The immense gravitational force altered the field of C.S. Lewis studies, to be sure, but the discovery's scope stretched far into the worlds of literary criticism, Christian apologetics, and the arts.Only now, after ten years under its influence, have we begun to consider the magnitude of Planet ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Impressions of Cuba in the Nineteenth Century

    The Travel Diary of Joseph J. Dimock

    Edited by Louis A. Pérez Jr. ...
    Series series Latin American Silhouettes
    Joseph J. Dimock's descriptions of Cuba in his travel diary provide a remarkable firsthand view of a fascinating period in the island's history. In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was pursuing manifest destiny. The war with Mexico had resulted in a vast increase of national territory, and many north Americans wanted Cuba as the next acquisition. In addition to annexationist plots, ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Japan at War

    An Encyclopedia

    Edited by Louis G. Perez ...
    This compelling reference focuses on the events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that shaped Japanese warfare from early times to the present day.Japan's military prowess is legendary. From the early samurai code of morals to the 20th-century battles in the Pacific theater, this island nation has a long history of duty, honor, and valor in warfare. This fascinating reference explores the ... Read more

    $120.99 CAD

  • Modern Japan

    by Louis G. Perez, R. W. Purdy ...
    Series series Understanding Modern Nations
    Organized by theme, this comprehensive encyclopedia examines all aspects of life in Japan, from geography and government to food and etiquette and much more.Japan, or the "Land of the Rising Sun," is home to more than 126 million people, nearly 10 million of whom live in Tokyo alone. How did this tiny island nation become such a powerhouse in the 21st century, and where will it go from here? ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Modern Japan

    A Historical Survey

    by Mikiso Hane, Louis G. Perez ...
    Integrating political events with cultural, economic, and intellectual movements, Modern Japan provides a balanced and authoritative survey of modern Japanese history. A summary of Japan's early history, emphasizing institutions and systems that influenced Japanese society, provides a well-rounded introduction to this essential volume, which focuses on the Tokugawa period to the present.The fifth ... Read more

    $101.49 CAD

  • On Becoming Cuban

    Identity, Nationality, and Culture

    by Louis A. Pérez ...
    Series series H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
    With this masterful work, Louis A. Perez Jr. transforms the way we view Cuba and its relationship with the United States. On Becoming Cuban is a sweeping cultural history of the sustained encounter between the peoples of the two countries and of the ways that this encounter helped shape Cubans' identity, nationality, and sense of modernity from the early 1850s until the revolution of 1959.Using an ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

  • The History of Japan

    by Louis G. Perez ...
    Series series The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
    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 must-have for all high school and public libraries. This essential resource provides readers with a comprehensive look at Japan's long and rich history, examining its politics, culture, philosophy, and religious beliefs ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Tokyo

    Geography, History, and Culture

    by Louis G. Perez ...
    Series series Contemporary World Cities
    This indispensable one-volume narrative examines the history, culture, environment, economy, politics, future, and more of the city of Tokyo, Japan's political and cultural capital.Tokyo has endured and moved beyond horrible disasters in the 20th century, first an earthquake in 1923 and later the events that unfolded during World War II, to grow into one of the most populated cities in the world. ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD