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Download or read book Toshie written by Simon Partner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sakaue Toshié was born on August 14, 1925, into a family of tenant farmers and day laborers in the hamlet of Kosugi. The world she entered was one of hard labor, poverty, dirt, disease, and frequent early death. By the 1970s, that rural world had changed almost beyond recognition. Toshié is the story of that extraordinary transformation as witnessed and experienced by Toshié herself. A sweeping social history of the Japanese countryside in its twentieth-century transition from "peasant" to "consumer" society, the book is also a richly textured account of the life of one village woman and her community caught up in the inexorable march of historical events. Through the lens of Toshié's life, Simon Partner shows us the realities of rural Japanese life during the 1930s depression; daily existence under the wartime regime of "spiritual mobilization"; the land reform and its consequences during occupation; and the rapid emergence of a consumer culture against the background of agricultural mechanization during the 1950s and 1960s. In some ways representative and in other ways unique, Toshié's narrative raises questions about conventional frameworks of twentieth-century Japanese history, and about the place of individual agency and choice in an era often seen as dominated by the impersonal forces of modernity: technology, state power, and capitalism.
Book Synopsis My Margaret, Your Toshie by : Keith Adamson
Download or read book My Margaret, Your Toshie written by Keith Adamson and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel based on the intertwined lives of Margaret MacDonald & Charles Rennie Mackintosh. War has broken out and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is in self-imposed exile from his native Glasgow, painting wildflowers in watercolour in a sleepy Suffolk village. As a man from 'foreign parts', however, he falls prey to the suspicions of apprehensive villagers, even finding himself accused of spying. With tensions running high, it is his wife Margaret who comes to the rescue by engineering their escape to Chelsea. There they find themselves in a burgeoning artistic scene where old friends encourage them to seek out a completely new life in a rather different part of the world. Will this be the turning point? Can Margaret's continuing love and support be just the leverage Charles needs to reinvent himself as an artist?
Book Synopsis An Introduction to Bilingual Development by : Annick De Houwer
Download or read book An Introduction to Bilingual Development written by Annick De Houwer and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This introductory textbook shows how children learn to understand and speak those languages against the backdrop of their language learning environments. A narrative around the bilingual development of four young children with different language profiles helps to explain the latest research findings in a lively and accessible manner. The narrative describes how bilingually raised children learn to understand and use sounds, words and sentences in two languages, and how they are able to use each of their languages in socially appropriate ways. Positive attitudes towards bilingual development from the people in bilingual children's environments and their recognition that child bilingualism is not monolingualism-times-two are the main ingredients ensuring that children grow up to be happy and expert speakers of two languages.
Book Synopsis Amazing Adventures of the Gaties by : Andrew John Aguilar
Download or read book Amazing Adventures of the Gaties written by Andrew John Aguilar and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All seems lost as the homeland of the Gaties is attacked by an evil Virie that consumes the light energy they depend upon. On a quest to find their creator and seek his help, five intrepid Gaties set off on a race against time and experience the greatest adventure of their lives. There is much danger to be faced. The evil Mibies seek to destroy their rivals and absorb their energy so they may become ever more powerful and take over the land. Can the Gaties save the day or do the Mibies finally conquer? Find out in this fantastic tale that takes the reader on a journey of tension and suspense.
Book Synopsis The Collected Plays of Chaim Potok by : Chaim Potok
Download or read book The Collected Plays of Chaim Potok written by Chaim Potok and published by Monkfish Book Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Chaim Potok is most famous for his novels, particularly his first book The Chosen (1967)—which was listed on The New York Times bestseller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies—he also wrote plays, which are collected and published here for the first time. Rena Potok edited the collection and wrote the introduction. This book features all five of Potok’s plays, production notes on each of the plays, prefaces by the directors, and the transcript of a post-performance discussion on Out of the Depths featuring Chaim Potok and Prof. David Roskies, which appears for the first time in print, in this volume. Includes: Out of the Depths (Performed in Philadelphia in 1990. The last version was a 1990 video of the staged workshop performance. The play was reconstructed for this collection by Rena Potok and David Bassuk, the play’s director and co-creator, based on the video and on the final rehearsal script.) Sins of the Father: The Carnival and The Gallery (Performed in Philadelphia in 1990. Adapted from scenes in Chaim Potok’s novels The Promise and My Name is Asher Lev.) The Play of Lights (Performed in Philadelphia in 1992. Adapted from Chaim Potok’s novel The Book of Lights.) The Chosen (Premiered in 1999 and performed widely since then. Adapted from the novel of the same name into a play by Chaim Potok and Aaron Posner. This volume contains the most recent authorized version of the play.)
Download or read book 2 Promises written by Phil Armstrong and published by 2 Promises by Phil Armstrong. This book was released on 2010-09-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beth Martindale is a misfit with a fast mind and an equally fast mouth. Her mundane village life is thrown into turmoil by an unusual intruder. As events unfold she becomes desperate to keep her two distinct, yet connected, promises. This cleverly crafted novel charts her journey through England, India, Canada and Belgium following a fascinating trail of connecting coincidences. Beth's epic adventure is peppered with intrigue, humor, insight and wisdom. She is determined to keep her 2 PROMISES but at what cost?
Download or read book Inferno written by Edwin P. Hoyt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did the bombing of Japan's cities—culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—hasten the end of World War II? Edwin Hoyt, World War II scholar and author, argues against the U.S. justification of the bombing. In Inferno, Hoyt shows how the United States bombed without discrimination, hurting Japanese civilians far more than the Japanese military. Hoyt accuses Major General Curtis LeMay, the Air Force leader who helped plan the destruction of Dresden, of committing a war crime through his plan to burn Japan's major cities to the ground. The firebombing raids conducted by LeMay's squadrons caused far more death than the two atomic blasts. Throughout cities built largely from wood, incendiary bombs started raging fires that consumed houses and killed hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children. The survivors of the raids recount their stories in Inferno, remembering their terror as they fled to shelter through burning cities, escaping smoke, panicked crowds, and collapsing buildings. Hoyt's descriptions of the widespread death and destruction of Japan depicts a war machine operating without restraint. Inferno offers a provocative look at what may have been America's most brutal policy during the years of World War II.
Book Synopsis The Nail That Sticks Out by : Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann
Download or read book The Nail That Sticks Out written by Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating City When the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past define who we are, who we become? In April 1942, Suzanne’s mother was an eight-month-old baby when her family was torn from their home in Victoria, British Columbia. Arriving at Vancouver’s Hastings Park, they bunked in horse stalls for months before being removed to an incarceration camp in the Slocan Valley. After the Second World War, forced resettlement scattered Japanese families across Canada, leading to high intermarriage rates and an erosion of ethnicity. Loss of heritage language impeded the sharing of stories, contributing to strained generational relationships and a conflict between Eastern and Western values. This hybrid memoir and fourth-generation narrative of the Japanese Canadian experience celebrates family, places, and traditions. Steeped in history and cultural arts, it includes portraits of family and community members — people who, in rebuilding their lives, made lasting contributions to the Toronto landscape and triumphed over adversity.
Book Synopsis Pirates And Pickled Heads by : Helen Susan Swift
Download or read book Pirates And Pickled Heads written by Helen Susan Swift and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2021-12-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of valiant vessels and storied sea captains from years past, Pirates and Pickled Heads is an eclectic look at some of Scotland's most unusual maritime stories. Within four sections spanning the personalities, ships, places, and pirates of Scotland, you'll discover an intriguing nautical history nestled among sweeping sea views and lush coastal landscapes. From tales of warrior lords and privateers to the mystery of the Maggie Smith, and the strange legend of the remote island of Rona, you'll explore the unique seafaring history of Scotland.
Book Synopsis United States Statutes at Large by : United States
Download or read book United States Statutes at Large written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 1536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Boy's Own Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Toshié written by Simon Partner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation A broad, richly textured social history of the Japanese countryside from the 1920s to the present. told through the life of one woman and her community.
Book Synopsis Between the Spaces of Time by : Ann Marie L. Bonasera
Download or read book Between the Spaces of Time written by Ann Marie L. Bonasera and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through her personal journal entries and poetry, the author AnnMarie L. Bonasera speaks through the narrator, Ann, who informs the reader about Japan's culture and the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Bonasera provides insight into the experiences of the Japanese and American people who were in a war that brought mental and physical devastation that not only affected their lives but the lives of their offspring. In addition, Bonasera communicates the feeling of internal pain and conflict, and the dilemma of finding oneself lost in a place that is somewhere else. In Between the Spaces of Time, Bonasera tries to make sense of the senselessness of war and its atrocities.
Book Synopsis A Most Determined Woman by : Emma Blair
Download or read book A Most Determined Woman written by Emma Blair and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Sarah Hawke, daughter of an impoverished miner, life offered little beyond the grime of Glasgow in the 1890s and the eternal drudgery of back-breaking work. Until a mysterious stranger entered her life. A stranger who turned out to be her real father - and the owner of a vast and prosperous shipping empire. Catapulted into a world of luxury, of servants and stately homes, Sarah begins a new and glittering life. As sole heiress to a fortune, she has much to gain - and everything to lose. For she takes over the business, and with it the risks and rivalry, deceit and intrigue - and the prospect of undying love . . . From Scotland to Paris, from Jamaica to South Africa, Sarah charms - and fights - her way to success against all odds. For she is dealing in a man's world, where the only way to succeed is to be a most determined woman. Praise for Emma Blair: 'An engaging novel and the characters are endearing - a good holiday read' Historical Novels Review 'All the tragedy and passion you could hope for . . . Brilliant' The Bookseller 'Romantic fiction pure and simple and the best sort - direct, warm and hugely readable. Women's fiction at an excellent level' Publishing News 'Emma Blair explores the complex and difficult nature of human emotions in this passionately written novel' Edinburgh Evening News 'Entertaining romantic fiction' Historical Novels Review '[Emma Blair] is well worth recommending' The Bookseller
Book Synopsis Later Poems of Alexander Anderson by : Alexander Anderson
Download or read book Later Poems of Alexander Anderson written by Alexander Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dragon written by Clive Cussler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1993, a Japanese auto carrier is destroyed by a nuclear explosion from an old American nuclear bomb.
Book Synopsis Congressional Record by : United States. Congress
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
