The brand new edition of this tried and trusted course has been updated to meet the requirements of the new Key Stage 3 curriculum, providing a range of blended resources to help support and develop i
Nihonjinron is the Japanese term for Japanese national character, or the way the Japanese characterize themselves. Befu, a bilingual anthropologist who has studied Japan for 40 years, examines hundr
Writing in the tradition of Japanese environmental sociology, which emphasizes fieldwork and case studies, Hasegawa (sociology, Tohoku U., Sendai, Japan) reviews the environmental movements in contemp
Japana??s post-World War II a??economic miraclea?? is well-known and much discussed, as is the collapse of the a??bubble economya?? and the almost decade long economic stagnation of the 1990s. In this
This is the first English version of Tadao Umesao's classic, published first in Japanese in 1957, with a full description of his "ecological theory" of civilizations of Eurasia. Dividing the Eurasian
This book presents a counter-argument to the widely held view that the Japanese have believed that they are a homogeneous nation since the Meiji period. Eiji Oguma demonstrates that the myth of ethnic
Stickland knows the Takarazuka Revue from the inside, having spent several years as their English translator and even more as a fan of this Japanese institution. The Takarazuka is made of girls and yo
Ueno (humanities and sociology, U. of Tokyo) provides a combination of sociological, historical, anthropological, and journalistic perspectives to her collection of essays that examine, among other th
Advanced Chemistry for You has been carefully designed to be interesting and motivating to the AS/A2 student, with features that make it highly supportive of individual learning. Written by an experie
This title is a comprehensive core text covering the rise and fall of Mussolini and the Fascist Party in Italy from 1900 to 1945. Major themes include:- How Mussolini rose to power and how he secured
Save planning and preparation time with this flexible, ready-to-run bank of lessons that will develop the curriculum within your school.This bank of easy-to-use lesson plans is written by experienced
This title has been written specifically for primary schools teaching a UK based curriculum. Written with an international focus it is designed for primary pupils from a range of backgrounds to prepar