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Book Tonton The Samurai

Download or read book Tonton The Samurai written by Carlo Miguel Quero and published by . This book was released on with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A war orphan named Tonton was adopted by a daimyo. He was trained to be a samurai and executed missions given by his new father. This story is fictional and a part of a series with different protagonists.

Book A World Otherwise

    Book Details:
  • Author : Yuki Miyamoto
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2021-02-17
  • ISBN : 179364361X
  • Pages : 185 pages

Download or read book A World Otherwise written by Yuki Miyamoto and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her book A World Otherwise: Environmental Praxis in Minamata, Yuki Miyamoto examines the struggles of those suffering from Minamata disease, eponymous with the Japanese city in which a Chisso factory released methylmercury into the Shiranui Sea, leading to widespread poisonings. Miyamoto explores Minamata sufferers’ struggles, examining their physical pains as well as the emotional plight of having lost their loved ones, their livelihood, and fellowship in communities, to the illness. Miyamoto’s analysis focuses on the philosophies and actions of a group, Hongan no kai, comprised of Minamata disease sufferers and their supporters in 1994. Relying on the group’s newsletter, “Tamashii utsure” (Transferring the spirit), this monograph explores the ways in which Hongan no kai members have come to terms with their experiences as well as their visions of “a world otherwise” (janaka shaba), where ontology, epistemology, and worldviews are construed differently from those of this modern world.

Book The Origins of Violence

Download or read book The Origins of Violence written by Anatol Rapoport and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fundamental analysis, Rapoport asks: Why do we have wars? Doesn't humanity always seem on the verge of self-annihilation? Is there something in human genetic structure that makes people want to kill each other? Perhaps this impulse is a matter of good versus evil, or just plain human nature. Rapoport moves beyond cliches by claiming that the sources of modern violence reside in the imbalance between a lag in the system of values inherited from the past and the structure of science and technology that awaits no revision of values to move ahead. As a result, Rapoport argues that the study of war and peace should be considered a science, just like biology or, for that matter, political science. The same rules of empirical engagement and experimentation should apply. Before we can have a theory of peace, we need a methodology of conflict. Using the writings of thinkers who have made significant contributions to the predominant ideas and ideals of our society, Rapoport weaves together the strands of independent thought and research into a single, thought-provoking work. After investigating the whys of violence, using ideological, psychological, strategic, and systemic perspective, Rapoport moves to an in-depth analysis of possible varieties of conflict resolution. He explores such mechanisms as mediation, education, and applying the results of scientific research. He documents the impact of ideologies countervailing dominant ones that place obstacles in the way of peacemaking. Rapoport argues that conciliation and game theories can be utilized to replace the concept of winner take all or total victory. The Origins of Violence is a needed contribution to our understanding of warfare, and provides a forward-looking perspective that can be of wide use to each of the policy sciences, starting with military strategy and ending with international development.

Book Rakugo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Heinz Morioka
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Release : 2020-03-17
  • ISBN : 1684172764
  • Pages : 488 pages

Download or read book Rakugo written by Heinz Morioka and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rakugo is the traditional Japanese art of storytelling. The stories are also called rakugo, or hanashi, and they are performed by professional narrators called rakugoka or hanashika. The customary place where rakugo stories are told is the vaudeville-type variety called the yose. This book is divided into three parts, including nine chapters and an epilogue, and also includes notes, three appendices, a bibliography, glossary, and index.

Book The Last Samurai

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  • Author : Warner Brothers
  • Publisher : Liberty Street
  • Release : 2003-11-01
  • ISBN : 9781931933636
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book The Last Samurai written by Warner Brothers and published by Liberty Street. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Already slated as one of the top movies of 2003, "The Last Samurai," starring Tom Cruise, will be released nationally on December 5, 2003. This book contains parts of the script, exclusive stills from the movie, and interviews from the actors, actresses, and the director.

Book Shadowings

Download or read book Shadowings written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Scent of Sake

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  • Author : Joyce Lebra
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 2009-02-06
  • ISBN : 0061973084
  • Pages : 388 pages

Download or read book The Scent of Sake written by Joyce Lebra and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was taught to submit, to obey . . . but she dreamed of an empire. The sole heir to the House of Omura, a venerable family of Kobe sake brewers, nineteen-year-old Rie hears but cannot heed her mother's advice: that in nineteenth-century Japan, a woman must "kill the self" or her life will be too difficult to bear. In this strict, male-dominated society, women may not even enter the brewery—and repressive tradition demands that Rie turn over her family's business to the inept philanderer she's been forced to marry. She is even expected to raise her husband's children by another woman—a geisha—so that they can eventually run the Omura enterprise. But Rie's pride will not allow her to relinquish what is rightfully hers. With courage, cunning, brilliance, and skill, she is ready to confront every threat that arises before her—from prejudice to treachery to shipwrecks to the insidious schemes of relentless rivals—in her bold determination to forge a magnificent dynasty...and to, impossibly, succeed. An epic and breathtaking saga that spans generations as it sweeps through the heart of a century, Joyce Lebra's The Scent of Sake is a vivid and powerful entry into another world...and an unforgettable portrait of a woman who would not let that world defeat her.

Book Drums of Terror

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  • Author : Bryan Senn
  • Publisher : Midnight Marquee Press, Incorporated
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book Drums of Terror written by Bryan Senn and published by Midnight Marquee Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to chronicle, critique and explore every theatrically released, English-language voodoo movie to date. Admittedly, sometimes the stories behind a film's making prove more entertaining than the movie itself, but such are the hazards of the job. While some are good, many are bad and a few are downright ugly, most voodoo movies contain at least the promise (occasionally fulfilled, more often not) of a glimpse into an alternate world view and spirituality that can be both fascinating and unsettling. Films such White Zombie, I Walked With a Zombie, Macumba Love, I Eat Your Skin, Angel Heart and The Believers are included in this fascinating film history.

Book Associations  Publications in Print

Download or read book Associations Publications in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1981- in 2 v.: v.1, Subject index; v.2, Title index, Publisher/title index, Association name index, Acronym index, Key to publishers' and distributors' abbreviations.

Book Spawn  311

Download or read book Spawn 311 written by Todd McFarlane and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cult of Omega" (Part One) SPAWN raises some of the 'dead' as he storms a palace that has been hiding the secrets of a hidden society whose members can combine to become more powerful than any SPAWN throughout time! Lead by their new king... the OMEGA SPAWN! TODD McFARLANE and Carlo Barberi launch an exciting and dangerous new chapter for SPAWN!

Book Words on Cassette

Download or read book Words on Cassette written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 2344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book William Shakespeare s Coriolanus

Download or read book William Shakespeare s Coriolanus written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Japan

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1032 pages

Download or read book Japan written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 3

Download or read book Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 3 written by Stan Sakai and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Usagi Yojimbo is one of the longest running and best-loved comic adventures of all time. Running from 1984 to the present day, and showing no sign of diminishing in popularity, the rabbit ronin is now seen as a figurehead of the comic book scene, and crucial to bringing the ideas of feudal Japan to a wider western audience. Roaming an anthropomorphic version of feudal Japan, the rabbit samurai has no master, but takes on tasks from any aggrieved animals he encounters - always ensuring he sticks to the noble way of the samurai.

Book The Rough Guide to Tokyo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rough Guides
  • Publisher : Rough Guides UK
  • Release : 2017-07-06
  • ISBN : 0241318947
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Tokyo written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Tokyo is the ultimate travel guide to Japan's weird and wonderful capital city. Discover Tokyo's highlights with stunning photography, colour-coded maps and more listings and information than ever before. You'll find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Tokyo - from the hipster bars of Shibuya and Shimokitazawa to the top spots for Japanese classic meals such as sushi, ramen, tempura and okonomiyaki - as well as up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, clubs, shops and more, for all budgets. Whether you're planning to explore neighbourhoods such as Shinjuku, Ginza and Ueno in depth, or need fast-fix itineraries and "Best of" boxes that pick out the highlights you won't want to miss, The Rough Guide to Tokyo is your essential guide to the city. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Tokyo.

Book The Yanagita Kunio Guide to the Japanese Folk Tale

Download or read book The Yanagita Kunio Guide to the Japanese Folk Tale written by Fanny Hagin Mayer and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: