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  • A History of Economic Thought in Japan

    1600 - 1945

    by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Sumiyo Ishii ...
    Translated by Ayuko Tanaka, Tadashi Anno ...
    Series series SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan
    This ground-breaking book provides the first English-language survey of economic thought in modern Japan. Significantly, it offers both a detailed study of economic thought from 1600 to 1945 and a nuanced analysis of Western and Asian perspectives on the field of Japanese economic history.Expertly translated from Japanese and written by leading scholars in the field, this exciting study includes:* ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

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  • History of Japan

    Revised Edition

    by Richard Mason, J. G. Caiger ...
    A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, comprehensive account of Japan's history. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and the collapse of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • My Spiritual Journey

    Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks

    by The Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever ...
    "One of the world's greatest spiritual leaders reflects on his commitments as a human being, a Buddhist monk, and the fourteenth Dalai Lama." — BooklistIn this elegant self-portrait, the world's most outspoken and influential spiritual leader recounts his epic and engaging life story. The Dalai Lama's most accessible and intimate book, My Spiritual Journey is an excellent introduction to the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why the Dalai Lama Matters

    His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World

    by Robert Thurman ...
    His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an extraordinary example of a life dedicated to peace, communication, and unity. What he represents, and what he has accomplished, heals and transcends the current tensions between Tibet and China. Why the Dalai Lama Matters explores just why he has earned the world's love and respect, and how restoring Tibet's autonomy within China is not only possible, but highly ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • India's Power Elite

    Class, Caste and Cultural Revolution

    by Sanjaya Baru ...
    India's Power Elite is a study of the nature of power and elitism in postcolonial India. Its point of departure is the political transition under way in twenty-first-century India, with the marginalization of the Congress Party and the staging of a cultural revolution symbolized by the rise of Hindu majoritarianism. Baru deconstructs the morphology of the Indian power elite-comprising remnants of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • To Stand with the Nations of the World

    Japan's Meiji Restoration in World History

    by Mark Ravina ...
    The samurai radicals who overthrew the last shogun in 1868 promised to restore ancient and pure Japanese ways. Foreign observers were terrified that Japan would lapse into violent xenophobia. But the new Meiji government took an opposite course. It copied best practices from around the world, building a powerful and modern Japanese nation with the help of European and American advisors. While ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Tibet's Last Stand?

    The Tibetan Uprising of 2008 and China's Response

    by Warren W. Smith Jr. ...
    This book offers a definitive account of the origins and events of the 2008 Tibetan uprising, which began with peaceful demonstrations by monks of Lhasa's great monasteries on the anniversary of the 1959 revolt. Noted expert Warren W. Smith Jr. argues that the uprising was a widespread response to the conditions of Chinese rule over Tibet, which revealed much about Tibetan nationalism and even ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Tokugawa Religion

    by Robert N. Bellah ...
    Robert N. Bellah's classic study, Tokugawa Religion does for Japan what Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism did for the West. One of the foremost authorities on Japanese history and culture, Bellah explains how religion in the Tokugawa period (160-1868) established the foundation for Japan's modern industrial economy and dispels two misconceptions about Japanese ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Snow Lion and the Dragon

    China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama

    by Melvyn C. Goldstein ...
    Tensions over the "Tibet Question"—the political status of Tibet—are escalating every day. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. What is the history of the conflict? Can the two sides come to an acceptable compromise? In this thoughtful analysis, distinguished professor ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Sources of Japanese Tradition

    1600 to 2000

    Edited by Carol Gluck, Arthur Tiedemann, Wm. Theodore De Bary ...
    Series series Introduction to Asian Civilizations
    Since it was first published more than forty years ago, Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume 2, has been considered the authoritative sourcebook for readers and scholars interested in Japan from the eighteenth century to the post-World War II period. Now greatly expanded to include the entire twentieth century, and beginning in 1600, Sources of Japanese Tradition presents writings from modern ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Premodern Japan

    A Historical Survey

    by Mikiso Hane ...
    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

    $79.99 USD

  • Labour Contracts and Labour Relations in Early Modern Central Japan

    by Mary Louise Nagata ...
    Series series Changing Labour Relations in Asia
    Based on a collection of labour contracts and other documents, this book examines the legal, economic and social relations of labour as they developed in the commercial enterprises of Tokugawa Japan. The urban focus is Kyoto, the cultural capital and smallest of the three great cities of the Tokugawa period, but the data comes from a wider region of commercial and castle towns and rural villages ... Read more

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