Search Results: Authors starting with I from Asia Bookroom

Sydney.: Robyn Ianssen.. 1996.. 136pp, contents, paperback, very good copy. Footprints on Paper is an anthology of poetry and prose which presents some of the themes, concerns, techniques, subject matter, thoughts and feelings of writers of Chinese and English in Australia. There are fifteen writers in each language...all works appear in both English and Chinese on facing page (traditional and simplified characters). .

Singapore.: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.. 1985.. xv + 407pp, bibliography, notes, edges trifle browned, a very good paperback copy. 25.9 x 19cm. This volume is a portrait of the Southeast Asian Islamic mosaic, with emphasis on the contemporary period. .

Kuala Lumpur.: Federal Berhad.. 1962.. xi + 158pp, name of prior owner title page, light shelf wear. Good paperback copy from the library of Professor C. Skinner. Fiction. Malay language. .

Singapore.: Malayan Law Journal.. 1965.. 121pp, bibliography, index, neat stamp of a prior owner front free endpaper, lower corners bumped, very good copy in original wrappers. .

Kota Samarahan.: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.. 2001.. Map, one colour and numerous black and white photographic illustrations, 139pp, a very good paperback copy. "Voices of the Crocker Range Indigenous Communities Sabah is a monograph which attempts to capture the "peoplespeak" dimension of the people-environment relationship of the Sabah Crocker Range society. Whilst the main social actors are those from the KadazanDusun community of Tabunan, voices of the KadazanDusun of Ranua and the Muruts of Tenom are also present. These are "social narratives" of transition of indigenous people and communities caught between tradition and modernity representing a journey of identity in the making. As opposed to the normal anthropological and authored form of "writing culture", the ethnography presented here articulates both centred and decentring voices of authority juxtaposed in differentiated ways in the evolving Sabah society of the Malaysian nation-state. The monograph is based on research conducted as… Read More

Tokyo.: The Hokuseido Press.. 1940.. Black and white illustrations, xiv + 423pp, index, price label laid down one lower leaf, pale foxing first and last leaves and occasional internal leaf, minor damp damage lower edge throughout, lower hinge loosening, pen mark front free endpaper, edges browned, decorative gilt upper cover, gilt lettering spine, covers trifle worn, spine discoloured and bumped at head and tail, still an attractive copy. Biography of the founder of Waseda University, Marquis Shigenobu Okuma, and published on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. Marquis Shigenobu Okuma was an active member of the party of Restoration and campaigned for the establishment of the Parliamentary system in Japan. Later in his career, in 1887, he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and began to negotiate the revision of the treaties with the Foreign Powers. Following an assassination attempt, in which he lost a leg, he retired from politics to devote his life to working on the great school which… Read More

No publication details.. Small (approximately 15.5 x 21cm) stiff paper portfolio containing 22 Japanese art postcards loosely inserted. Apparently issued in connection with an international exhibition of Japanese art. A carded message by art critic Youichiro Ide emphasises that the artistic works represented are essentially expressive of the modern era and will shape the future image of Japanese art. .

Japan.: For private distribution. n.p.d. Printed. 1978.. Black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 269pp, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, very good copy in dustjacket. Founder of Idemitsu Kosan, Inc. talks about Japanese culture and the contribution which it could make to world peace. .

New York.: Weatherhill.. First English Edition.. 1979.. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 177pp, dustjacket trifle worn, spine little sunned, inked name of Japanese historian Dr John Caiger front free endpaper, a good hardback copy. 23.8 x 18.5cm. .

Arles.: Éd. P. Picquier.. 1999.. Map, Black and white illustrations, 116pp, glossary, light foxing upper edge, a good paperback copy. .

Army Orientation Course. / News Map of the Week, Inc.. Volume 4, No. 32.. 13 April1942.. Folding colour pictorial map on sheet 88 x 119 cms, (blank on verso), inset maps (two photographic), diagrams and black and white photographic illustrations, descriptive text, top edge chipped, a few short edge tears and lower corner torn (no loss), pinholes at the corners, inoffensive tidemark at a lower corner, in good condition. Colour world map showing political boundaries and military events of World War II, from April 3 to 9, 1942. with descriptive text beneath including: the loss of two British Cruisers off Ceylon; the occupation of Bataan by the Japanese and their landing on Manus; Japanese war tactics revealed by Malay prisoners and the increasing importance of Central Africa to the Allied war effort. The. Map is indexed according to these notes. Two inset maps of Europe chart Hitler's gains in 1941 and activity on the Russian Front. Additional diagrams on the main world map show war spending and the… Read More

[Japan].. Late Edo?. Black and white woodblock print, light creasing where it has been folded but otherwise very good. 35 x 46cm. This woodblock print depicts a variety of acrobatic performances in Edo, showcasing children climbing to impressive heights while men at the base support the weight and maintain balance. To heighten the excitement, participants utilize ladders, wooden tubs, and other props. Acrobatic acts were a highly popular form of entertainment in Edo, captivating audiences with their daring displays of skill and agility. This tradition persisted into the Meiji era, reflecting the enduring appeal of acrobatics as a source of amusement and spectacle for the people of Japan. .

New York.: Knopf.. 2nd Edition.. 1972.. x + 149pp, suggested readings, index, endpapers and edges browned, name of prior owner in pencil front free endpaper, paperback covers very slightly worn and yellowed. Covers political culture and structure, business, labour, agriculture, bureaucracy, political parties, the electorate and electoral behaviour, political violence and public policy outputs. .

San Francisco.: W.H. Freeman.. 1974.. Black and white illustrations, xi + 121pp, reader's guide, index, small mark to lower edge, binding little shelfworn, dustjacket slightly worn with small tears at head of spine. This book, aimed at American readers, covers history (clans, emperors, feudalism and the modern era), group structure (cooperation, competition and conflict), the affluent Japanese society and the future (economics, democracy, foreign relations and rearmament). .

Eyre & Spottiswoode.. 1958.. xiv + 300 + ix pp, bibliography, index, bookseller's sticker front pastedown, name front free endpaper, otherwise good in torn, priceclipped dustjacket, now protected. "This book is important as it is the first study to be published in Britain of Japanese society as it has emerged from the war and as it is responding to the democratic political system promoted by the American occupation." Publisher's description. In three parts entitled "The Setting of Japanese Politics," "Political Forces" and "The Political Process." .

United States: Shambhala Publications Inc. 1982. 8 black and white photographs, ix + 301pp, glossary, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. The first of two volumes of collected addresses delivered around the world by Daisaku Ikeda, the president of Soka Gakkai International. The book addresses some of the most pressing issues of our times. .

New York.: Weatherhill.. 1997.. Maps, x + 205pp, appendices, index, paperback. Picking up where his earlier volume, The Living Buddha, left off, Daisaku Ikeda spins a lively narrative of the great Buddhist missionaries and translators, the first Chinese Buddhist leaders, the domestication of Buddhism and development of distinctly Chinese schools of Buddhism - with special emphasis on the eventual decline of the religion after harsh persecution in the tenth century. An illuminating and well-told account of one of the most interesting chapters of world religious history, The Flower of Chinese Buddhism is a valuable contribution to the field and a useful tool for both scholars and students. Publisher's description. .

Stanford.: Stanford University Press.. 1996.. Contents, maps, tables, figures, notes, bibliography, index, viii + 311pp, a very good paperback copy. This book covers "the grim realities of the immediate post-Cultural Revolution years through the heady years of optimism and growth to the contemporary period of reassessment, as Chinese question whether the overall economic gains outweigh the increased disparities in wealth and the seeming lack of any moral consensus." Publisher's description. The book examines the city of Guangzhou and looks at the effects of reform on living standards, family and household, education, employment and leisure activities. .

Jakarta.: Penerbit Buku Kompas.. 2002.. Black and white illustrations, figures, xxi + 423pp, index, light crease in spine, some shelf wear, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, good paperback copy. Text in Indonesian. .

Yogyakarta.: University Gadjah Mada.. 1992.. xii + 142pp, typescript, hardback copy with lower edges bumped, otherwise good. 22 x 29.5cm. Text in Indonesian. A thesis on factors that influence the quality of FP participant statistics (case study in Barru District). .