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Research Guide To Japanese Film Studies

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Abé Mark Nornes and Aaron Gerow
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Book, Center for Japanese Studies, the University of Michigan, 2009
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Motion pictures · Japan · Motion picture industry · Film archives · Directories · Motion picture film collections · Bibliography · Nornes, Markus · Gerow, Aaron Andrew
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God Of Comics : Osamu Tezuka And The Creation Of Post- World War II Manga

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Natsu Onoda Power
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Book, University Press of Mississippi, 2009
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Tezuka, Osamu, · 1928-1989 · Criticism and interpretation · Comic books, strips, etc. · Japan · History and criticism · Power, Natsu Onoda
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Art Of The Samurai : Japanese Arms And Armor, 1156-1868

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edited by Morihiro Ogawa ; with contributions from Kazutoshi Harada … [et al.]
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Book, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009
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Armor · Japan · History · Kamakura-Momoyama periods, 1185- 1600 · Exhibitions · Edo period, 1600-1868 · Weapons · Art objects, Japanese · Samurai · Ogawa, Morihiro, 1946- · Harada, Kazutoshi, 1950- · Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NK6684.A1 A79 2009 DUE 02-14-10

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NK6684.A1 A79 2009	DUE 02-14-10

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One Thousand Years Of Manga

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Brigitte Koyama-Richard ; [translated from the French by David Radzinowicz]
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Book, English-language ed, Flammarion, 2007
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In recent years, Manga has seen phenomenal success, not only in Japan, where it dominates the publishing industry, but also in the West, where it is steadily growing in popularity and influence. Today there is little doubt as to the meaning of the term Manga?nor to the astonishing popularity of the form?but few in the West understand the long artistic history that gave birth to this phenomenon and the social factors that continue to shape it today.One Thousand Years of Manga is both an informative account of the genesis of the form and a visual delight. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Comic books, strips, etc. · Japan · History and criticism · Graphic novels · Art, Japanese · Cartoons and comics · History and criticism. · sears · Koyama-Richard, Brigitte
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The History Of Japan

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Louis G. Perez
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Book, 2nd ed, Greenwood Press, 2009
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Perez revisits Japan’s turbulent past and recent events in the past decade and 21st Century in this revised and fully expanded second edition of The History of Japan, a must-have for all high school and public libraries. Perez revisits Japan’s turbulent past and recent events in the past decade and 21st Century in this revised and fully expanded second edition of The History of Japan, a must-have for all high school and public libraries. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Japan · History · Perez, Louis G
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The Love We Share Without Knowing : A Novel

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Christopher Barzak
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Book, Bantam Books, 2008
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Japan · Fiction · Barzak, Christopher
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Shots In The Dark : Japan, Zen, And The West

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Shoji Yamada ; translated by Earl Hartman
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Book, The University of Chicago Press, 2009
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In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, Shoji Yamada uncovers the surprising role of two cultural touchstones: Eugen Herrigel’s “Zen in the Art of Archery” and the Ryoanji dry-landscape rock garden. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Herrigel, Eugen, · 1884-1955. · Zen in der Kunst des Bogenschiessens · 1884-1955 · Zen Buddhism · Study and teaching · Europe · Civilization, Western · 20th century · Japanese influences · Archery · Japan · Religious aspects · Rock gardens, Japanese · Ry¯oanji Teien (Kyoto, Japan) · Yamada, Sh¯oji, 1963- · Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenky¯u Sent¯a
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Introduction To Japanese Horror Film

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Colette Balmain
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Book, Edinburgh University Press, 2008
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Beginning with Godzilla, Colette Balmain follows the evolution of Japanese horror from the 1950s to contemporary classics such as Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Horror films · Japan · History and criticism · Balmain, Colette
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Khubilai Khan’s Lost Fleet : In Search Of A Legendary Armada

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James P. Delgado
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Book, University of California Press, 2008
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Kublai Khan, · 1216-1294 · Underwater archaeology · Japan · China · History, Naval · To 1644 · History · Attempted Mongol Invasions, 1274-1281 · Delgado, James P
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BROWSING (MAIN) DS750.76 .D45 2008 AVAILABLE

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BROWSING (MAIN)	DS750.76 .D45 2008	AVAILABLE

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The New Sun

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Taro Yashima
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Book, University of Hawaii Press, 2008
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Yashima, Tar¯o, · 1908-1994 · Artists · Japan · Biography · Yashima, Tar¯o, 1908-1994
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(UPPER LEVEL) NC1709.Y3 A23 2008 DUE 04-18-10

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NC1709.Y3 A23 2008	DUE 04-18-10

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Comparing Asian Politics : India, China, And Japan

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Sue Ellen M. Charlton
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Book, 3rd ed, Westview Press, 2010
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Asia · Politics and government · Case studies · India · China · Japan · Charlton, Sue Ellen M
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(LOWER LEVEL) JQ24 .C48 2010 NEW BOOK(MAIN)

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(LOWER LEVEL)	JQ24 .C48 2010	NEW BOOK(MAIN)

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Modern Japan : A Very Short Introduction

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by Christopher Goto-Jones
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Book, Oxford University Press, 2009
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It examines what the term “modern” means to the Japanese, debunks the notion that Japan went through a period of total isolation from the world, and explores the continuity between pre- and post-war Japan. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Japan · History · Civilization · Politics and government · Goto-Jones, Christopher S
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(LOWER LEVEL) DS806 .G55 2009 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DS806 .G55 2009	AVAILABLE

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Kimono As Art : The Landscapes Of Itchiku Kubota

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edited by Dale Gluckman ; with essays by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Hollis Goodall, Satoshi Kubota
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Book, Thames & Hudson, 2008
Description
This book accompanies a touring exhibition and features essays by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Asian textile specialist and former costumes and textile curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Hollis Goodall, curator of Japanese art at LACMA, as well as an interview with Mr. Kubota’s son and artistic heir, Itchiku Kubota II, by Derrick Cartwright, Director of the San Diego Museum of Art. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Kubota, Itchiku · San Diego Museum of Art · Exhibitions · Timken Museum of Art · Canton Museum of Art · Textile design · Japan · Kimonos · Gluckman, Dale Carolyn · Goodall-Cristante, Hollis · Kubota, Satoshi
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NK9502.2.K82 K56 2008 DUE 05-05-10 +1 HOLD

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NK9502.2.K82 K56 2008	DUE 05-05-10 +1 HOLD

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Romeo And Juliet

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by William Shakespeare ; adapted by Richard Appignanesi ; illustrated by Sonia Leong
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Book, Amulet Books, 2007
Description
Now presenting Manga Shakespeare?the Bard?s greatest plays in an accessible, lively format for a new generation of readers (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Graphic novels · Japan · Fiction · Teenage boys · Comic books, strips, etc · Organized crime · Tragedy · Feuds · Appignanesi, Richard · Leong, Sonia · Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN6737.A66 R66 2007 DUE 01-05-10

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN6737.A66 R66 2007	DUE 01-05-10

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Hamlet

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[Richard Appignanesi, text adaptor] ; illustrated by Emma Vieceli
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Book, Amulet Books, 2007
Description
Now presenting Manga Shakespeare?the Bard?s greatest plays in an accessible, lively format for a new generation of readers Hamlet is one of Shakespeare?s most well-known plays, and this exciting new retelling provides young readers an innovative introduction to ?the melancholy Dane.? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Comic books, strips, etc. · Japan · Fiction · Graphic novels · Comic books, strips, etc · Appignanesi, Richard · Vieceli, Emma · Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN6737.A66 H36 2007 DUE 01-05-10

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN6737.A66 H36 2007	DUE 01-05-10

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