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Shinto Shrines - A Guide To The Sacred Sites Of Japan'S Ancient Religion

by John Dougill e Joseph Cali

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 Of Japan's two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of books that explain the religion and its philosophy, this work is the first in English to focus on sites where Shinto has been practised since the dawn of Japanese history.
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Waiting For Wolves In Japan - An Anthropological Study Of People-Wildlife Relations

by John Knight

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 Basing this work on his ethnographic fieldwork in mountain villages of Japan's Kii Peninsula in the late 1980s (for a doctoral thesis submitted in 1992 to the London School of Economics), Knight (Queens U. Belfast) examines an issue relevant to any locale debating whether to re-introduce wolves. His analysis draws on the observation from structural
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Paper Swordsmen - Jin Yong And The Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel

by Christopher Hamm

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 The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. In Paper Swordsmen, John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.
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Loyal To The Land - The Legendary Parker Ranch, 1750-1950

by Billy Bergin

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 In this sweeping history of one of the United States' largest working ranches, the Big Island of Hawaii's Parker Ranch, Bergin discusses the important Hispanic vaquero roots of ranching in Hawaii. He then goes on to relate the histories of the five foundation families and their contributions.
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Mary Sia'S Chinese Cookbook

by Mary Sia

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 Mary Sias Chinese Cookbook has been a classic of Chinese cookery since it was first published in 1956. This fourth edition features all 300 of the original recipes, ranging from simple, everyday fare to more elaborate dishes for entertaining, as well as
Drawing On Tradition - Manga, Anime And Religion In Contemporary Japan

by Jolyon Baraka Thomas

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Mainstream Culture Refocused - Television Drama, Society, And The Production Of Meaning In Reform-Era China

by Michael Marra

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The 'Ukulele - A History

by John King

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History Of The Organization Of Chinese American Women

by Pauline W. Tsui

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 Records the OCAW's sustained educational and social outreach programs to integrate Chinese American women into the mainstream of America's activities and programs during the last quarter of the twentieth century and first decade of the twenty first century. The book also gives recognition to those who contributed to the accomplishments of OCAW.
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Public Access To The Roads And Trails Of West Maui

by Jon M. Van Dyke e Maile Osika

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 At its inaugural meeting, the North Beach West Maui Benefit Fund committed to identifying, studying and presenting information regarding the historical trails and roads of West Maui. This small volume is intended to expand the base of knowledge and understanding of West Maui's transportation history, and possibilities for the present and future.
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American Aloha - Cultural Tourism And The Negotiation Of Tradition

by Heather A. Diamond

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 At the 1989 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, throngs of visitors gathered on the National Mall to celebrate Hawai'i's multicultural heritage through its traditional arts. This study uncovers the behind-the-scenes negotiations and processes that inform the national spectacle of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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Passing The Light - The Incense Light Community And Buddhist Nuns In Contemporary Taiwan

by Chun-Fang Yu

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 This is a study of the Incense Light order, a single sex Buddhist community in contemporary Taiwan. The work is based on the authors participant observation of the nuns as well as on documentary materials gathered about the group.
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Restoring Paradise - Rethinking And Rebuilding Nature In Hawai'I

by Robert J. Cabin

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Three-Dimensional Reading - Stories Of Time And Space In Japanese Modernist Fiction, 1911-1932

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 This book consists of translations of fourteen Japanese short stories from the experiment modernist tradition by both canonical writers and important authors who have received little or no attention in English. The intent of the collection is to add to t
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Nippon Modern: Japanese Cinema Of The 1920s And 1930s

by Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano

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Living Spirits With Fixed Abodes - The Masterpieces Exhibition Of The Papua New Guinea National Museum And Art Gallery

by Barry

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Doing Business With Japan - Successful Strategies For Intercultural Communication

by Kazuo Nishiyama

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 In Japan, evidence of the country's Westernization abounds, yet despite appearances, it has remained uniquely Japanese. For this reason, the uninformed Westerner doing business there may find it difficult and even frustrating to work with Japanese unless he or she gains a good understanding of Japan and its people.
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Tradition, Revolution, And Market Economy In A North Vietnamese Village, 1925-2006

by Hy V. Luong

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 Examines both continuity and change over eight decades in a small rural village deep in the North Vietnamese countryside. The author argues that local traditions have played a major role in shaping villagers' responses to colonialism, socialist policies, and the global market economy.
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Native Paths To Volunteer Trails - Hiking And Trail Building On Oahu

by Stuart M. Ball Jr.

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 Oahu has a varied, extensive, and distinctive network of mountain hiking trails. Stuart M. Ball, Jr., explores the history behind many of the island's trails, beginning with early Hawaiians who blazed routes for travelling, plant and wood gathering, and bird catching.
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The Hiker'S Guide To The Hawaiian Islands

by Stuart M. Ball

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 An illustrated guide to 44 day-hikes on the Big Island, Kaua'i, Maui and O'ahu. For each trip, there are detailed directions, a feature-by-feature description of the route, a topographic map, and comments on common plants and animals, geological formations and historical sites.
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The Urban South And The Coming Of The Civil War

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 The role the rural South and its plantation system played in the secession of the Confederate states is well established. Towers contends that we should look as closely at it's urban centers. He sheds light on the dynamics of secession, concentrating on sociopolitical shifts in the South's three largest cities: Baltimore, New Orleans and St. Louis.
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The Japanese Way Of Tea - From Its Origins In China To Sen Rikyu

by Sen Soshitsu Xv

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 In this text based on research into primary historical records, the author tells his story both as a historian and practitioner of "chanoyu".
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Children Of A Fireland - A Novel

by Gary Pak

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 "The inhabitants of sleepy old Kanewai town are rudely awakened when disturbing messages begin showing up on the wall of the abandoned movie theater.
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Value And Values - Economics And Justice In An Age Of Global Interdependence

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 Brings together leading thinkers from around the world to deliberate on how best to correlate worth (value) with what is worthwhile (values), pairing human prosperity with personal, environmental, and spiritual flourishing in a world of differing visions of what constitutes a moral life.
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