Tuttle Publishing imprint: 1545 books
Japan
A Short Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Originally published in 1931, this classic work of interpretative Japanese scholarship was revised in 1946 and again in 1952.
Although termed "a short history," the book-the only distinguished general survey of Japanese history in English before World War II-covers the economic, social,...
Hara-kiri
Japanese Ritual Suicide
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Hari-Kiri is a definitive text on Japanese ritual suicide, also known as suppuku.
To the average westerner, the word hara-kiri conjures up an image of excruciating, self-inflicted pain; of a deep, fatal incision. To the Japanese, this kind of suicide embodies the best qualities of courage,...
Renaissance in Japan
A Cultural Survey of the Seventeenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Renaissance in Japan is a superb survey of Japan's literary giants-forerunners of today's modern Japanese writers.
Called the "Kyoto epoch," the age in which these writers lived was the period in which Japanese cultural development made many of its greatest advances. In these years...
Lady Nijo's Own Story
The Candid Diary of a Thirteenth-Century Japanese Imperial Concubine
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1999
Lady Nijo, a ladyinwaiting of the thirteenthcentury Japanese Imperial Court, was a small child when the young exEmperor Go Fukakusa took her under his protection. She was between twelve and thirteen years old when he made her his mistress, and for more than a decade after that the lovely young...
by Johannes Laures Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
This true story of Christian martyrdom takes place in feudal Japan.
The Christian world will always marvel how in less than two generations the Gospel seed struck such deep roots in Japan that thousands of coverts were ready to lay down their lives for Christ. True it is that many Japanese...
Manners and Customs of the Japanese in Nineteenth Century
From the Accounts of Dutch Residents in Japan and from the German Work of Dr. Philipp Franz von Siebold
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Manners and Customs of the Japanese in the Nineteenth Century is a delightful account of the Japanese of Tokugawa Japan.
This unique handbook of Japanese manners, customs, history, and singular happenings was published in New York in 1841. Based on the firsthand observations of Dr. Philipp...
by Natsume Soseki, Sammy I Tsunematsu
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
First published as Nihyaku Toka in 1906, The 210th Day is published here for the first time in English. Focusing on two strongly contrasting characters, Kei and Roku, as they attempt to climb the rumbling Mount Aso as it threatens to erupt, it is a celebration of personal experience and subjective...
Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse
The Battle for Human Dignity in Bangkok's Bleakest Slums
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
100% of all proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the Human Development Fund in Bangkok, Thailand
The Reverend Joseph H. Maier, C.Ss.R., is a Redemptorist priest from the United States. He came to Thailand in 1967 as a missionary, serving in north Isan and then among the Hmong...
Drama Of Fiji
A Contemporary History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1989
This history of Fiji focuses on the period of Imperial British control and offers a fascinating glimpse at a unique and volatile situation.
The drama unfolds with a look into the backgrounds of the native Fijians—subsistence farmers most of whom are hardly affected by modern progress. Complications...
Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant
The Holiest Cities of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant is an unprecedented photographic exploration of the holiest cities of Islam and the Hajj, or annual pilgrimage during Ramadan when more than a million faithful journey to Mecca's Great Mosque to commemorate the first revelation of the Qur'an (Koran).
This...
Korea's Syngman Rhee
An Unauthorized Portrait
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
This book of Korean history is an unofficial and exceptionally honest biography of South Korea's deposed chief executive, Syngman Rhee.
Rhee's career spanned the decades between the late-nineteenth-century period of China's suzerainty in Korea and the revolt of April 1960 and reached a peak...
by Ila Keller
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
This complete guide to Batik is an invaluable resource for those interested in Batik history, design, and weaving.
Here in this volume, the author has not only given a comprehensive and fascinating account of the origins and history of batik, with examples of techniques and design, but also...
Arabic Stories for Language Learners
Traditional Middle-Eastern Tales In Arabic and English (MP3 Downloadable Audio Included)
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Arabic Stories for Language Learners—a language learning experience for beginner to intermediate students of the Arabic language.
The traditional stories of a country are invaluable at providing insight into understanding the culture, history and language of a people. A great way to learn...
by M. Sivaram
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1994
Although the peaceful struggles of Mahatma Gandhi are well known in the West, the armed resistance of many Indians during World War II is far less understood; this epic drama ads an important layer to the history of India and the British Empire.
The east Asian battlefronts serve as the backgrounds...