Area Handbook for Burma
“Area Handbook for Burma” by Basil Hall Chamberlain is a later printing edition published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1971. This 341-page book offers a comprehensive exploration of Japan, presenting a rich tapestry of its culture, customs, and history. Chamberlain, a noted scholar, provides insights into various aspects of Japanese life, making this work a valuable resource for those interested in the intricacies of Japan.
Readers will discover a diverse range of topics within these pages, including art, botany, and traditional practices such as tea ceremonies and poetry. The book delves into the charm and uniqueness of Japan, showcasing elements like gardens, fairy tales, and the significance of rituals. This edition serves as a revised reprint of a foundational text, inviting readers to engage with the captivating world of Japan and its enduring traditions.
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Armchair travelers beware!
Japanese Things will lure you out of your cozy, comfy home and chair to an unusual country with bewitching manners and customsand once you have succumbed to its spell you will never be the same. Here in one neat package you will meet the flavor, charm, and piquancy of old Japana revised reprint of one of the indispensable books on Japan, by the late Prof. Basil Hall Chamberlain,
eminent British scholar who in the latter part of the 19th century “taught Japanese and Japan to the Japanese.” Many books in one, this monumental compilation contains such diversified subjects as Art and Abacus; Botany and Buddhism; Charms and Cherry Blossoms; Daimyos and Divination; Fairy Tales and Flowers; Gardens and Government; History and Hara-kiri; Law and Language; Marriage and Music; Poetry and Pottery; Shinto and Singing Girls (Geisha); Tea and Theater, and Writing and Wood Engraving. In this long-awaited reprint, in which the title has been changed from Things Japanese, the reader will encounter exquisite objects of daily Japanese life, the gardens and cultures of the fields, the harmony and balance in the fundamentals of day-by-day existence.
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