Japan: The Story of a Nation, 4th ed [4 ed.] 0394585275, 9780525659426, 9780394585277, 0525659420

Japan: The Story of a Nation [4. ed.] 0075570742, 9780075570745

This text chronicles the evolution of premodern (early A.D. to 1850), modern (1850-1945), and postwar (1945-1989) Japane

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The Story of Art [4th ed.]

First published in 1950 by Phaidon, the book is widely regarded both as a seminal work of criticism and as one of the mo

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Scotland: The Story of a Nation 0802139329, 9780802139320

The definitive history of Scotland, told as a tale from its beginnings up to now (The Observer). Hailed as a "va

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The Meiji Restoration: Japan as a Global Nation 9781108478052, 9781108775762

In world history, the Meiji Restoration of 1868 ranks as a revolutionary watershed, on a par with the American and Frenc

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Birth of a Nation: The Story of a Newspaper in Kenya 9780755626328, 9781845118389

Launched in Nairobi in 1960, three years before the birth of independent Kenya, the Nation group of newspapers grew up s

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Japan as a 'Normal Country'?: A Nation in Search of Its Place in the World 9781442694231

em>Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limit

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The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation 9781448182275, 1448182271

William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler

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Soka Gakkai’s Human Revolution. The Rise of a Mimetic Nation in Modern Japan 9780824875428

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The Call of Japan: A Continuing Story-1950 to the Present Day 9781912961153

Part personal memoir, part socio-cultural commentary, The Call of Japan chronicles the author’s experiences of 40 years&

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Nation and Nationalism in Japan [1 ed.] 0700716394, 9780700716395

Nationalism was one of the most important forces in 20th century Japan. It pervaded almost all aspects of Japanese life,

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