The Japanese Empire (Paine S. C. M.)(Paperback)

The Japanese Empire (Paine S. C. M.)(Paperback)

The Japanese experience of war from the late-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century presents a stunning example of the meteoric rise and shattering fall of a great power. As Japan modernized and became the one non-European great power, its leaders concluded that an empire on the Asian mainland

The Problem of Pain (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

In The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis, one of the most renowned Christian authors and thinkers, examines a universally applicable question within the human condition: 'If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?' With his signature wealth of compassion and insight,

Contours of the Flesh: The Semiotics of Pain (Juschka Darlene M.)(Paperback)

Japan's Greatest Victory/ Britain's Greatest Defeat (Tsuji Masanobu)(Paperback)

The fall of Singapore was the worst defeat ever suffered by the British Empire; this dramatic account emphasizes the initiative and tactics that enabled 60,000 Japanese to defeat 130,000

The Great Seljuk Empire (Peacock A. C. S.)(Paperback)

The first English language general history of the Great Seljuk Empire outlines its chronological history and will explores its religious and institutional

The Spatha: The Roman Long Sword (Bishop M. C.)(Paperback)

The Roman long sword, the spatha, was central to the Romans' defense of their empire--this title investigates the origins, development, combat use, and lasting legacy of this feared close-combat weapon. Adopted from the Celts in the 1st century BC, the spatha, a lethal and formidable chopping

Empire of the Sun (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

The classic, heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Newly reissued with an introduction by John

Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 4, 4 (Tanaka Yoshiki)(Paperback)

It's the master tactician of the ruthless Galactic Empire versus the Free Planets Alliance in Japan's greatest space opera epic! In the thirty-sixth century, humanity has conquered the galaxy and colonized countless star systems. The Galactic Empire, modeled along Prussian lines, and the democratic

Paine: Political Writings (Paine Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Paine was arguably the single most influential political writer during the American and French Revolutions. For this revised and updated edition the distinguished intellectual historian Bruce Kuklick brings together an expanded collection of the classic Paine texts--Common Sense, Rights of

The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain (Sarno John E.)(Paperback)

The New York Times bestselling guide to a healthy and pain-free life. Musculoskeletal pain disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with most doctors failing to recognize their underlying cause. In this acclaimed volume, Dr. Sarno reveals how many painful

The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800 (Emmer Pieter C.)(Paperback)

How did the Dutch Empire compare with other imperial enterprises? And how was it experienced by the indigenous peoples who became part of this colonial power? At the start of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic emerged as the centre of a global empire that stretched along the edges of

Pain, Science, Yoga, Life (Moloney)(Paperback)

Pain Science Yoga Life combines the neuroscience of pain with yoga philosophy and practice for pain care. Rooted in evidence-based practice, this book is a unique blend of the science of pain, the art and science of yoga and its practical application. It aims to bridge the gap that exists between a

The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics: Lessons from Japan's Great Recession (Koo Richard C.)(Paperback)

The revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan's recession that could aid the US and other economies as they struggle to recover from the current financial crisis. This book is about Japan's 15-year long recession and how it affected current theoretical

Brokers of Empire: Japanese Settler Colonialism in Korea, 1876-1945 (Uchida Jun)(Paperback)

Between 1876 and 1945, thousands of Japanese civilians--merchants, traders, prostitutes, journalists, teachers, and adventurers--left their homeland for a new life on the Korean peninsula. Although most migrants were guided primarily by personal profit and only secondarily by national interest,

The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built up over just two decades, with the IJN acquiring a fleet of modern foreign-built warships. Coupled

Learn Kanji With Yokai! (Zimmerman Chad M.)(Paperback)

'Learn Japanese With Yokai!' was thoughtfully crafted by Svetlana Kulagina and C. M. Zimmerman as a unique activity book for Japanese language learners and culture lovers, alike! Illustrated with pictures of classic Japanese creatures and spirits, by the time you finish all of it's pages you will

Law's Empire (Dworkin Ronald M.)(Paperback / softback)

Law's Empire provides a judicious and coherent introduction to the place of law in our

Common Sense (Paine Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

The book that created the modern United States, Paine's incendiary call for Americans to revolt against British rule converted millions to the cause of independence and set out a vision of a just society - free from corruption and cronyism - which remains inspiring

Japanese Character Writing for Dummies (Chiba Hiroko M.)(Paperback)

Learn to write 100 Japanese characters If you want to join the ranks of more than 128 million speakers of Japanese worldwide, this book should be your first stop Whether studying for school, business, or travel, learning to write the Japanese Kanji characters is essential to gain a working

The Unbroken (Clark C. L.)(Paperback)

On the far outreaches of a crumbling desert empire, two women--a princess and a soldier--will haggle over the price of a nation in this richly imagined, breath-taking sapphic epic fantasy filled with rebellion, espionage, and assassinations. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to

The Empire Project (Darwin John)(Paperback)

The British Empire, wrote Adam Smith, 'has hitherto been not an empire, but the project of an empire' and John Darwin offers a magisterial global history of the rise and fall of that great imperial project. The British Empire, he argues, was much more than a group of colonies ruled over by a

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'

The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World (Scarry Elaine)(Paperback)

Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique, The Body in Pain is a profoundly original study that has already stirred excitement in a wide range of intellectual circles. The book is an analysis of physical suffering and its relation to the numerous vocabularies and cultural

The Samurai's Garden (Tsukiyama Gail)(Paperback)

The daughter of a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, Tsukiyama uses the Japanese invasion of China during the late 1930s as a somber backdrop for her unusual story about a 20-year-old Chinese painter named Stephen who is sent to his family's summer home in a Japanese coastal village to recover