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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “mayumi itoh”
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  • The Making of China’s War with Japan

    Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xueliang

    by Mayumi Itoh ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This cutting edge study examines the career of Chinese politician and diplomat Zhou Enlai (1898–1976) and assesses his leadership role in the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) strategy against the Japanese invasion of China which established the foundation for post-World War II Sino-Japanese relations. It considers how Zhou dealt with Japanese imperialism during his midcareer, from the May Fourth ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • The Japanese Culture of Mourning Whales

    Whale Graves and Memorial Monuments in Japan

    by Mayumi Itoh ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides an in-depth study of Japanese whaling culture, emphasizing how the Japanese have considered whales and whaling in relation to their understanding of nature and religion. It examines why and how the Japanese have mourned the deaths of whales, treating them as if they were human beings, and assesses the relevance of this culture to nature conservation and management of sustainable ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Making of China’s Peace with Japan

    What Xi Jinping Should Learn from Zhou Enlai

    by Mayumi Itoh ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This text provides a comprehensive re-examination of post-World War II Sino-Japanese relations, focusing notably on Chinese premier Zhou Enlai’s foreign policy toward Japan. It juxtaposes Zhou’s stance on issues which confront current bilateral relations — such as the “history issues” and the territorial dispute over the Senkaku (or Diaoyu) Islands — with the current Chinese foreign policy of ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Animals and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

    by Mayumi Itoh ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book is the first comprehensive, in-depth English language study of the animals that were left behind in the exclusion zone in the wake of the nuclear meltdown of three of the four reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March 2011, triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake of magnitude 9.0.The Japanese government designated an area of 20-kilometer radius from the ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated Third Edition

    The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late

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    While everything appears to be collapsing around us – ecodamage, genetic engineering, virulent diseases, the end of cheap oil, water shortages, global famine, wars – we can still do something about it and create a world that will work for us and for our children’s children. The inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprio’s feature documentary movie The Eleventh Hour and soon to be released HBO special Ice ... Read more

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  • Bending Adversity

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  • Strong in the Rain

    Surviving Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

    by Lucy Birmingham, David McNeill ...
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  • Japan

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  • Science, Soul, and the Spirit of Nature

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  • Middle Kingdom and Empire of the Rising Sun

    Sino-Japanese Relations, Past and Present

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    Japan and China have been rivals for more than a millennium. In more recent times, China was the more powerful until the late nineteenth century, while Japan took the upper hand in the twentieth. Now, China's resurgence has emboldened it even as Japan perceives itself falling behind, exacerbating long-standing historical frictions. June Teufel Dreyer's Middle Kingdom and Empire of the Rising Sun ... Read more

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