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In "Future Development of Japanese Dwelling Houses," Shigetsura Shiga presents an insightful exploration of architectural innovation within the context of Japan's evolving sociocultural landscape. Blending vivid illustrations with meticulous analysis, Shiga examines traditional practices while advocating for sustainable and modern design principles. His literary style is characterized by clarity and depth, allowing readers to navigate through complex ideas about space, functionality, and t...

Winner of the 2022 Association for the Study of Japanese Mountain Religion Book PrizeDefining Shugendo brings together leading international experts on Japanese mountain asceticism to discuss what has been an essential component of Japanese religions for more than a thousand years.Contributors explore how mountains have been abodes of deities, a resting place for the dead, sources of natural bounty and calamities, places of religious activities, an...

Finalist for the 2021 Kate Tufts Discovery AwardWinner of the 2020 Minnesota Book Award in PoetryAgainst the backdrop of the war on drugs and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, a Korean girl comes of age in her parents' bodega in the Queensbridge projects, offering a singular perspective on our nation of immigrants and the tensions pulsing in the margins where they live and work.In Su Hwang's rich lyrical and narrative poetics, the bodega ...

This anthology conveys the enormity of Fukushima, the first nuclear disaster of the 21st Century, on both the environmental and human scale. Contributions by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Helen Caldicott, Fairewinds Energy Education founder Maggie Gundersen, and professor emerita Dr. Norma Field discuss the nuclear disaster in the context of social, political, and environmental concerns. Poems by 50 Japanese poets portray the disaster from a personal perspective, including prophetic vision...

¿Podrá el amor de James y Charlie obtener una segunda oportunidad luego de quince años separados?Luego de meses de preparativos, la Nueva Alianza está lista para revelarse de manera espectacular. James Finch se une a sus camaradas y expone su verdadera naturaleza frente a medios de comunicación de todo el mundo. Estaba preparado para lidiar con las consecuencias, pero se ve atrapado entre la espada y la pared cuando se reencuentra con "la que dejó escapar"....

On October 26, 1909, the Korean patriot An Chunggun assassinated the Japanese statesman Ito Hirobumi in Harbin, China. More than a century later, the ramifications of An’s daring act continue to reverberate across East Asia and beyond. This volume explores the abiding significance of An, his life, and his written work, most notably On Peace in the East (Tongyang p’yonghwaron), from a variety of perspectives, especially historical, legal, literary, philosophical, and political. The ways in ...

NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context.From the outset, learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse int...

The guitar lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in didactic guitar literature. This book, which includes the first three volumes of the original six-volume series, is an ideal introduction to classical guitar playing as well as to Latin American guitar music. Text written in English and Spanish with French and German translations in an appendix at the back of the book.

NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context.From the outset, learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse int...

NihonGO NOW! Level 2 is an intermediate-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context.From the outset, learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse in...

NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context.From the outset, learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse int...

* Skipping Stones Book Award 2025 ** Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year 2024 - Bilingual Story Books for Kids ** Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention 2024 - Children's and Young Adult Literature on East and Southeast Asia *A girl with grit, determination, passion and a paintbrush—can achieve amazing things!Whether working in his studio or out in the field, Japanese artist Hokusai had a constant companion—his you...