Bushido quite literally means "the way of the warrior", and this is the general term for any one of a number of different codes adopted by Japan's warrior elite the samurai from the Middle Ages to the modern period. The golden age of samurai and bushido was already long gone by the time Inazo Nitobe penned his work "Bushido: The Soul of Japan," but its values remained. Nitobe evoked the eight …
Daftar isi: 1. Tanah dan rakyat 2. Sejarah 3. Undang-undang dasar dan pemerintahan 4. Hubungan antar Korea 5. Hubungan luar negeri 6. Ekonomi 7. Kesejahteraan sosial dan lain-lain.
A Modern History provides a comprehensive narrative that integrates the political, social, cultural, and economic history of modern Japan from the investiture of Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603 to the present.
The contents of this book: - The Sudden Massive Influx of Continental Culture in the Late Fourth Century - The Starting Point of Yamato Wa - The Massive Inflow of Paekche People in the Fifth Century - Leaders of the Invasion Force
On the night of June 3-4, 1989, Chinese troops violently crushed the largest pro-democracy demonstrations in the history of the communist regime. In this extraordinary collection of hundreds of internal government and Communist Party documents, secretly smuggled out of China, we learn how these events came to pass from behind the scenes. The material reveals how the most important decisions wer…
The House of Nomura is the true story of a dynasty, and the tale told here is on an epic scale. The story begins in the nineteenth century with Tokushichi Nomura I, the bastard son of a noble family living in rural Japan and ends with insider trading and global political powerbroking in the late l980s. It is the story of the creation of the most powerful company in the world, Nomura Securiti…
He stands five foot two in stocking feet. He adds two inches to his dumpy physique with elevated shoes. He has taken a country blessed with natural resources and an educated populace with a dedicated work ethic and reduced it to the level of the most abysmal third world pesthole.
Told by his youngest daughter, the story of Deng Xiaoping is interwoven with modern Chinese history, tracing his sixty-year career from birth in a village in Sichuan province to a position of key leadership in the Communist party.
This comprehensive survey of Japan's post-war history integrates analysis of political, economic, and social topics. It presents the rapid, complex and sometimes contradictory evolution of Japan in an enviably clear style and provides an unrivalled textbook for students seeking a balanced and accessible introduction to modern Japan. The outcome of nearly 30 years’ experience of teaching, rese…
As tensions mount in East Asia, much has been written recently about China and its place in the world. China has emerged from its past difficulties to become a superpower in its own right, but many in the West harbour misconceptions about it. The news media in the West tend to report on the negative aspects of Chinese life, ignoring the great strides China has taken in achieving its goals. C…