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Present-Day Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : Augusta M. Campbell Davidson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331527145
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (271 download)

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Download or read book Present-Day Japan (Classic Reprint) written by Augusta M. Campbell Davidson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Present-Day Japan The letters which form the groundwork of what will be found in the following pages were not in the first instance intended for publication. The writer's apology for adding to the already large number of books on Japan is the frequently-made suggestion that they might prove to be not without interest to a wider circle than that for which they were originally intended, as reflecting the experience of a person arriving in Japan with no feeling but curiosity and gradually falling under the influence of its manifold charm through the sympathy brought by increasing familiarity. The contrast between first impressions and those received after some degree of such familiarity had been acquired has suggested to the writer that in the case of Japan - more, perhaps, than in that of most foreign countries - the pleasure of a visit depends greatly on a knowledge of the associations connected with what is seen; she is, moreover, convinced that the present achievements of the nation are best understood when considered in the light of its past and with reference to the ethical forces which acted upon it during the centuries of its seclusion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Honda the Samurai

Author : William Elliot Griffis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Honda the Samurai written by William Elliot Griffis and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Every-Day Japan

Author : Arthur Lloyd
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267944446
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (444 download)

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Download or read book Every-Day Japan written by Arthur Lloyd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Every-Day Japan: Written After Twenty-Five Years Residence and Work in the Country I have not seen the country with holiday-making eyes. For that very reason I may fairly claim to have gained a real know ledge of the people amongst whom I have lived, and with whom, whilst remaining a loyal Briton, I have almost completely identified myself. U oi bene est ioi patria. The wonderful kindness I have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Story of Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : R. Van Bergen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330554234
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (542 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Japan (Classic Reprint) written by R. Van Bergen and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Japan Our nearest neighbor across the Pacific has been reckoned among the foremost nations of the earth ever since, in the late war with China, she humiliated that vast but inert empire. Japan will have a voice in the future destiny of Asiatic countries, and in that of the islands of the Pacific. Our schoolbooks on geography and general history touch but lightly upon the Japanese Empire, and it is for the purpose of enabling children to obtain a correct idea of the people, and of the impulses leading to the rapid progress of the past quarter of a century, that "The Story of Japan" has been written. It was deemed essential to explain repeatedly the key to the history of Japan and to the reforms of our time, by noticing the overpowering influence of the samurai of old, who were and still are the makers of the nation. With a very few exceptions, the nobles of Japan have been wholly dependent upon their leading samurai, who, in turn, have been influenced by the ablest of their peers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Japan in Our Day (Classic Reprint)

Author : Bayard Taylor
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364430620
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Japan in Our Day (Classic Reprint) written by Bayard Taylor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Japan in Our Day The Library of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure is designed to furnish a clear, picturesque, and toler ably complete survey of our present knowledge of lands and races, as it is supplied by the narratives. Of travel lers and, explorers, especially those of our own times. Owing to the great richness and attractiveness of the material, it has been found advisable to devote each volume, separately, to a special country or region, rather than to give a connected compilation, extending through many volumes. In this manner, the object of the entire series will be equally well attained; while the reader, at the same time, will be able to select any field of exploration which may possess an interest for him, and rapidly and conveniently make himself master of our present knowledge concerning it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Handbook of Modern Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ernest W. Clement
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365488255
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (882 download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of Modern Japan (Classic Reprint) written by Ernest W. Clement and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Handbook of Modern Japan Therefore, a special and very important feature of the volume is its bibliography of reference books at the end of each chapter. These lists have been prepared with great care, and include practically all the best works on Japan in the English language. In general, however, no attempt has been made to cover magazine articles, which are included in only very particular instances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Old and New Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : Clive Holland
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656342075
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Old and New Japan (Classic Reprint) written by Clive Holland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Old and New Japan Under the circumstances there is only one course to pursue, namely, to accept this earlier history of the race as tradition pure and simple; but tradition which has doubtless a considerable basis of truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Brown Face and White

Author : Clive Holland
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483585850
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Brown Face and White written by Clive Holland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Brown Face and White: A Story of Japan A man's voice, deep and sonorous, called in the exquisite twilight of a Japanese summer evening. And the faint echo which came back from the rocky hill-side bounding the Mission House garden on its eastern side answered, Eileen! Eileen! Over the hill-crest, on the steep sides of which, here and there, beeches, larches, pines, camphor trees, and maples grew, the last rays of the setting sun had streamed in a golden and crimson glory but a very short time before; for dusky twilight follows sunset very rapidly, and the stars in the Japanese sky creep out less stealthily than with us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Evolution and the Need of Atonement (Classic Reprint)

Author : Stewart Andrew McDowall
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolution and the Need of Atonement (Classic Reprint) written by Stewart Andrew McDowall and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2017-07-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Evolution and the Need of Atonement As the title indicates, the main object of this book is not to offer a new theory of the Atonement. Rather it is intended to Show that when the origin and history of man are studied from the scientific, and especially the biological side, the spiritual life, its partial failure, and the need for Atonement, far from receding into vagueness and unreality, are thrown into strong relief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Ten Days' Trip Into the Interior of Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : Claude Scott Steuart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332203611
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book A Ten Days' Trip Into the Interior of Japan (Classic Reprint) written by Claude Scott Steuart and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Ten Days' Trip Into the Interior of Japan It was a hot, steamy evening in the middle of our Japan summer. In the company of a friend, I was discussing, in a lazy, listless sort of way, as we lay stretched at full length in the cool verandah of our comfortable bungalow at Yokohama, the current "gup" of the place, the badness of trade, the non-appearance of the French mail steamer "Volga," now nearly six days overdue, and the latest piece of scandal. "By Jove! how jolly and cool it must be on the top of Fuji this sort of weather. No mosquitoes there," I said, bringing down my hand with a ferocious slap upon my devoted head, with the intent of slaying two of the monsters, that were at that instant drinking deep of my heart's best blood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Japan in Print

Author : Mary Elizabeth Berry
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520941465
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book Japan in Print written by Mary Elizabeth Berry and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-02-16 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quiet revolution in knowledge separated the early modern period in Japan from all previous time. After 1600, self-appointed investigators used the model of the land and cartographic surveys of the newly unified state to observe and order subjects such as agronomy, medicine, gastronomy, commerce, travel, and entertainment. They subsequently circulated their findings through a variety of commercially printed texts: maps, gazetteers, family encyclopedias, urban directories, travel guides, official personnel rosters, and instruction manuals for everything from farming to lovemaking. In this original and gracefully written book, Mary Elizabeth Berry considers the social processes that drove the information explosion of the 1600s. Inviting readers to examine the contours and meanings of this transformation, Berry provides a fascinating account of the conversion of the public from an object of state surveillance into a subject of self-knowledge. Japan in Print shows how, as investigators collected and disseminated richly diverse data, they came to presume in their audience a standard of cultural literacy that changed anonymous consumers into an "us" bound by common frames of reference. This shared space of knowledge made society visible to itself and in the process subverted notions of status hierarchy. Berry demonstrates that the new public texts projected a national collectivity characterized by universal access to markets, mobility, sociability, and self-fashioning.

Some Historical Phases of Modern Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : Shosuke Sato
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656115402
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Some Historical Phases of Modern Japan (Classic Reprint) written by Shosuke Sato and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some Historical Phases of Modern Japan The monetary system before 1868; commercial changes since the Restoration; trade with Asiatic nations; trade with America; export trade to America; imports from America; Japan's friendly international relations; the Gentlemen's Agreement and its workings; Japan's diplomacy; the naval building program; the world powers and peace; the burden of national debt; Monroe Doctrine for Asia; the Mastery of the Pacific; Japan and peace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Echoes From Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : M. McLean
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332293509
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book Echoes From Japan (Classic Reprint) written by M. McLean and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Echoes From Japan Of distant lands in their worst aspects. Your residence Of nine years in Japan gives you a very fair insight into the feeling and thought Of the people, and throughout your papers I distinctly perceive your true sympathy with my own Country. I Observe almost every day in London that, although there is SO much talk about Japan and Japanese art, yet most people, I Should say, even educated people, have only some inadequate, and Often many mistaken ideas Of Japan. This is just what most Japanese feel much dis appointed to find. Therefore, I am very glad to find such descriptions and comments as you have given about Japan in these papers, because they are true and honest. We Japanese have no desire to have our merits exaggerated as a nation very Old in her history, and now trying very hard to effect a complete regeneration to become one Of the respectable modern states. But we are, at the same time, very anxious to dispel those unfairly hostile, and even monstrous, criticisms which frequently appear in books Of travel. If you are going to publish these papers, which I have had the pleasure of reading all through, I sincerely hope that they may find a good many readers and I am very happy to supply you with some statistical facts about my country, taken from the latest returns. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Jaunt in Japan

Author : S. C. F. Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331968801
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (688 download)

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Download or read book Jaunt in Japan written by S. C. F. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jaunt in Japan: Or Ninety Day's Leave in the Far East So many books dealing with Japan have already appeared that it is with considerable diffidence I venture to place these pages before the public. I am, however, somewhat encouraged to do so, knowing the difficulties we experienced in arriving at any definite decision on the dozen points of essential importance to travellers, which are generally unnoticed by most authors who have written about this interesting country. We had read all about Shoguns and Daimyos, Hara-Kari and Geishas; we had seen pictures of Fujiyama and Yokohama, and we had heard of the waterfalls and temples of Nikho; but we had never been informed, for instance, that the roads throughout the country are invariably execrable, or that the trains are always late and I overcrowded. Before setting out on our holiday, we had experienced a good deal of difficulty in the selection of our itinerary, and we could find nothing to help us in estimating the probable expenses of our trip. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Truth about China and Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : Putnam Weale
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259185444
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book The Truth about China and Japan (Classic Reprint) written by Putnam Weale and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Truth About China and Japan The present volume has been written primarily to allow the ordinary reader to see at a glance what the position really is today in Eastern Asia, and to explain precisely why there should be conﬂict between China and Japan. The essential point - which the writer first insisted upon at great length in The Fight for the Republic in China - is that a dual policy, one policy for the East for the West; that she uses military power and secret loans to advance the first, and diplomacy and publicity the second and that this intricate matter can be understood only by exploring the history of the remote past and linking it up with what is taking place to-day. The fact that the Imperial Conference, which has just concluded its labours, failed to reach any unanimous conclusions on the subject of Japan gives additional point to the arguments which follow, and demands that the important group of documents in the Appendix - particularly the anglo-japanese Treaty - be studied in the light of this new development. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Wee Ones of Japan (Classic Reprint)

Author : Mae St John Bramhall
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259504979
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Wee Ones of Japan (Classic Reprint) written by Mae St John Bramhall and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wee Ones of Japan The disinterested observers to whom I have just appealed must concede me some thing more. These Japanese nestlings tickle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Old-world Japan

Author : Frank Rinder
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Old-world Japan written by Frank Rinder and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1895 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HISTORY and mythology, fact and fable, are closely interwoven in the texture of Japanese life and thought; indeed, it is within relatively recent years only that exact comparative criticism has been able, with some degree of accuracy, to divide the one from the other. The accounts of the God-period contained in the Kojiki and the Nihongi-"Records of Ancient Matters" compiled in the eighth century of the Christian era-profess to outline the events of the vast cycles of years from the time of Ame-no-mi-naka-nushi-no-kami's birth in the Plain of High Heaven, "when the earth, young and like unto floating oil, drifted about medusa-like," to the death of the Empress Suiko, A.D. 628.