JAPAN (History & Culture)

O'Connor, Peter [Series Editor] Musashino University, Tokyo

(Book #ID 85536)

Published by Global Oriental, Folkestone, Kent First Thus Edition 2004. 10 Volumes. Folkestone 2004.

Uniform matching first edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spines. Quarto 10'' x 7''. Given today's heightened interest in the role and processes of propaganda in global realpolitik, the arrival of this first major collection of English-language writings on Japan and international ambitions in the modern period - a source long neglected by historians and social scientists alike - is both timely and relevant. Most books on Japan published in English between Meiji and the Pacific War can be divided between those with an explanatory purpose and those with a more critical focus. In the West, in the early years of the 20th century, explanatory books and fiction on Japan, especially those by Japanese authors, enjoyed a wide readership. A number of these explanatory volumes were propagandist in intent and by definition. However, as books about Japan with a more Western outlook came into vogue, the earlier volumes were gradually superseded by new works, written by Western writers and journalists, many of whom were subsidized by the Japanese government. In 1921, on the eve of the Washington Conference, Japan established a propaganda bureau within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and contracted with Western authors based in East Asia and elsewhere to support and contribute to her international agenda. A selection of the fruits of these and earlier endeavours has been brought together in this collection. Japanese Propaganda - Selected Readings stands as a record of Japan s responses to international criticism and of her sustained effort to win international favour during the stormiest years of her modern history. With a foreword from Uchikawa Yoshimi, the dean of Japanese media historians, a comprehensive introduction by Series Editor, Peter O'Connor, and scholarly introductions to each volume, Japanese Propaganda - Selected Readings provides a rich resource for all students of Japan's modern drive for international acceptance, and of her pre-war retreat into national victimhood and institutionalized mysticism. All the volumes are in Fine condition, unused, unopened and in stock. Heavy set. We carry these books in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 190190301X

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O'Neill, P. G. and S. Yanda, M.

(Book #ID 48723)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London 1987 With Revisions. London 1987.

Publisher's original orange and wood effect card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. ISBN 0340204710. Contains [viii] 243 printed pages of text. Page edges a little tanned, without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Osho [1931-1990]

(Book #ID 69776)

Published by Gaia Ediciones Madrid First Edition 2005. Madrid 2005.

First Spanish edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards. Quarto 10½'' x 8¼''. Contains 144 printed pages of Spanish text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 8484451100

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Ozaki, Kazuo [Translated by Robert Epp]

(Book #ID 81921)

Published by Paul Norbury Publications Ltd., Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent First Edition 1988. Woodchurch 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [vi] 150 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0904404528

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Ozaki, Kazuo [Translated by Robert Epp]

(Book #ID 81922)

Published by Paul Norbury Publications Ltd., Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent First Edition 1988. Woodchurch 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [vi] 150 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0904404528

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Ozaki, Kazuo [Translated by Robert Epp]

(Book #ID 81923)

Published by Paul Norbury Publications Ltd., Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent First Edition 1988. Woodchurch 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [vi] 150 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0904404528

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O'Connor, Peter [Series Editor] Musashino University, Tokyo

(Book #ID 83413)

Published by Global Oriental, Folkestone, Kent First Thus Edition 2004. 10 Volumes. Folkestone 2004.

Uniform matching first edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spines. Quarto 10'' x 7''. Given today's heightened interest in the role and processes of propaganda in global realpolitik, the arrival of this first major collection of English-language writings on Japan and international ambitions in the modern period - a source long neglected by historians and social scientists alike - is both timely and relevant. Most books on Japan published in English between Meiji and the Pacific War can be divided between those with an explanatory purpose and those with a more critical focus. In the West, in the early years of the 20th century, explanatory books and fiction on Japan, especially those by Japanese authors, enjoyed a wide readership. A number of these explanatory volumes were propagandist in intent and by definition. However, as books about Japan with a more Western outlook came into vogue, the earlier volumes were gradually superseded by new works, written by Western writers and journalists, many of whom were subsidized by the Japanese government. In 1921, on the eve of the Washington Conference, Japan established a propaganda bureau within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and contracted with Western authors based in East Asia and elsewhere to support and contribute to her international agenda. A selection of the fruits of these and earlier endeavours has been brought together in this collection. Japanese Propaganda - Selected Readings stands as a record of Japan s responses to international criticism and of her sustained effort to win international favour during the stormiest years of her modern history. With a foreword from Uchikawa Yoshimi, the dean of Japanese media historians, a comprehensive introduction by Series Editor, Peter O'Connor, and scholarly introductions to each volume, Japanese Propaganda - Selected Readings provides a rich resource for all students of Japan's modern drive for international acceptance, and of her pre-war retreat into national victimhood and institutionalized mysticism. All the volumes are in Fine condition, unused, unopened and in stock. Heavy set. We carry these books in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 190190301X

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Ohmae, Kenichi

(Book #ID 100127)

Published by Dow Jones-Irwin, Homewood, Illinois, USA First Edition 1987. 1987.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light grey cloth covers, gilt and red title block to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 128 printed pages of text. Damp speckling to the lower front corner. Near Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1556230176

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