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  • Introduction to Japanese Architecture

    by David Young, Michiko Kimura Young ...
    Series series Periplus Asian Architecture Series
    Introduction to Japanese Architecture provides an overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context.It begins with a discussion of prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of contemporary trends in areas as diverse as country inns, underground malls, and love hotels. The intervening 12,000 years are analyzed in reference to major changes in architecture caused ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Art of the Japanese Garden

    History / Culture / Design

    by David Young, Michiko Young ...
    **Winner of the 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award**The Art of the Japanese Garden is the only historical overview of Japanese gardens that covers Japanese gardening culture in one beautiful book.Japanese gardens are rooted in two traditions: an indigenous prehistoric tradition in which patches of graveled forest or pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Art of Japanese Architecture

    History / Culture / Design

    by David Young, Michiko Young ...
    The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern Japanese architects. Along the way it discusses the iconic buildings and architectural styles for which Japan is so justly famous—from elegant ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • New Confucian Horizons

    Essays in Honor of Tu Weiming

    by Jonathan Keir, Joseph A. Adler, Peter K. Bol, Fred Dallmayr, Heup Young Kim, Wang Jianbao, Michiko Yusa, Young-chan Ro, Peter C. Phan1, Robert C. Neville2, Peimin Ni3, Anh Q. Tran4, Samuel H. Yamashita5, Mary Evelyn Tucker6 ...
    New Confucian Horizons: Essays in Honor of Tu Weiming represents both a sustained reflection on Tu Weiming’s legacy from those who have worked with him and an original contribution to the field of intercultural dialogue that Tu himself spent a lifetime cultivating. The importance of Sino-American intellectual relations in an era of mounting geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

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  • Zen Gardens

    The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's Leading Garden Designer

    by Mira Locher ...
    Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's leading garden designer, is at once Japan's most highly acclaimed landscape architect and an 18th-generation Zen Buddhist priest, presiding over daily ceremonies at the Kenkoji Temple in Yokohama. He is celebrated for his unique ability to blend strikingly contemporary elements with the traditional design vernacular. He has worked in ultramodern urban hotels and in some of ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Japanese Stone Gardens

    Origins, Meaning, Form

    by Stephen Mansfield ...
    Gain some new ideas along with the principles and history of Japanese stone gardening with this useful and beautiful garden design book.Japanese Stone Gardens provides a comprehensive introduction to the powerful mystique and dynamism of the Japanese stone garden—from their earliest use as props in animistic rituals, to their appropriation by Zen monks and priests to create settings conducive to ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Japan's Master Gardens

    Lessons in Space and Environment

    by Stephen Mansfield ...
    Presenting twenty-five master gardens, this landscape design book explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping, from the self-imposed confines of courtyard designs to the open expanses of the stroll garden.No two Japanese gardens are ever the same. The Japanese Zen garden is a work of art equivalent in scale to an installation, but it is also an urban refuge, a setting where we can ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Lost Japan

    by Alex Kerr ...
    An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future.Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, and tells the story of the hidden valley ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Across Many Mountains

    A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom

    by Yangzom Brauen ...
    "A moving reminder that the consequences of the Chinese invasion of Tibet continue down to this day. A lovely memoir of three generations of Tibetan women." —Oliver StoneKunsang thought she would never leave Tibet. One of the country's youngest Buddhist nuns, she grew up in a remote mountain village where, as a teenager, she entered the local nunnery. Though simple, Kunsang's life gave her all she ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Shinto the Kami Way

    by Sokyo Ono Ph.D., William P. Woodard ...
    "An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar."—Library JournalShinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith.In its general aspects, Shinto is ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Sakuteiki

    Visions of the Japanese Garden

    by Jiro Takei, Marc P. Keane ...
    Learn the art of Japanese gardening with this classic, fascinating text.The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening—or any kind of gardening—in the world. In this edition of the Sakuteiki, the authors provide an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Lillian Too’s Smart Feng Shui For The Home

    188 brilliant ways to work with what you’ve got

    by Lillian Too ...
    Lillian Too's Smart Feng Shui for the Home is a gift from the world's leading feng shui expert for all of us who have to work with what we've already got in our homes.Whether you live in an apartment, family house, penthouse or studio, here are 188 smart ways to transform bad energy to luck-laden good chi, without major building work.Full of practical wisdom, Smart Feng Shui begins with basic ... Read more

    $8.49 USD