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The Tale of Genji

A Japanese Classic Illuminated

By: John T. Carpenter,Melissa McCormick,Monika Bincsik,Kyoko Kinoshita,Sano Midori

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The Tale of Genji

A Japanese Classic Illuminated

By: John T. Carpenter,Melissa McCormick,Monika Bincsik,Kyoko Kinoshita,Sano Midori

With its vivid descriptions of courtly society, gardens, and architecture in early eleventh-century Japan, The Tale of Genji—recognized as the world’s first novel—has captivated audiences around the globe and inspired artistic traditions for one thousand years. Its female author, Murasaki Shikibu, was a diarist, a renowned poet, and, as a tutor to the young empress, the ultimate palace insider; her monumental work of fiction offers entry into an elaborate, mysterious world of court romance, political intrigue, elite customs, and religious life. This handsomely designed and illustrated book explores the outstanding art associated with Genji through in-depth essays and discussions of more than one hundred works. The Tale of Genji has influenced all forms of Japanese artistic expression, from intimately scaled albums to boldly designed hanging scrolls and screen paintings, lacquer boxes, incense burners, games, palanquins for transporting young brides to their new homes, and even contemporary manga. The authors, both art historians and Genji scholars, discuss the tale’s transmission and reception over the centuries; illuminate its place within the history of Japanese literature and calligraphy; highlight its key episodes and characters; and explore its wide-ranging influence on Japanese culture, design, and aesthetics into the modern era. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}

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371

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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ISBN 10

1588396657

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9781588396655

Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition

The Nihon Ryoiki of the Monk Kyokai

By: Kyoko Motomuchi Nakamura

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Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition

The Nihon Ryoiki of the Monk Kyokai

By: Kyoko Motomuchi Nakamura

This is the first collection of Buddhist legends in Japan, and these stories form the repertoire of miraculous events and moral examples that later Buddhist priests used for preaching to the people. As Kyokai describes his own intentions, "By editing these stories of miraculous events I want to pull the people forward by the ears, offer my hand to lead them to good, and show them how to cleanse their feet of evil" (p.222). Nakamura's book is actually two works in one: first an introduction to the Nihon ryoiki, and then an annotated translation. The introduction analyzes the life of the author and the influence of earlier writings, and provides a valuable synthesis of the world view reflected in the work. The annotated translation renders the more than one hundred stories into English narrative, with copious notes. Difficult terms are identified in the text with the original Chinese characters, while historical matters and Buddhist technical terms are explained in the footnotes.

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335

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Routledge

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1136792538

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9781136792533

One Bird

By: Kyoko Mori

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One Bird

By: Kyoko Mori

After her mother abandons them, fifteen-year-old Megumi tries to understand her father's need for his mistress while dealing with her own aching isolation.

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253

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Macmillan

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ISBN 10

0805029834

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9780805029833

The Little House

By: Kyoko Nakajima

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The Little House

By: Kyoko Nakajima

The Little House is set in the early years of the Showa era (1926-89), when Japan's situation is becoming increasingly tense but has not yet fully immersed in a wartime footing. On the outskirts of Tokyo, near a station on a private train line, stands a modest European style house with a red, triangular shaped roof. There a woman named Taki has worked as a maidservant in the house and lived with its owners, the Hirai family. Now, near the end of her life, Taki is writing down in a notebook her nostalgic memories of the time spent living in the house. Her journal captures the refined middle-class life of the time from her gentle perspective. At the end of the novel, however, a startling final chapter is added. The chapter brings to light, after Taki's death, a fact not described in her notebook. This suddenly transforms the world that had been viewed through the lens of a nostalgic memoir, so that a dramatic, flesh-and-blood story takes shape. Nakajima manages to combine skillful dialogue with a dazzling ending. The result is a polished, masterful work fully deserving of the Naoki Prize.

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266

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Darf Publishers Ltd.

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ISBN 10

1850773173

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9781850773177

The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By: Kyoko Iriye Selden,Mark Selden

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The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By: Kyoko Iriye Selden,Mark Selden

This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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343

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Routledge

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1317458230

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9781317458234

MacArthur's Japanese Constitution

By: Kyoko Inoue

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MacArthur's Japanese Constitution

By: Kyoko Inoue

The Japanese constitution as revised by General MacArthur in 1946, while generally regarded to be an outstanding basis for a liberal democracy, is at the same time widely considered to be—in its Japanese form—an document which is alien and incompatible with Japanese culture. Using both linguistics and historical data, Kyoto Inoue argues that despite the inclusion of alien concepts and ideas, this constitution is nonetheless fundamentally a Japanese document that can stand on its own. "This is an important book. . . . This is the most significant work on postwar Japanese constitutional history to appear in the West. It is highly instructive about the century-long process of cultural conflict in the evolution of government and society in modern Japan."—Thomas W. Burkman, Monumenta Nipponica

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University of Chicago Press

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0226383911

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9780226383910

Japan's Evolving Security Policy

Militarisation within a Pacifist Tradition

By: Kyoko Hatakeyama

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Japan's Evolving Security Policy

Militarisation within a Pacifist Tradition

By: Kyoko Hatakeyama

Japan has been expanding its military roles in the post-Cold War period. This book analyses the shift in Japan’s security policy by examining the collective ideas of political parties and the effect of an international norm. Starting with the analysis of the collective ideas held by political parties, this book delves into factors overlooked in existing literature, including the effects of domestic and international norms, as well as how an international norm is localised when a conflicting domestic norm already exists. The argument held throughout is that these factors play a primary role in framing Japan's security policy. Overall, three security areas are studied: Japan’s arms trade ban policy, Japan’s participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, and Japan’s enlarged military roles in international security. Close examination demonstrates that the weakening presence of the left since the mid-1990s and the localisation of an international norm encouraged Japan to broaden its military role. Providing a comprehensive picture of Japan’s evolving security policy, this book asserts that shifts have occurred in ways that do not violate the pacifist domestic norm. Japan's Evolving Security Policy will appeal to students and scholars of International Relations, Asian Politics, Asian Security Studies and Japanese Studies.

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194

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Routledge

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1000366847

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9781000366846

Social Glocalisation and Education

Social Work, Health Sciences, and Practical Theology Perspectives on Change

By: Hans Hobelsberger

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Social Glocalisation and Education

Social Work, Health Sciences, and Practical Theology Perspectives on Change

By: Hans Hobelsberger

This book discusses the local effects of globalization, especially in the context of social work and health, as well as the challenges of higher education. The more globalized the world becomes, the more important local identities are. This phenomenon, called "glocalisation," poses many challenges to people and to social structures.

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300

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3847423711

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9783847423713

Book's by Kyoko Okada

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition

Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition

One Bird

One Bird

The Little House

The Little House

The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

MacArthur's Japanese Constitution

MacArthur's Japanese Constitution

Japan's Evolving Security Policy

Japan's Evolving Security Policy

Social Glocalisation and Education

Social Glocalisation and Education

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