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  • Strands of Modernization

    The Circulation of Technology and Business Practices in East Asia, 1850–1920

    Edición de David B. Sicilia, David G. Wittner ...
    Series series Japan and Global Society
    The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw extraordinary transfer and diffusion of industry- and transportation-related technology, and business methods. While most scholarship on nineteenth-century technology transfer beyond Europe and North America has focused on the West-to-East movement of artifacts, skills, and knowledge, Strands of Modernization considers the transfer of ... Leer más

    $45.99 USD

  • Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Modern Japanese Empire

    Edición de David G. Wittner, Philip C Brown ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    Science, technology, and medicine all contributed to the emerging modern Japanese empire and conditioned key elements of post-war development. As the only emerging non-Western country that was a colonial power in its own right, Japan utilized these fields not only to define itself as racially different from other Asian countries and thus justify its imperialist activities, but also to position ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • Technology and the Culture of Progress in Meiji Japan

    de David G. Wittner ...
    Series series Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series
    In this book David Wittner situates Japan’s Meiji Era experience of technology transfer and industrial modernization within the realm of culture, politics, and symbolism, examining how nineteenth century beliefs in civilization and enlightenment influenced the process of technological choice.Through case studies of the iron and silk industries, Wittner argues that the Meiji government’s guiding ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD

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  • The Man Who Would Be King

    The First American in Afghanistan

    de Ben Macintyre ...
    The untold story of the nineteenth-century American Quaker who tried to build a kingdom in Afghanistan: "A thrilling real-life yarn." — BooklistIn the year 1838, a young adventurer, surrounded by his native troops and mounted on an elephant, raised the American flag on the summit of the Hindu Kush in the mountainous wilds of Afghanistan. He declared himself Prince of Ghor, Lord of the Hazarahs, ... Leer más

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  • The Origins of Yoga and Tantra

    Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century

    de Geoffrey Samuel ...
    Yoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to Hinduism or Buddhism tell only part of the story of how they developed. This book is an interpretation of the history of Indic religions up to around 1200 CE, with particular focus on the development of yogic and tantric traditions. It assesses how much we really ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • The Making of the "Rape of Nanking"

    History and Memory in Japan, China, and the United States

    de Takashi Yoshida ...
    On December 13, 1937, the Japanese army attacked and captured the Chinese capital city of Nanjing, planting the rising-sun flag atop the city's outer walls. What occurred in the ensuing weeks and months has been the source of a tempestuous debate ever since. It is well known that the Japanese military committed wholesale atrocities after the fall of the city, massacring large numbers of Chinese ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

  • Re-inventing Japan

    Nation, Culture, Identity

    de Tessa Morris-Suzuki ...
    This text rethinks the contours of Japanese history, culture and nationality. Challenging the mythology of a historically unitary, even monolithic Japan, it offers a different perspective on culture and identity in modern Japan. ... Leer más

    $84.99 USD

  • Men's Lives

    de Peter Matthiessen ...
    An eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices--humorous, bitter and bewildered--are as clear as the threatened beauty of their once quiet shore. ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • The Snow Lion and the Dragon

    China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • The 10 Football Matches That Changed the World

    And The One That Didn't

    de Jim Murphy ...
    The assertion that 'football isn't a matter of life or death, it's much more important than that' has been verified repeatedly throughout modern history. It has bolstered tyrants and helped depose them; contributed to conflict and created ceasefires. It has been an incubator of racism at home and helped bring down a racist regime abroad; shaped cities, changed cultures and inspired resistance. Its ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Water Diplomacy

    A Negotiated Approach to Managing Complex Water Networks

    de Shafiqul Islam, Lawrence E. Susskind ...
    Series series RFF Press Water Policy Series
    Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the twenty-first century. This book offers a new approach to managing water that will overcome the conflicts that emerge when the interactions among natural, societal, and political forces are overlooked. At the heart of these conflicts are complex water networks. In managing them, science alone is ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • Building the Digital Enterprise

    A Guide to Constructing Monetization Models Using Digital Technologies

    de Mark Skilton ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The digital economy is at a tipping point. This practical book defines digital ecosystems, discusses digital design using converging technologies of social networking, mobility, big data and cloud computing, and provides a methods for linking digital technologies together to meet the challenges of building a digital enterprise in the new economy. ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD