ASIA PERSPECTIVES: NEW HORIZONS IN ASIAN HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE Michael Lucken (trans. Francesca Simkin). Imitation and Creativity in Japanese Arts: From Kishida Ryusei to Miyazaki Hayao (2016) "A well-written and rigorously researched analysis that is grounded in both Continental and Japanese theoretical literature. The book will offer a perspective that is fresh … [Read more...]
Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army
ASIA PERSPECTIVES: NEW HORIZONS IN ASIAN HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE Phyllis Birnbaum. Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army (2015) "Richly illustrated with rare photos, and enlivened by numerous interviews, Phyllis Birnbaum's book is a balanced, well-written biography of one of the most … [Read more...]
The Winter Sun Shines In: A Life of Masaoka Shiki
ASIA PERSPECTIVES: NEW HORIZONS IN ASIAN HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE Donald Keene. The Winter Sun Shines In: A Life of Masaoka Shiki (2013) "In Donald Keene’s writing, there is an undeniable warmth and humanity that is often absent in much of our contemporary literary criticism. The general reader, even with little interest in haiku, will find this work illuminating and … [Read more...]
Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop
ASIA PERSPECTIVES: NEW HORIZONS IN ASIAN HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE Michael Bourdaghs. Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop (2012) “Bourdaghs persuasively shows how Japan, through the production of diverse forms of popular music and the formation of its audiences, engaged a genuinely global geopolitical aesthetics, shaping it and being … [Read more...]
