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Kuni

Author : Tsuyoshi Sekihara
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623177324
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Kuni written by Tsuyoshi Sekihara and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reading Kuni makes me want to dive into rural Japan...this book reminds me that leaders emerge when and where you least expect it.” — ALICE WATERS, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant, activist, and author A guide to reviving and revitalizing forgotten places and communities through the Japanese principles of kuni Kuni offers a unique model for the revitalization of rural and deindustrialized lands and communities--and shares lessons in citizen-led regeneration for all of us, regardless of where we live. “Kuni” is both a reimagining of the Japanese word for nation and an approach to reviving communities. It shows what happens when dedicated people band together and invest their hearts, minds, and souls back into a community, modeling a new way of living that actually works. A kuni can be created anywhere--even a hamlet on the verge of extinction--and embodies 7 key principles: Everyone is equal in a kuni Kuni is equipped with a Regional Management Organization--a democratic organization that takes care of small public services Kuni is a link between residents and repeat visitors Life in a kuni is circular--consumption and production are in balance Kuni embraces the whole person Kuni can be a place for young people who seek interconnectedness The time for kuni is now Kuni offers a compelling vision of regenerative relationships that can take root in the United States--and anywhere. With spare and beautiful prose and useful principles for reviving rural places, this book addresses our longing for a hopeful revolution of everyday life.

Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary

Author : Andrew N. Nelson
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462904785
Total Pages : 1116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary written by Andrew N. Nelson and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-08 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Japanese government may someday recognize--as it ought to--Tuttle's contribution to creating an intelligent interest in Japan among the English-reading public, and deepening understanding of Japanese overseas--STRONG>Hokubei Mainichi (San Francisco) Awarded the 1969 Prize for the Society of the Promotion of International Cultural Relations, this is the most comprehensive Japanese book of its kind. Containing Japanese-English and English-Japanese sections, it is an essential reference tool for serious students studying the Japanese language or for business people and tourists wishing to learn Japanese before they travel. Special features include: Lists over 5,000 carefully selected characters with their 10,000+ current readings and almost 70,000 compounds in current use, al with concise English definitions. Scientifically arranged by a logical extension of the traditional radical system so as to make the finding of a given character almost fool-proof, saving hours of time. Makes provision for quickly finding characters either in their traditional or their modern and often greatly altered forms, thus serving for both prewar and postwar literature. Includes 14 valuable appendices giving (1) instructions for the most efficient use of the book, (2) discussions of the written language in general and particularly of its recent and far-reaching official modifications, and (3) much helpful

Japanese Counterculture

Author : Steven C. Ridgely
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 0816667527
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Counterculture written by Steven C. Ridgely and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the significant impact of this countercultural figure of postwar Japan.

Japanese Numbers Game

Author : T Crump
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134935587
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Numbers Game written by T Crump and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An almost obsessional use of numbers characterizes Japanese popular culture. A wide variety of numerical formulae and strategies provide the means for explaining events and solving problems occurring in everyday life. These include such matters as the choice of the name for a child, ranking in almost any game or sport, the diagnosis and cure of illness or the decision to accept a new job. This text provides a general study of the field of Japanese popular numeracy. It introduces the reader to a world of numbers in which fortune-telling, the abacus and games involving numbers, as well as curious numerical names (of both people and places), illustrate the importance of systems of counting, calculation and forecasting. The study explores the cultural roots of attitudes towards numbers and makes suggestions about the contemporary implications of a culture in which mechanical numeracy (and number obsession) is general but the highest levels of academic mathematics still fall short of world standards.

Norito

Author : Donald L. Philippi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691214522
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Norito written by Donald L. Philippi and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the only English translation of the prayers of Japan's indigenous religious tradition, Shinto. These prayers, norito, are works of religious literature that are basic to our understanding of Japanese religious history. Locating Donald Philippi as one of a small number of scholars who have developed a perceptive approach to the problem of "hermeneutical distance" in dealing with ancient or foreign texts, Joseph M. Kitagawa recalls Mircea Eliade's observation that "most of the time [our] encounters and comparisons with non-Western cultures have not made all the `strangeness' of these cultures evident. . . . We may say that the Western world has not yet, or not generally, met with authentic representatives of the `real' non-Western traditions." Composed in the stately ritual language of the ancient Japanese and presented as a "performing text," these prayers are, Kitagawa tells us, "one of the authentic foreign representatives in Eliade's sense." In the preface Kitagawa elucidates their significance, discusses Philippi's methods of encountering the "strangeness" of Japan, and comments astutely on aspects of the encounter of East and West.

Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan

Author : William E. Deal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195331265
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan written by William E. Deal and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction the Japanese history, culture, and society from 1185 - the beginning of the Kamakura period - through the end of the Edo period in 1868.

Libyan Novel

Author : Olszok Charis Olszok
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474457487
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Libyan Novel written by Olszok Charis Olszok and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysing prominent novelists such as Ibrahim al-Kuni and Hisham Matar, alongside lesser-known and emerging voices, this book introduces the themes and genres of the Libyan novel during the al-Qadhafi era. Exploring latent political protest and environmental lament in the writing of novelists in exile and in the Jamahiriyya, Charis Olszok focuses on the prominence of encounters between humans, animals and the land, the poetics of vulnerability that emerge from them, and the vision of humans as creatures (makhluqat) in which they are framed.

Japanese Historiography and the Gold Seal of 57 C.E.

Author : Joshua A. Fogel
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004244190
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Historiography and the Gold Seal of 57 C.E. written by Joshua A. Fogel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 57 C.E., the court of Later Han dynasty presented a gold seal to an emissary from somewhere in what is now Japan. The seal soon vanished from history, only to be unearthed in 1784 in Japan. In the subsequent two-plus centuries, nearly 400 books and articles (mostly by Japanese) have addressed every conceivable issue surrounding this small object of gold. Joshua Fogel places the conferment of the seal in inter-Asian diplomacy of the first century and then traces four waves of historical analysis that the seal has undergone since its discovery, as the standards of historical judgment have changed over these years and the investment in the seal’s meaning have changed accordingly.

Japanese Conversation-grammar with Numerous Reading Lessons and Dialogues

Author : Hermann Plaut
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Conversation-grammar with Numerous Reading Lessons and Dialogues written by Hermann Plaut and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Gothic Grammar, with selections for reading and a glossary

Author : Wilhelm Braune
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book A Gothic Grammar, with selections for reading and a glossary written by Wilhelm Braune and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating world of Gothic language with Wilhelm Braune's 'A Gothic Grammar, with selections for reading and a glossary'. This comprehensive guide offers a practical approach to learning the Gothic language, with a focus on phonology and inflection. The book provides ample material for independent study and includes reading exercises and a glossary that serves as an index to the grammar. In this latest edition, Braune has added explanatory notes and an expanded glossary to make the learning process even easier. While some may wish for a more extensive treatment of word formation and syntax, Braune believes that these elements are best understood in connection with other Germanic and Indo-European languages. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced student, Gothic Grammar is the perfect tool for mastering this ancient language.

The Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry

Author : Scott Mehl
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501761188
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry written by Scott Mehl and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry, Scott Mehl analyzes the complex response of Meiji-era Japanese poets and readers to the challenge introduced by European verse and the resulting crisis in Japanese poetry. Amidst fierce competition for literary prestige on the national and international stage, poets and critics at the time recognized that the character of Japanese poetic culture was undergoing a fundamental transformation, and the stakes were high: the future of modern Japanese verse. Mehl documents the creation of new Japanese poetic forms, tracing the first invention of Japanese free verse and its subsequent disappearance. He examines the impact of the acclaimed and reviled shintaishi, a new poetic form invented for translating European-language verse and eventually supplanted by the reintroduction of free verse as a Western import. The Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry draws on materials written in German, Spanish, English, and French, recreating the global poetry culture within which the most ambitious Meiji-era Japanese poets vied for position.

Man’yōshū (Book 1)

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004346708
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Man’yōshū (Book 1) written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book one of the Man’yōshū (‘Anthology of Myriad Leaves’) continues Alexander Vovin’s new English translation of this 20-volume work originally compiled between c.759 and 785 AD. It is the earliest Japanese poetic anthology in existence and thus the most important compendium of Japanese culture of the Asuka and Nara periods. Book one is the seventh volume of the Man’yōshū to be published to date (following books fifteen (2009), five (2011), fourteen (2012), twenty (2013), seventeen (2016) and eighteen (2016). Each volume of the Vovin translation contains the original text, kana transliteration, romanization, glossing and commentary.

A World Religions Reader

Author : Ian S. Markham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119357012
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book A World Religions Reader written by Ian S. Markham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and accessible textbook which explores the traditions and beliefs of the world’s living religions – the fully updated and revised new edition The World Religions Reader is an inclusive, student-friendly examination of the history, teaching, practices, and appeal of the world’s major religions. Covering both the fundamentals and complexities of each religious tradition, this popular textbook brings together significant texts from scriptures and scholars, as well as writings from philosophers and other significant thinkers throughout history. Students are provided with an introduction and overview of the tradition, taken through its primary texts, and presented with a text which seeks to persuade the student of the tradition’s merits. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to be even more accessible for students new to interreligious engagement and to reflect current trends and developments in religions worldwide. Every chapter opens with a substantial overview which orients the new student and then flows into a carefully chosen set of texts - a regular textbook is now combined with a Reader. New content examines areas such as the Rastafarian tradition, while revised chapters cover secular humanism and indigenous and emerging religious traditions. The methodology of the book focuses on an empathetic approach – representing each tradition from the perspective of a conventional adherent – enabling students to develop understanding of each tradition and appreciate similarities and differences in their most typical forms. Invites students to study each tradition from the perspective of a follower, aiming to understand why the tradition is popular and powerful Explores representative passages, world-views, rituals and institutions, ethical expressions and modern outlooks for each religion Features discussions of interfaith perspectives on the role of women in religious traditions and the impact of world events and politics on interfaith communication Encourages students to consider questions of truth, the relation of religion and society, and the changing nature of a tradition in the modern world Includes a complete set of pedagogical tools and instructor resources, including end-of-chapter fact sheets, topic summaries, key term sections, and essay and discussion questions The World Religions Reader, Fourth Edition is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in religion, especially for liberal arts and non-affiliated colleges, as well as general readers wishing to increase their knowledge of the world’s religious traditions.

Itineraries of Power

Author : Terry Kawashima
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684175704
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Itineraries of Power written by Terry Kawashima and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Movements—of people and groups, through travel, migration, exile, and diaspora—are central to understanding both local and global power relationships. But what of more literary moves: textual techniques such as distinct patterns of narrative flow, abrupt leaps between genres, and poetic figures that flatten geographical distance? This book examines what happens when both types of tropes—literal traversals and literary shifts—coexist. Itineraries of Power examines prose narratives and poetry of the mid-Heian to medieval eras (900–1400) that conspicuously feature tropes of movement. Terry Kawashima argues that the appearance of a character’s physical motion, alongside literary techniques identified with motion, is a textual signpost in a story, urging readers to focus on how the work conceptualizes relations of power and claims to authority. From the gendered intersection of register shifts in narrative and physical displacement in the Heian period, to a dizzying tale of travel retold multiple times in a single medieval text, the motion in these works gestures toward internal conflicts and alternatives to existing structures of power. The book concludes that texts crucially concerned with such tropes of movement suggest that power is always simultaneously manufactured and dismantled from within."

Papua New Guinea

Author : John F. Cleverley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Papua New Guinea written by John F. Cleverley and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Intersectional Incoherence

Author : Cindi Textor
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520398726
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Intersectional Incoherence written by Cindi Textor and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Intersectional Incoherence stages an encounter between the critical discourse on intersectionality and texts produced by Korean subjects of the Japanese empire and their postwar descendants in Japan, known as Zainichi Koreans. Arguing for intersectionality as a reading method rather than strictly a tool of social analysis, Cindi Textor reads moments of illegibility and incoherent language in these texts as a product of the pressures on Zainichi Koreans and their literature to represent both Korean difference from and affinity with Japan. Rejecting linguistic norms and representational imperatives of identity categories, Textor instead demands that the reader grapple with the silent, absent, illegible, or unintelligible. Engaging with the incoherent, she argues, allows for a more ethical approach to texts, subjects, and communities that resist representation within existing paradigms.

Book & Print in New Zealand

Author : Douglas Ross Harvey
Publisher : Victoria University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780864733313
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Book & Print in New Zealand written by Douglas Ross Harvey and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to print culture in Aotearoa, the impact of the book and other forms of print on New Zealand. This collection of essays by many contributors looks at the effect of print on Maori and their oral traditions, printing, publishing, bookselling, libraries, buying and collecting, readers and reading, awards, and the print culture of many other language groups in New Zealand.