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Art of Japan
- Paintings, Prints and Screens - Selected articles from Orientations
magazine 1984-2002. $72.00 (+ shipping), 540pp, paperback, 210x287mm,
2-kg
ORIENTATIONS has reprinted a selection of 67 articles and reviews on
Japanese paintings, prints and screens published in the journal since
1984. The articles provide a chronological and stylistic history of
Japanese painting traditions. Examined in detail are the significant
impact of Buddhism and the emergence during the Heian period of the
yamato-e style. Discussions reveal how this native style matured during
the Kamakura period, a time also characterized by Zen ideology and how
this influence transformed into a distinctive Japanese tradition during
the Muromachi period. Following the civil wars a new energetic and
luxurious artistic spirit was sought during the Momoyama period with an
even greater blossoming and diversification of styles during the Edo
period. Lavishly illustrated with 679 colour plates and 116 black and
white images, the volume is a unique source of reference for anyone
interested in the field. Click on small cover image to see a much
larger image.
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Being A Broad in Japan: Everything
the Western Woman Needs to Survive and Thrive by Caroline Pover Yen 3,500, 2001 (4th printing 2006), 515pp, paperback, 149x210mm, 4-9900791-0-8 Includes everything a woman needs to make the most out of life: case
studies of Western women working in almost 50 different type of jobs;
anecdotes from many of the 200 Western womn interviewed; profiles of 23
women's organisations; essential Japanese words and phrases; and
indispensable resource sections listing telephone numbers and Websites
for Englih-speaking housing agencies, banks, doctors, dentists,
gynaecologists, therapists, lawyers, maternity classes, day care
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Hyakumeizan:
Japan's 100 Mountain Challenge by Craig McLachlan
Yen 1,300+, 1998, 249pp, paperback, 110x177mm, 4-89684-262-6
Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. 100 peaks that can be summitted by anyone
willing to make the effort. Some easy, some hard. An average height of
2,200 metres, with 13 over 3,000 metres. Who on earth would try to
conquer the whole lot in 100 days? Two crazy Kiwis, that's who! In May
1997, Craig McLachlan and Travis Taiaros set out on the ultimate
adventure. As Craig said before they started out, "Overplanning kills
adventure". They didn't overplan. This is the story of their 78-day
journey to the summit of all 100 Famous Mountains, and the fascinating
experiences they had along the way.
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ISE:
Japan's Ise Shrines, Ancient Yet New by Svend M. Hvass 1999,
139pp, hardcover, 240x254mm, 87-985103-3-9
As part of
the
ancient traditions, the
main building of the Inner Shrine is rebuilt every twenty years, its
accoutrements renewed and its sacred treasures made new, observing the
rite of moving the shrine called shikinen
sengu that
is still carried
out to this day. Svend Hvass is one of the first to engage in serious
research on the shikinen
sengu
rite. He has
conducted careful research on shrine architecture and other aspects of
traditional technology, as well as on Shinto-related culture,
festivals, and ritual, and has made an enormous contribution to better
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NOW IN STOCK AGAIN Japan's Zombie
Politics: A Tragedy in Four Parts by Hajime Fujiwara
$24.95, 2006, 318pp, hardcover, 148x208mm, 978-957-9567-78-7
Though Japan still has the world's number-two economy, the Rising Sun
is setting because of political incompetence and corruption. Japanese
politics today is controlled by zombies ...... This book is the English
translation of "Koizumi's Zombie Politics" (Koizumi Junichiro to Nippon
no Byori), ISBN 4334933688. (Paste that ISBN in the
Amazon.co.jp search box on the right to see details.)
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Living
in Japan: 14th Edition, Justine Bornstein & Doug
Jackson, editors
$37.00 (+), 2004, 466pp, paperback, 149x209mm, 4-915682-23-4
This book has for decades been the most consistently excellent
guide to Japan for English-speaking expatriates living and working in
this country. Started by the ACCJ (American Chamber of Commerce in
Japan) for its members, this fourteenth edition
was edited by Carter Witt Media, the that
publishes Japanzine. The writers of each section
were chosen from among U.S., U.K., Australian, Canadian and other
native English speakers to make sure the book is useful for all. The
writers are also based in different parts of Japan so that they can
write with authority on their geographic or other specialty. LIJ is not
for travelers
who have no longterm interest in Japan. It is for all others.
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PAPERBACK ED. IN STOCK The Russian Far
East: A Reference Guide for Conservation and Development
by Josh Newell; 2004, 486pp,
paperback, 215x279mm, $60.00 1-880284-75-8
(paperback); $100.00 1-880284-76-6
(hardcover)
The most comprehensive English-language reference text on the region to
be published in more than ten years. With contributions from an
interdisciplinary team of ninety specialists from Russia, the United
States, and the United Kingdom, the book overviews and analyzes the
region’s geography and ecology, natural resources, major industries,
infrastructure, foreign trade, demographics, protected area system, and
legal structure. Particular attention is devoted to how the region can
develop in an environmentally sustainable way.
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