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15 produkter
Shortest History of Japan
From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse - The Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation
Häftad, 2024
129 kr
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Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games . . . Japanese culture has long enriched our Western way of life. Yet from a Western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country that has long had a complicated relationship with the outside world.Japan—an archipelago strung …
Shogun's Queen
The Shogun Quartet, Book 1
Häftad, 2017
190 kr
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The year is 1853, and a young Japanese girl’s world is about to be turned upside down.When black ships carrying barbarians arrive on the shores of Japan, the Satsuma clan’s way of life is threatened. But it’s not just the samurai who must come together to fight: the beautiful, headstrong Okatsu is …
Samurai's Daughter
The Shogun Quartet, Book 4
Häftad, 2013
179 kr
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In the brave new Japan of the 1870s, Taka and Nobu meet as children and fall in love; but their relationship will test the limits of society.Unified after a bitter civil war, Japan is rapidly turning into a modern country with rickshaws, railways and schools for girls. Commoners can marry their …
Courtesan and the Samurai
The Shogun Quartet, Book 3
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
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1868. In Japan's exotic pleasure quarters, sex is for sale and the only forbidden fruit is love ...Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the …
Shogun's Queen
The Shogun Quartet, Book 1
E-bok, 2016
102 kr
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'A persuasive storyteller and the setting is mesmerising' Antonia Senior, The Times_________________The year is 1853, and a young Japanese girl’s world is about to be turned upside down.When black ships carrying barbarians arrive on the shores of Japan, the Satsuma clan’s way of life is threatened. …
Samurai's Daughter
The Shogun Quartet, Book 4
E-bok, 2013
102 kr
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In the brave new Japan of the 1870s, Taka and Nobu meet as children and fall in love; but their relationship will test the limits of society.Unified after a bitter civil war, Japan is rapidly turning into a modern country with rickshaws, railways and schools for girls. Commoners can marry their …
Courtesan and the Samurai
The Shogun Quartet, Book 3
Häftad, 2011
239 kr
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1868. In Japan's exotic pleasure quarters, sex is for sale and the only forbidden fruit is love ...Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the …
Last Concubine
The Shogun Quartet, Book 2
Häftad, 2009
227 kr
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Japan, 1865, the women's palace in the great city of Edo. Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man - the young shogun. Sachi, a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, is chosen to be his concubine.But Japan is changing, and as civil war …
Women of the Pleasure Quarters
The Secret History of the Geisha
E-bok, 2002
245 kr
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From critically acclaimed author and Japanese scholar Lesley Downer, an enchanting portrait of the mysterious world of the geisha. Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary …
Last Concubine
The Shogun Quartet, Book 2
E-bok, 2008
102 kr
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Japan, 1865, the women's palace in the great city of Edo. Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man - the young shogun. Sachi, a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, is chosen to be his concubine.But Japan is changing, and as civil war …
Geisha for the American Consul (a short story)
E-bok, 2012
28 kr
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Two cultures. One man and one woman. One moment in time. Cultures collide when Okichi, a beautiful geisha, is sent to work for the American envoy in Japan. Age and pride meet youth and grace. How will she survive in a home where no one speaks her language, where she understands nothing and she must …
Regina din umbra
E-bok, 2018
32 kr
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Japonia, 1853. Crescută în rândul samurailor din clanul Satsuma, apriga, frumoasa și încăpățânata Okatsu, la fel ca toate femeile din clan, a fost mereu încurajată să fie îndrăzneață, învățată să mânuiască o halebardă și să călărească. Dar când avea 17 ani, apariția a patru corăbii negre, conduse …
