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Tag Archives: books
Book Announcement: Hayashi Seiichi, “Gold Pollen and Other Stories”
Hayashi Seiichi, “Gold Pollen and Other Stories” (PictureBox, 2013) Printed in color, it is a collection of Hayashi’s manga work from the late 60s and early 70s, including some of his most famous work for the legendary monthly Garo, including … Continue reading
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Tagged avant-garde, books, comics, culture, Hayashi Seiichi, Japan, Japanese culture, manga, pop art
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Book Announcement: Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints
Via University of Washington Press. Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints CAROLYN M. PUTNEY, KENDALL BROWN, KOYAMA SHUKO, PAUL BINNIE paperback not available $49.95 HARDCOVER (9780935172515) PUBLISHED: January 2014 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Art BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 352 pp., 343 color illus., … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Asian art, book announcement, books, Carolyn M. Putney, early modern prints, Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints, hanga, Hashiguchi Goyo, Hiroshi Yoshida, history, Kawase Hasui, Kendall Brown, Koyama Shuko, Paul Binnie, shin hanga, Toledo Museum of Art
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Book Announcement: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
Read about the writing of this book on The University of Michigan Record! Via Princeton University Press. The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Robert E. Buswell Jr. & Donald S. Lopez Jr. Cloth ISBN: 9780691157863 2013 | $65.00 / £44.95 eBook … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Zen Anarchism: The Egalitarian Dharma of Uchiyama Gudō
The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce a new work in its Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies series, produced jointly with BDK America, and marketed and distributed by the University of Hawai’i Press. Fabio Rambelli, Zen Anarchism: … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, books, Buddhism, dharma, religion, Uchiuama Gudō, Zen
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Book Announcement: Kinsella, Schoolgirls, Money and Rebellion
Japanese society in the 1990s and 2000s produced a range of complicated material about sexualized schoolgirls, and few topics have caught the imagination of western observers so powerfully. While young Japanese girls had previously been portrayed as demure and obedient, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, contemporary, culture, girls, Japan, Japanese media, media, money, prostitution, schoolgirls, women
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Book Announcement: Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan
Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan from the University of Hawaii Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9072-9780824838980.aspx (320 pages, 11 illustrations, $32.00 paper, $60.00 hardcopy) Experimental Buddhism highlights the complex and often wrenching interactions between long-established religious traditions and rapid social, cultural, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, books, Buddhism, culture, Japan, priests, religion, religious studies
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Book Announcement: The Way of Taiko (2nd Edition)
The Way of Taiko 2nd Edition by Heidi Varian and Foreword by Seiichi Tanaka Published by Stone Bridge Press Sept. 2013 The classic English-language guide to the exciting world of Japanese spiritual drumming. Price : US$19.95 ISBN: 978-1-61172-012-9 136 pp, … Continue reading
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Tagged book annoucement, books, drumming, drums, Heidi Varian, music, musicology, taiko, 太鼓
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Book Announcement: Asia through Art and Anthropology: Cultural Translation Across Borders
How has Asia been imagined, represented and transferred both literally and visually across linguistic, geopolitical and cultural boundaries? This book explores the shifting roles of those who produce, critique and translate creative forms and practices, for which distinctions of geography, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, art, asia, Asian art, books, culture, ethnicity, geography, Japan, modernity, tradition
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Book Announcement: Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto: Claiming a Right to the Past
As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation’s most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, city, democracy, ethnography, Japan, Kyoto, town, tradition, urban environment, urbanity
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Book Announcement: Tokyo Vernacular: Common Spaces, Local Histories, Found Objects
Tokyo Vernacular: Common Spaces, Local Histories, Found Objects, written by Jordan Sand, is now available. About the book: Preserved buildings and historic districts, museums and reconstructions have become an important part of the landscape of cities around the world. Beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, books, cities, history, modern, modern Japan, modernizing, Tokyo, urban, urban space
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