Men without women : stories / by Murakami, Haruki, 1949-

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Adios to tears : the memoirs of a Japanese-Peruvian internee in U.S. concentration camps / by Higashide, Seiichi, 1909-1997

Table of Contents: “…Moving Toward Financial Independence --…”
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Tumultuous times : central banking in an era of crisis / by Shirakawa, Masaaki

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Critical sermons of the Zen tradition : Hisamatsu's talks on Linji / by Hisamatsu, Shinʼichi, 1889-1980

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An encouragement of learning / by Fukuzawa, Yukichi, 1835-1901

Table of Contents: “…The equality of men -- The equality of nations -- National independence through personal independence -- The duty of scholars -- Speech delivered 1 January 1874 -- The importance of national laws -- The duties of citizens of the nation -- Respect for the independence of others -- A letter to old friends in Nakatsu stating two ways of learning -- Letter to old friends in Nakatsu, continued -- The falsity of the idea of moral subordination -- An encouragement of public speaking -- The refinement of conduct -- The damage of envy in society -- A criticism in people's thoughts -- The meaning of the word sewa -- Methodic doubt and selective judgment -- The spirit of independence in everyday affairs -- The compatibility of intention and activity -- On popularity.…”
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The bluestockings of Japan : new woman essays and fiction from Seit寬 1911-16 / by Bardsley, Jan

Table of Contents: “…The letter / Araki Ikuko -- The solution to the woman question / Fukuda Hideko -- To my lover from a woman in prison / Harada (Yasuda) Satsuki -- The Sei寠manifesto: In the beginning, woman was the sun ; To the women of the world ; To my parents on becoming independent / Hiratsuka Raich寠-- The path of the new woman ; Willfulness / It寠Noe -- Men and women are equal as members of the human race ; On intellectual and economic independence ; Thoughts on separation / Iwano Kiyoko -- Obsession / Kat寠Midori -- Anesthetic / Kobayashi Katsu -- New life / Nogami Yaeko -- Eastern breeze / Ogasawara Sada -- Myself and my surroundings / Yamada Waka -- Rambling thoughts / Yosano Akiko.…”

My life as a filmmaker / by Yamamoto, Satsuo, 1910-1983

Table of Contents: “…Translator's preface -- Chronology -- Filmography, awards, and recognitions -- Introduction : Yamamoto Satsuo and modern Japanese cinema -- My life as a filmmaker (Watakushi no eiga jinsei) -- Preface -- My boyhood -- My student years -- My years as an assistant director -- Before conscription -- Private Second Class Yamamoto -- The Tōhō labor strikes -- Independent filmmaking and its struggles -- Work within the mainstream industry -- In place of an afterword.…”
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The origins of war in Mozambique : a history of unity and division / by Funada-Classen, Sayaka

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Seeking the Origins of Unity and Division -- Emergence of "Mozambique" and Social Changes under Colonial Rule -- Characteristics of Maúa and the Process of Colonisation -- Mozambique Before the Liberation Struggle -- World Politics from 1960 to 1975 and Mozambique's Liberation Struggle -- Maúa Circumscription during the Liberation Struggle -- From the Liberation Struggle to Post-independence Armed Conflict.…”
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Iraq in fragments

Table of Contents: “….) -- An interview with James Longley (20 min.) -- Independent Film & Television College (IFTC) shorts: Hiwar (12 min.); Let the show begin (15 min.); Omar is my friend (15 min.); Baghdad days (34 min.) -- trailers.…”

Japan's quest for stability in Southeast Asia : navigating the turning points in postwar Asia / by Miyagi, Taizō, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Japan's "southward advance" and its repercussions: between independence and the Cold War -- 3. Seeking to influence the course of decolonization: Japan's rivalry with the United Kingdom, tug-of-war with China -- 4. …”

The manga guide to statistics / by Takahashi, Shin

Table of Contents: “…Performing Tests of Independence; Index; Updates.…”
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Beach feet / by Konagaya, Kiyomi, 1936-

Norwegian wood / by Murakami, Haruki, 1949-

The Earth : its birth and growth / by Ojima, Minoru, Korenaga, Jun, Yin, Qing-zhu

Table of Contents: “…; NOTES; 8: Isotopes as DNA of nature; NON-RADIOGENIC STABLE ISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES AS COSMIC DNA; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION AND ITS VARIABILITY; PALEOTEMPERATURE AND CLIMATE; MASS-INDEPENDENT ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MASS-INDEPENDENT ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION OF MERCURY; STARDUST; NOTES; 9: The Earth's magnetism; MAGNETIC MINERALS IN ROCKS: SMALLER IS BETTER; THERMO-REMANENT MAGNETIZATION CAN PERSIST FOREVER; GENERATION OF THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD BY GEODYNAMO.…”
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Pierrot requiem : journey in socio-cultural issues / by Ichikawa, Tadao

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Japanese art after 1945 : scream against the sky / by Munroe, Alexandra

Table of Contents: “…Scream against the sky / Alexandra Munroe -- As witness to postwar Japanese art / Isozaki Arata -- Japan as museum : Okakura Tenshin and Ernest Fenollosa / Karatani Kōjin -- Artistic subjectivity in the Taisho and early Showa avant-garde / John Clark -- Japanese thematics in postwar American art : from soi-disant Zen to the assertion of Asian-American identity / Bert Winther -- Some issues of circumstance : focusing on the 1990s / Amano Tarō -- To catch up or not to catch up with the West : Hijikata and Hi Red Center / Nam June Paik -- To challenge the mid-summer sun : the Gutai group / Alexandra Munroe -- Circle : modernism and tradition / Alexandra Munroe -- Morphology of revenge : the Yomiuri Indépendent artists and social protest tendencies in the 1960s / Alexandra Munroe -- Revolt of the flesh : Ankoku Butoh and obsessional art ; A box of simile : Tokyo Fluxus, conceptual art, and the school of metaphysics ; The laws of situation : Mono-ha and beyond the sculptural paradigm / Alexandra Munroe -- X : experimental film and video / Barbara London -- Infinity nets : aspects of contemporary Japanese painting / Reiko Tomii -- Hinomaru illumination : Japanese art of the 1990s / Alexandra Munroe -- Readings in Japanese art after 1945 / compiled by Nakajima Masatoshi and Reiko Tomii.…”

Soldiers alive / by Ishikawa, Tatsuzō, 1905-1985

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An outline of a theory of civilization / by Fukuzawa, Yukichi, 1835-1901

Table of Contents: “…A Discussion Of Our National Independence -- Appendix: Chronology of Japanese History, With Special Reference to Fukuzawa Yukichi And an Outline of a Theory of Civilization -- Fukuzawa Yukichi: Some Representative Writings -- Further Reading -- Index -- Translators.…”
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Yoshida Shigeru : last Meiji man / by Yoshida, Shigeru, 1878-1967

Table of Contents: “…-Japan Security Treaty -- The administrative agreement -- Korean War, peace, and independence -- My view on the Imperial Household -- Recollections of my days as a diplomat -- Recollections of friends.…”