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Long recognized as a core book in any study of Japanese culture and literature, The Nobility of Failure examines the lives and deaths of nine historical individ
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-03 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Written by a lady of the court at the height
Fire and Ashes
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Pages: 220
Authors: Michael Ignatieff
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-19 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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In 2005 Michael Ignatieff left Harvard to lead Canada's Liberal Party and by 2008 was poised to become Prime Minister. It never happened. He describes what he l
Noble Privilege
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Pages: 312
Authors: M. L. Bush
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Medieval Japan
Language: en
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Authors: John Whitney Hall
Categories: History
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A collection of essays tackles a neglected field of Japan's history.