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Publisher: Echo Library
Keywords: tales, fairy, japanese
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2007-05-01
List price: $9.90
ISBN-10: 1406843539
ISBN-13: 9781406843538
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
Author: Oliver Statler
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Keywords: inn, japanese
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 1982-09-01
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0824808185
ISBN-13: 9780824808181
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Author: Hideto Kishida
Publisher: Roche Pre
Keywords: architecture, japanese
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2008-10-27
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 144377281X
ISBN-13: 9781443772815
EDITORIAL NOTE It is a common desire among tourists to learn something of the culture of the countries they visit, as well as to see their beautiful scenery. To see is naturally easier than to learn, but flying visits merely for sightseeing furnish neither the time nor opportunity for more than a passing acquaintance with the culture of any foreign people. This is specially true of Japan and her people. The Board of Tourist Industry recognizes both the obligation and the difficulty of providing foreign tourists with accurate information regarding the various phases of Japans culture. It is, th
Author: Benito Ortolani
Publisher: Princeton University Pre
Keywords: theatre, japanese
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 1995-02-17
List price: $46.00
ISBN-10: 0691043337
ISBN-13: 9780691043333
Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese theatre for Western readers, this work by Benito Ortolani is now available for the first time in paperback. From ancient folk and ritual performances to modern dance theatre, it provides concise summaries about each major theatrical form, situating the genre in its particular social, political, and cultural contexts and integrating a vast array of detail on such topics as staging, costuming, masks and properties, repertory, acting techniques, and noteworthy actors. Complete with illustrations and an extensive bibliography, this book serves
Author: John Reeve
Publisher: Harvard University Pre
Keywords: detail, art, japanese
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2006-11-30
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0674023919
ISBN-13: 9780674023918
Beginning by asking, “What is Japanese art?” this book supplies an answer so broad in its reach, so rich in detail, and so extensively illustrated as to give a reader not just a true picture, but also a fine understanding, of Japanese art. Arranged thematically, the book includes chapters on nature and pleasure, landscape and beauty, all framed by the themes of serenity and turmoil, the two poles of Japanese culture ancient and modern. Highlighting—close up and in color—outstanding examples of design and craft in prints, paintings and screens, metalwork, ceramics, wood, stone,
Author: Peter Drysdale
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: economy, japanese
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2004-11-11
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0415174368
ISBN-13: 9780415174367
Author: Robert Christopher
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Keywords: mind, japanese
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1984-04-12
List price: $11.00
ISBN-10: 0449901203
ISBN-13: 9780449901205
An entertaining and thorough introduction to all things Japanese. Much has been written about Japanese management. But this is the first book to explain the people, the life, and the culture of that fascinating nation.
