Japan's Imperial House in the Postwar Era, 1945-2019 (Ruoff Kenneth J.)(Paperback)

Japan's Imperial House in the Postwar Era, 1945-2019 (Ruoff Kenneth J.)(Paperback)

With the ascension of a new emperor and the dawn of the Reiwa Era, Kenneth J. Ruoff has expanded upon and updated The People's Emperor, his study of the monarchy's role as a political, societal, and cultural institution in contemporary Japan. Many Japanese continue to define the nation's identity

The Japanese House Since 1945 - Naomi Pollock, Tadao Ando

The definitive overview of and ultimate resource on the iconic architect-designed houses built in Japan from 1945 to the present. Imagine a terraced house whose courtyard separates the kitchen from the bedroom. Or a tiny, triangular tower of rooms stacked one above another. Quirky, experimental and

The Metabolist Imagination: Visions of the City in Postwar Japanese Architecture and Science Fiction (Gardner William O.)(Paperback)

Japan's postwar urban imagination through the Metabolism architecture movement and visionary science fiction authors The devastation of the Second World War gave rise to imaginations both utopian and apocalyptic. In Japan, a fascinating confluence of architects and science fiction writers took

Hartly House, Calcutta: Phebe Gibbes (Franklin Michael J.)(Paperback)

This novel represents a key document in the literary representation of India and the imperial debate, profoundly challenging pre-existent discourses of

Japan's Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall (Drea Edward J.)(Paperback)

Winner: Society for Military History Distinguished Book AwardPopular impressions of the imperial Japanese army still promote images of suicidal banzai charges and fanatical leaders blindly devoted to their emperor. Edward Drea looks well past those stereotypes to unfold the more complex story of

PT Boat Odyssey: In the Pacific War with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945 (Gelzheiser Robert P.)(Paperback)

 During the Pacific War between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies, the author's father, Francis Gelzheiser, deployed with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16A, from New Orleans to Panama to Seattle and to Attu Island in the Aleutians. After their return voyage, the PT boats journeyed to

Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 (Evans David C.)(Paperback)

One of the great spectacles of modern naval history is the Imperial Japanese Navy's instrumental role in Japan's rise from an isolationist feudal kingdom to a potent military empire stridently confronting, in 1941, the world's most powerful nation. Years of painstaking research and analysis of

An Analysis of Tony Judt's Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Young Simon)(Paperback)

Tony Judt decided to write Postwar in 1989, the year the collapse of the Soviet Union provided European history with a rare example of a clearly-signposted 'end of an era'. It's scarcely surprising, then, that the great virtue of Judt's book is the clarity and the breadth of its account of postwar

Disruption in Detroit: Autoworkers and the Elusive Postwar Boom (Clark Daniel J.)(Paperback)

The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: Heisei Completion (1989-2019) (Lemay John)(Paperback)

1989 marked the start of the Heisei era in Japan. It also marked a new direction in tokusatsu films beginning with Godzilla vs. Biollante and Gunhed. This tome covers all the Japanese giant monster movies produced from 1989 up to 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters. This book covers a broad range

Postwar - A History of Europe Since 1945 (Judt Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism for another. This title tells the rich and complex story of how we got from there to here

Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook (Pollock Naomi)(Paperback)

'Pollock knows the country's design history well and the key role that design has in Japanese society. . . . In nearly 500 fully illustrated pages, she profiles 70 architects and designers.' --Architectural Record Here is a groundbreaking, comprehensive overview of Japanese design during the last

The Castle in the Forest (Mailer Norman)(Paperback)

The final work of fiction from Norman Mailer, a defining voice of the postwar era, is also one of his most ambitious, taking as its subject the evil of Adolf Hitler. The narrator, a mysterious SS man in possession of extraordinary secrets, follows Adolf from birth through adolescence and offers

European fashion: The creation of a global industry (Blaszczyk Regina Lee)(Paperback)

This volume examines the cultural history of the fashion industry in the postwar era. Taking an original, interdisciplinary approach, it focuses on the internal culture of the trade, explaining the significance of value creation and assessing the transformation of local industries into global

The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture (Davies Roger J.)(Paperback)

In The Japanese Mind, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture. Readers of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick. Among the topics explored: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others'

Disalienation: Politics, Philosophy, and Radical Psychiatry in Postwar France (Robcis Camille)(Paperback)

From 1940 to 1945, forty thousand patients died in French psychiatric hospitals. The Vichy Regime's 'soft extermination' let patients die of cold, starvation, or lack of care. But in Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole, a small village in central France, one psychiatric hospital attempted to resist. Hoarding

Ravens and Red Lipstick: Japanese Photography Since 1945 (Fritsch Lena)(Paperback)

This rich volume provides one of the first overviews of Japanese photography to be published in English. Drawing on extensive research, Lena Fritsch traces the development of Japanese photography chronologically, from the severity of post-war Realism to the diverse ingenuity of photography in

Rubble Music: Occupying the Ruins of Postwar Berlin, 1945-1950 (Anderton Abby)(Paperback)

As the seat of Hitler's government, Berlin was the most frequently targeted city in Germany for Allied bombing campaigns during World War II. Air raids shelled celebrated monuments, left homes uninhabitable, and reduced much of the city to nothing but rubble. After the war's end, this apocalyptic

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (Toll Ian W.)(Paperback)

In June 1944, the United States launched a crushing assault on the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The capture of the Mariana Islands and the accompanying ruin of Japanese carrier airpower marked a pivotal moment in the Pacific War. No tactical masterstroke or blunder could

My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music (Fleisher Leon)(Paperback)

My Nine Lives is a powerful and stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era--an inspiring tale of courage, compassion, and triumph over outstanding odds. At the peak of his career, celebrated pianist Leon Fleisher suddenly lost the use of two fingers on his right hand

Murder in the Crooked House (Shimada Soji)(Paperback)

The sequel to the acclaimed Tokyo Zodiac Murders - a fiendish locked room mystery from the Japanese master of the

Japan Decides 2017: The Japanese General Election (Pekkanen Robert J.)(Paperback)

With a topical focus and timely coverage of the latest dramatic changes in Japanese politics, the volume will appeal to researchers and policy experts alike, and will also make a welcome addition to courses on Japanese politics, comparative politics and electoral

The Rise of Contemporary Conservatism in the United States (Heineman Kenneth J.)(Paperback)

The Rise of Contemporary Conservatism in the United States offers students an accessible introduction to the history of modern American conservatism. The author provides a concise but substantial discussion of modern conservatism from its origins in opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal up

Battle of Manila: Nadir of Japanese Barbarism, 3 February - 3 March 1945 (Miranda Miguel)(Paperback)

Nearly four years of brutal Japanese occupation in WW2 has dimmed Manila's lustre. The Philippine capital, surrounding an old Spanish fortress, was once a glittering jewel among America's overseas possessions. And now a vast Allied army led by the indomitable MacArthur is ready to take it back from