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Diplomat in Japan
The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the
AvSir Ernest Satow
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2009
198 kr
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Based on the author’s detailed diary, personal encounters, and keen memory, this book is a record of the inner history of the critical years of social and political upheaval that accompanied Japan’s first encounters with the West around the time of the Meiji Restoration.Sir Ernest Mason Satow (1843–1929) was a member of the British legation in Tokyo for twenty-one years.
Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art
An Outline History of East Asiatic Design
AvErnest F. Fenollosa
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2009
39 kr
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Still regarded as a monumental survey of Eastern art, this comprehensive volume was intended for art collectors and general readers as well as travelers and scholars. It covers China and Korea in addition to Japan, and places a special emphasis on Buddhist influences.Ernest F. Fenollosa (1853–1908) was an educator who helped introduce Westerners to traditional Japanese art forms.
Ideals of the East
With Special Reference to the Art of Japan
AvKakuzo Okakura
E-bok
Engelska, 2007
145 kr
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The 1904 book that famously declared “Asia is one” was among the first studies in English to reference Zen as it explored the roots of Japanese beauty. Like the author’s The Book of Tea, this volume emphasized the spiritual ideals of Asian, and especially Japanese, art.Kakuzo Okakura (1863–1913) was an administrator and scholar whose writings helped shape the West’s early views of Japan and Asia.
Kwaidan
Stories and Studies of Strange Things
AvLafcadio Hearn
E-bok
Engelska, 2007
162 kr
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A miscellany of ghost stories, odd tales, and curious observations by a master storyteller who penetrated Japan more deeply than any other Westerner. Lafcadio Hearn captures the folk spirit and quaint “exoticism” of a land thought at the time to be both mysterious and sinister.Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904) gained Japanese citizenship and wrote many books about Japan for Western readers.
Mikado's Empire
A History of Japan from the Age of Gods to the Meiji Era (660 BC - AD 1872)
AvWilliam Elliot Griffis
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2009
198 kr
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In its day the most popular book on the then-mysterious nation of Japan, this volume covers the history and culture of Japan from the earliest times to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.William Elliot Griffis (1843–1928) was an educator and writer and a respected authority on Japanese culture.
Book of Tea
AvKakuzo Okakura
E-bok
Engelska, 2007
96 kr
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“A seminal guide to Asian life and thought. . . . Very highly recommended.”—Midwest Book ReviewThe classic 1906 essay on tea drinking, its history, aesthetics, and deep connection to Japanese culture. Kakuzo Okakura felt “Teaism” could influence the world: “Tea with us becomes more than an idealisation of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.”
Things Japanese
Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan
AvBasil Hall Chamberlain
E-bok
Engelska, 2007
198 kr
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An engaging collection about everything from the abacus to zoology in Japan, designed to preserve knowledge about a society that was modernizing beyond recognition. This book remains an erudite source of information about culture, history, art, religion, and daily life.Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850–1935) lived in Japan for thirty-five years and was one of the foremost Japanologists of his day.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of N
AvIsabella L. Bird
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2009
179 kr
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The first recorded account of Japan by a Westerner, this 1878 book captures a lifestyle that has nearly vanished. The author traveled 1,400 miles by horse, ferry, foot, and jinrikisha.Isabella Lucy Bird (1831–1904) was a pioneering woman adventurer who wrote many books about faraway places.
Book of Tea
AvKakuzo Okakura
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
105 kr
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"A seminal guide to Asian life and thought...Very highly recommended."-Midwest Book Review The classic 1906 essay on tea drinking, its history, aesthetics, and deep connection to Japanese culture. Kakuzo Okakura felt "Teaism" could influence the world: "Tea with us becomes more than an idealisation of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life."

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Stone Bridge Classics – serie

Diplomat in Japan

Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art

Ideals of the East

Kwaidan

Mikado's Empire

Book of Tea

Things Japanese

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

Book of Tea

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