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  • Godzilla on My Mind

    Fifty Years of the King of Monsters

    by William Tsutsui ...
    "A stellar book; an entertaining and vivid look at Japanese pop culture, its globalization, and American encounters with Japan." —Theodore C. Bestor, author of Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the WorldEver since Godzilla (or, Gojira, as he is known in Japan) crawled out of his radioactive birthplace to cut a swath of destruction through Tokyo, he has claimed a place alongside King Kong ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Banking Policy in Japan

    American Efforts at Reform During the Occupation

    by William Tsutsui ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Japan
    The unique Japanese banking system has contributed greatly to Japan’s post-war economic advance by investing aggressively in industry and by supporting close government-business relations. The banking sector might not have come to assume such a significant role, however, had American efforts to reform Japanese finance during the Occupation (1945-52) been successful. How Japan’s banking system ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Manufacturing Ideology

    Scientific Management in Twentieth-Century Japan

    by William M. Tsutsui ...
    Japanese industry is the envy of the world for its efficient and humane management practices. Yet, as William Tsutsui argues, the origins and implications of "Japanese-style management" are poorly understood. Contrary to widespread belief, Japan's acclaimed strategies are not particularly novel or even especially Japanese.Tsutsui traces the roots of these practices to Scientific Management, or ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • Oceanic Japan

    The Archipelago in Pacific and Global History

    by Stefan Huebner, Nadin Heé, David R. Armitage, Gregory Clancey, Bathsheba Demuth, Alexis Dudden, Martin Dusinberre0, Kjell Ericson1, Gerald Figal2, Toshihiro Higuchi3, David L. Howell4, Julia Markio Jacoby5, Jakobina Arch6, Ryan Tucker Jones7, Paul Kreitman8, Manako Ogawa9, Katherine Matsuura0, Jonas M. Rüegg1, Hannah Shepherd2, Satsuki Takahashi3, Takehiro Watanabe4, Kären Wigen5, Marcia Yonemoto6, Brett L. Walker7, Mary Carmel Finley8, Sayuri Guthrie-Shimizu9, Sujit Sivasundaram0 ...
    Japan’s oceans demand our attention. Violent, prolific, and changeful, they define life and death on the archipelago: pushing the shore under the rush of tsunami, charging typhoon circulation, feeding millions, and seeding conflicts over territory and resources. And yet, Japan studies remains largely beholden to a terrestrial view of the world that is at odds with the importance of the sea. This ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

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  • The Deep Democracy of Open Forums

    Practical Steps to Conflict Prevention and Resolution for the Family, Workplace, and World

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    Most of us are terrified of conflict, says Arnold Mindell, PhD, author of fifteen books and internationally recognized for his innovative synthesis of Jungian therapy, dreams, and bodywork. But we needn't be. His burning passion is to create groups and organizations where everyone looks forward to group processes instead of fearing them. He calls this the deep democracy of open forums, where all ... Read more

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  • The Great Derangement

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    A " concise and utterly enlightening" look at why we can't wrap our minds around climate change ( Publishers Weekly).Are we deranged? Award-winning essayist and novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? The Great Derangement examines our inability—at the level of literature, history, and politics—to ... Read more

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  • Transforming Japan

    How Feminism and Diversity Are Making a Difference

    Edited by Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow ...
    A volume of essays by Japan's leading female scholars and activists exploring their country's recent progressive cultural shift.When the feminist movement finally arrived in Japan in the 1990s, no one could have foreseen the wide-ranging changes it would bring to the country. Nearly every aspect of contemporary life has been impacted, from marital status to workplace equality, education, politics, ... Read more

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    Why Video Games Matter

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  • Stan Lee's How to Draw Superheroes

    From the Legendary Co-creator of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and Iron Man

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    The third installment in comics icon Stan Lee's series showing readers how to draw some of the most exciting and dynamic superheroes of all time.Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers all share a common trait -- these hugely popular Marvel Comics superheroes were co-created by the legendary Stan Lee. Now, Lee shows readers everything they'll need ... Read more

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  • Buddha on Wall Street

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    'An original, insightful, and provocative evaluation of our economic situation today. If you wonder about the social implications of Buddhist teachings, this is an essential book.' David Loy, author Money, Sex, War, Karma. 'Lays bare the pernicious consequences of corporate capitalism and draws forth from Buddhism suggestions for creating benign alternatives conducive to true human flourishing.' ... Read more

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  • Cartographic Japan

    A History in Maps

    Edited by Kären Wigen, Sugimoto Fumiko, Cary Karacas ...
    This "deeply rewarding compilation of maps" offers a gorgeously illustrated tour through the evolution of Japan from the Edo Period to the Digital Age ( Los Angeles Review of Books).Japanese society underwent a cartographic renaissance in the late sixteenth century that would eventually turn maps and mapmaking into a central part of daily life. Since that time, the nation's society and landscape ... Read more

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