The Japanese Disease: Sex and Sleaze in Modern Japan
ISBN: 9780595370153 / Angielski / Miękka / 644 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why do Japanese mothers put their babies into coin lockers? And why is Japan the world's biggest brothel of teenybopper hookers. Read "The Japanese Disease: Sex and Sleaze in Modern Japan" to find out.
"The Japanese Disease" unlocks modern Japan's sleaziest secrets -- from Japan's gang rapists, child prostitutes and serial killers to the computer nerds, who meet online to commit collective suicide. Sex, sleaze, crime and corruption thread their way through every chapter of this path breaking book which details cannibalistic serial killers who have sex with the dead bodies of their victims,... Why do Japanese mothers put their babies into coin lockers? And why is Japan the world's biggest brothel of teenybopper hookers. Read "The Japanese Di...
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Kumamoto Sojourn
ISBN: 9780595374960 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 'Inaba Ladies"-ten American women spanning three family generations on a whirlwind tour of Japan.
With good-natured chiding and humor, these shop-till-you-drop women amaze, frustrate, and charm their Japanese guides, family and friends as they trek from Mt. Fuji to Kumamoto. Middle-aged sansei Leslee Inaba Wong balances the demands of travel with her newly diagnosed diabetes, while maintaining her New York brashness, tenacity, and perspective throughout. Her journey begins as a tourist, and becomes an odyssey as she uncovers her links to the land of her ancestry, in this honest... The 'Inaba Ladies"-ten American women spanning three family generations on a whirlwind tour of Japan.
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51,45 zł |
Letters Home: Musings of an American Expatriate Living in Japan
ISBN: 9780595748433 / Angielski / Twarda / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What types of holidays do Japanese people celebrate? What is the educational system like in Japan? What are Japanese festivals like? What are some of the customs and traditions of the Japanese people? Professor Todd Jay Leonard, writing from the perspective of living and working in Japan, provides in this fascinating book the answers to these and many other questions. "Letters Home: Musings of an American Expatriate Living in Japan" delivers a firsthand account of daily Japanese life through the eyes and personal experiences of Professor Leonard who has enjoyed an ongoing relationship with...
What types of holidays do Japanese people celebrate? What is the educational system like in Japan? What are Japanese festivals like? What are some of ...
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103,11 zł |
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrines of Nikko
ISBN: 9780710308849 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a narrative of travels in Japan undertaken in 1878 by someone who is probably the most famous female traveller and writer of the Victorian era. Travelling alone as a woman, she was the first to enter parts of Japan which had had no cultural contact whatsoever with a European, let alone a woman on her own. The letters which make up this work give a real picture of Japan and Japanese life at the time.
This is a narrative of travels in Japan undertaken in 1878 by someone who is probably the most famous female traveller and writer of the Victorian era...
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Traveller From Tokyo
ISBN: 9780710308863 / Angielski / Twarda / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Tokyo
ISBN: 9780791088555 / Angielski / Twarda / 61 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tokyo, officially "Tokyo Metropolis," is the capital of Japan and the island nation's hub of business, government, education, and mass media. Though Tokyo boasts the largest metropolitan economy in the world, its residents must contend with having the highest cost of living in the world, and one of the most crowded cities. Despite its problems, Tokyo is one of the planet's most important economic centers, and it retains a strong cultural identity.
Tokyo, officially "Tokyo Metropolis," is the capital of Japan and the island nation's hub of business, government, education, and mass media. Though T...
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36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan
ISBN: 9780822339137 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women s university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments and small epiphanies that together make up a panoramic view of Japan. With wit, candor, and a lover s keen eye, she tells captivating stories from that of a Buddhist funeral laden with ritual to an exhilarating evening spent touring the Floating World, the sensual demimonde in which salaryman meets geisha and the normal rules are...
In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women s university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning ...
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120,84 zł |
Japanese Popular Culture: Studies in Mass Communication and Cultural Change Made at the Institute of Science of Thought, Japan
ISBN: 9780837167923 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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398,06 zł |
Report from Hokkaido: The Remains of Russian Culture in Northern Japan
ISBN: 9780837168180 / Angielski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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398,06 zł |
Year of the Wild Boar: An American Woman in Japan
ISBN: 9780837169361 / Angielski / Twarda / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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458,33 zł |
The Essence of Japanese Cuisine: An Essay on Food and Culture
ISBN: 9780700710850 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The past few years have shown a growing interest in cooking and food, as a result of international food issues such as BSE, world trade and mass foreign travel, and at the same time there has been growing interest in Japanese Studies since the 1970s. This volume brings together the two interests of Japan and food, examining both from a number of perspectives. The book reflects on the social and cultural side of Japanese food, and at the same time reflects also on the ways in which Japanese culture has been affected by food, a basic human institution. Providing the reader with the... The past few years have shown a growing interest in cooking and food, as a result of international food issues such as BSE, world trade and mass fo... |
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Nihongi: Volume I - Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697
ISBN: 9781605201450 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From its early stories of gods, monsters, and mischievous mythical creatures to its more grounded recountings of historical events, this classic collection of the first literary efforts of the Japanese people is the preeminent source of knowledge about Japanese antiquity. First published in this translation in 1896, includes a history of the Shinto, variations on the basic myths and legends of the nation, and insight into the manners and customs of the early Japanese. Students of folklore and comparative religion as well as those of Japanese history will find this an invaluable resource....
From its early stories of gods, monsters, and mischievous mythical creatures to its more grounded recountings of historical events, this classic colle...
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187,99 zł |
Nihongi: Volume II - Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697
ISBN: 9781605201474 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From its early stories of gods, monsters, and mischievous mythical creatures to its more grounded recountings of historical events, this classic collection of the first literary efforts of the Japanese people is the preeminent source of knowledge about Japanese antiquity. First published in this translation in 1896, includes a history of the Shinto, variations on the basic myths and legends of the nation, and insight into the manners and customs of the early Japanese. Students of folklore and comparative religion as well as those of Japanese history will find this an invaluable resource....
From its early stories of gods, monsters, and mischievous mythical creatures to its more grounded recountings of historical events, this classic colle...
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Getting Around Tokyo Pocket Atlas and Transportation Guide: Includes Yokohama, Kamakura, Yokota, Yokosuka, Hakone and MT Fuji [With Map]
ISBN: 9784805309650 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This pocket atlas and Japan travel guide is an indispensable tool for getting around Tokyo--whether as a first-time visitor, or a local resident. The travel book is conveniently divided into chapters that enable the user to know what to do on arriving at Narita or Haneda Airport, and then how to get into and around the city using all available means of public transport. Area maps for all the key districts of Tokyo show the locations of hotels, shopping centers, office buildings, temples, shrines, embassies and restaurants as well as their proximity to the nearest subway and JR...
This pocket atlas and Japan travel guide is an indispensable tool for getting around Tokyo--whether as a first-time visitor, or a local resident.
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72,98 zł |
Japan-An A-Z Guide to Living and Working in Japan
ISBN: 9780958011099 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japan-An A-Z Guide is your updated guide to living, working and traveling in Japan-or doing business with the Japanese. With over 70 alphabetical listings, the book will guide you through all aspects of Japanese life-from catching bullet trains and office etiquette to eating sushi and karaoke singing Written by one-time Australian Executive Woman of the Year, the book draws on examples from the author's own experience-and is a practical and personal approach. It is an easy to read essential guide to dealing successfully with the Japanese in business, day to day living and play. Although first...
Japan-An A-Z Guide is your updated guide to living, working and traveling in Japan-or doing business with the Japanese. With over 70 alphabetical list...
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45,16 zł |
The Year of No Money in Tokyo
ISBN: 9780982055007 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You have either experienced unemployment or know someone who has. But what is it like to endure joblessness in a foreign country in the middle of an economic crisis? How would one survive cash-strapped circumstances for close to a year? In his beautiful and intelligently written travel memoir, Aponte tackles these questions as he tells his intimate, first-person, true story about triumphing over adversity, in the form of being poor and American, in Japan, during the countrys worst recession, since the second world war. Wayne Lionel Aponte's gift of observation, subtlety, and wry humor make...
You have either experienced unemployment or know someone who has. But what is it like to endure joblessness in a foreign country in the middle of an e...
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108,21 zł |
An Artist's Journey to Bali: The Island of Art, Magic and Mystery
ISBN: 9780804840439 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Artist's Journey to Bali is much more than your usual travel guide to the beautiful and mysterious Indonesian island of Bali. Written and illustrated by renowned artist Betty Reynolds, this Bali travel guide contains the author's original watercolor art depicting the wonderful island whose inhabitants are known to adhere to daily rituals that, although unfamiliar to foreigners, give the island and its people a distinct aura of mystery and magic. In this beautifully illustrated artist's sketchbook, the author shares her good fortune of meeting many Balinese who allowed...
An Artist's Journey to Bali is much more than your usual travel guide to the beautiful and mysterious Indonesian island of Bali. Wri...
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72,98 zł |
Japan: 2018
ISBN: 9781553416500 / Angielski / Mapa, składana Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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All-You-Can Japan: Getting the Most Bang For Your Yen
ISBN: 9781453666357 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you always dreamed of traveling to Japan but were afraid it would be too expensive and too intimidating? You're right, Japan is not cheap. But despite your concerns, it is such a magnificent place that you will not have lived until you've seen it for yourself. It's a once-in-a-lifetime journey. (Warning: You may get hooked ) Let a veteran who has lived, worked, and traveled in Japan for over a decade combined show you the way with a unique Japan travel guide. Don't go to Japan and let your investment go to waste. You're making a hefty financial investment by choosing to go to Japan. Why...
Have you always dreamed of traveling to Japan but were afraid it would be too expensive and too intimidating? You're right, Japan is not cheap. But de...
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64,14 zł |
Tokyo? No Problem
ISBN: 9781439264515 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TIMELESS INFORMATION FOR THE NEWCOMER Most Japan guides try to be all things to all people - the tourist/newcomer combined - with bits of information scattered about and minimal emphasis on acquiring the language. Then there is Tokyo? No Problem - a comprehensive, hands-on book dedicated to the newcomer to Japan. It presents the information newcomers want to know and need to know while helping them acquire the Japanese language - gradually. For a newcomer, having the right information and the knowledge how to use it will not only reduce the stress and fear of moving abroad, but also hasten...
TIMELESS INFORMATION FOR THE NEWCOMER Most Japan guides try to be all things to all people - the tourist/newcomer combined - with bits of information...
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76,62 zł |