Japan

In Dyeing with the Earth, Charlotte Linton explores the intersection of small-scale traditional craft production with contemporary sustainability practices. Focusing on natural …

From Samurai to Engineer-Manager reconstructs the life and work of the Japanese mining engineer Ohara Junnosuke in the early decades of Japan's industrialization.While Japan's …

Shanghai Sanctuary assesses the plight of the European Jewish refugees who fled to Japanese-occupied China during World War II. This book is the first major study to examine the …

This collection includes: Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan First Series, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan Second Series, In Ghostly Japan, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation, …

Japanese antitrust law stems from virtually the verbatim adoption of United States antitrust law during the occupation years following World War II. However, distinctive Japanese …

This edited volume presents new research on Russian-Asian connections by historians, art historians, literary scholars, and linguists. Of particular interest are imagined …

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, is quickly becoming a global religion with more than 12 million members worldwide. In …

Canned coffee and Kimonos is Tom Fitzmaurice's memoir of the four years he spent living and teaching in Tokyo, Japan, the biggest city on Earth. A young man from England's rural …

The term "e;middle power"e; is conceptually fragile. Some scholars have even argued for abandoning it. This book argues that the concept needs to be analysed more …

"e;Absolutely brilliant . . . get this book."e; Stanley TucciLean into the food phenomenon and culture craze that's captured the world, with ramen, the healthy fast-food …