Windows On Japan
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Windows On Japan
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Author : Bruce Roscoe
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Windows On Japan written by Bruce Roscoe and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
In Windows on Japan, a New Zealander walks across rural Japan and ponders centuries-old perceptions about the country that is still prisoner to an isolationist past. In a deeply insightful commentary, the author surveys cultural, social and political mores, explores the wellspring of racial perception and the problem of the memory of war. Windows on Japan alternates chapters of physical travel with travel through perception about Japan, and challenges the logic of much Western thought about the country that perplexes as much as it pleases. The author walked a route that connects the ports of Niigata and Yokohama and from these windows on the world considers perceptions of people and place. He also assesses the effect of Japan on writers from Jonathan Swift to Oscar Wilde, Shirley MacLaine and Paul Theroux with surprising results. The trading entity that wraps its tentacles around the globe, converses in most languages and understands most customs, is perceptive and urbane and none appears more capable or cosmopolitan. Yet the individuals who inhabit these islands take refuge in their language as a private habitat, resent intrusions, and are captured by a cultural particularism that distances them from others. The author discusses this paradox, as well as environmental and linguistic issues and topics of history and literature. Along the way, he lifts a veil on the life of a snow country geisha, discusses current events with a priest and a reporter, and takes advice on becoming a Japanese. Though he is understood, it is only on return visits to places he has come to love that he wins acceptance. Notes on music delightfully enrich the narrative.
Windows On Japan
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Author : Frank L. Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Release Date : 1979-01-01
Windows On Japan written by Frank L. Ryan and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-01-01 with Japan categories.
Windows On Japan
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Author : Bruce Roscoe
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Windows On Japan written by Bruce Roscoe and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Japan categories.
Windows on Japan is a deeply insightful commentary that alternates chapters of physical travel with ‘travel’ through perception about Japan, and challenges the logic of much Western thought about the country that perplexes as much as it pleases. The author walked a route that connects the ports of Niigata and Yokohama and from these windows on the world considers perceptions of people and place. He also assesses the effect of Japan on writers from Jonathan Swift to Oscar Wilde, Shirley MacLaine and Paul Theroux with surprising results. The trading entity that wraps its tentacles around the globe, converses in most languages and understands most customs, is perceptive and urbane and none appears more capable or cosmopolitan. Yet the individuals who inhabit these islands take refuge in their language as a private habitat, resent intrusions, and are captured by a cultural particularism that distances them from others. The author discusses this paradox, as well as environmental and linguistic issues and topics of history and literature. Along the way, he lifts a veil on the life of a snow country geisha, discusses current events with a priest and a reporter, and takes advice on becoming a Japanese. Though he is understood, it is only on return visits to places he has come to love that he wins acceptance. Notes on music delightfully enrich the narrative.
Paper Windows Poems From Japan
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Author : James Kirkup
language : en
Publisher: London : Dent
Release Date : 1968
Paper Windows Poems From Japan written by James Kirkup and has been published by London : Dent this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Poetry categories.
Windows On Japanese Education
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Author : Edward R. Beauchamp
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1991-06-30
Windows On Japanese Education written by Edward R. Beauchamp and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-06-30 with Education categories.
The fact that Japanese students consistently outperform other nationalities on international tests of educational achievement has made the Japanese educational system a leading topic for media attention and evaluative study. This volume is a collection of essays by Japanese and American scholars in the field of Japanese education that presents a current systematic overview of this system, its strengths, and its weaknesses. Topics ranging from the history of Japanese education and its recent reform campaign to the methods used to teach preschoolers and elementary students, women, teachers, and engineers are the primary focus of this study. Each contributor writes both within his or her own specialty and with a view to those political, social, and economic factors that affect the Japanese educational climate. A look to the future of Japanese higher education, as well as guidelines that can benefit educational systems in other countries, conclude the work.
Windows For The Crown Prince
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Author : Elizabeth Gray Vining
language : en
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott
Release Date : 1952
Windows For The Crown Prince written by Elizabeth Gray Vining and has been published by Philadelphia : Lippincott this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Americans categories.
The record of the author's four years at the Imperial Court, where she helped to teach and guide the young Prince from a chubby child to a poised, attractive youth with a high sense of responsibility.
Windows For The Crown Prince
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Author : Elizabeth Gray Vining
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
Windows For The Crown Prince written by Elizabeth Gray Vining and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Education categories.
Windows On The Japanese Past
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Author : Richard J. Pearson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Windows On The Japanese Past written by Richard J. Pearson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Social Science categories.
The Oracles Of The Three Shrines
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Author : Brian Bocking
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-16
The Oracles Of The Three Shrines written by Brian Bocking and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with Social Science categories.
This is a richly-illustrated study of 'The Oracles of the Three Shrines', the name given to a hanging scroll depicting three important Japanese shrine-deities and their respective oracle texts. The scroll has evolved continuously in Japan for 600 years, so different examples of it offer a series of 'windows' on developments in Japanese religious belief and practice.
Eastern Windows
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Author : Elizabeth Keith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
Eastern Windows written by Elizabeth Keith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with Asia categories.