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Though denigrated by later generations, Cao Cao was a military and political hero of China, restoring a measure of order from the ruins of Later Han. From historical records and his own writings, this book reinterprets his life and achievements.
€87.00$113.00
This sixth volume in the Britain and Japan series contains a total of thirty-three entries, thoughtfully and painstakingly compiled and edited by Hugh Cortazzi. The volume is divided up thematically and includes an Index of Biographical Portraits published to date by the Japan Society.
€87.00$113.00
This volume includes six themes: the Japan Society and imperial personalities; politicians and diplomats; naval officers; businessmen; poets, scholars and journalists; and long-term residents in Japan.
€48.00$62.00
A discussion of one of the great interpreters of Japan. The Japanese have always revered Hearn and this book shows the West why he is revered. Experts look at his writings and discuss his integrity as an observer and interpreter of Japan and the Japanese.
€81.00$105.00
Comprehensive coverage of the diplomatic history in Japan of H.M. Representatives and the events that marked their period of office.
€258.00$334.00
Hummel’s biographical dictionary remains the single indispensable reference tool for Chinese history since 1644. It was first published in 1943–44. ‘The best history of China of the last 300 years’ – Hu Shih.
€43.00$56.00
Sir Hugh Cortazzi’s reminiscences of diplomatic life: in Washington at time of Watergate, 3 tours in Japan. Informed critical perspective on world affairs with emphasis on Japan – an account of a nation in recovery, triumph and crisis.
€74.00$96.00
This collection of essays on a century of official Japanese representation in the United Kingdom completes the history of bilateral diplomatic relations up to the mid-1960s, concluding with Ambassador Ohno Katsumi’s highly successful six-year assignment in 1964.
€48.00$62.00
Originally published in Japanese, in 1983, shortly after Roggendorf’s death, the English text from which the Japanese translation was made has only recently come to light; it is presented in this volume. Pen-portraits by Edward Seidensticker and also Hugh Cortazzi illuminate the man and his work ...
€54.00$70.00
Through a detailed reconstruction of Kawada’s life and career, this book provides a remarkable case study of a single life impacting on developments in the Meiji period. The biography also takes us through different epochs. Not least, it contains the rare account of an East-West love story which ...