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Contemporary Japanese History: since 1945
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Bushido:The Soul of Japan
Inazo Nitobe (Author), Kenichiro Higuchi (Translator),ou can enjoy a bilingual (Japanese-English) edition of the classic work that explains Bushido, the moral code at the heart of the Japanese spirit, to the world. Based on Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism principles and compared with Western philosophy and chivalry, this book offers insights into the foundation of the Japanese ethos.
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Contemporary Japanese History: since 1945
James M Verdaman (Author), Kenichiro Higuchi (Editor, Translator),Contemporary Japanese history since 1945 is a story of a remarkable transformation from a militaristic empire to a pacifist democracy and global economic and cultural powerhouse. This era is characterized by major shifts in politics, economy, and society.
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Japan Today and How it Got This Way
James M. Vardaman,The book, part of the "Read Real Nihongo" or "Furigana JAPAN" series by IBC Publishing, uses a parallel translation format with Japanese text on one page and the English translation on the facing page. It covers a broad range of contemporary and often sensitive subjects to provide insight into modern Japan's challenges and current situation.
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Democracy in America: Abridged Edition
Alexis de Tocqueville,The abridged edition of the enduring masterwork–a classic portrait of America’s culture and people. Originally penned in the mid-nineteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains the most comprehensive, penetrating, and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago. This abridged edition by scholar and historian Scott A. Sandage includes a new introduction and editorial notes, and offers students and the general reader alike easy access to the preeminent translation by George Lawrence, widely recognized as the best translation based on the second revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition, edited by J. P. Mayer.