In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers... Læs mere
The first book of this two-volume set consists largely of an annotated translation of the Record of the Transmission of Illumination (Denkroku) by Zen Master Keizan Jkin (1264-1325), presented together with the original Japanese text on which the English translation is based.
Provides an account of the subject of vanished islands and hidden continents in the Pacific. This book addresses the persistent myths of a ""sunken... Læs mere
View of the Pinnacle is a richly illustrated catalogue featuring more than eighty suzuribako, dating from the fourteenth through the twentieth centuries, from the Edmund and Julia Lewis Collection.
A translation of Enchi Fumiko's (1905-1986) modern classic, ""Namamiko Monogatari"". Written in 1965, this prize-winning work of historical fiction presents an alternative account of an imperial love affair narrated in the 11th-century romance ""A Tale of Flowering Fortunes"".
This comprehensive survey of Japanese sports is attentive to the complex and fascinating interaction of traditional and modern elements. It also registers scepticism about the use of the samurai tradition to explain Japan's success in sports.