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Reply #1 - 2010 December 26, 5:18 am
Tykkylumi
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From: England
Registered: 2009-07-08
Posts: 129

Can anyone recommend me a few good ones (in English)? I got a Waterstones gift card for christmas and thought it'd be worth investing in some interesting books about Japan. (:

In the same vein, can someone also recommend me some good books about east asian philosophy?

Reply #2 - 2010 December 26, 6:11 am
vonPeterhof
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Registered: 2010-07-23
Posts: 323

I personally have nothing to suggest, but there has been a discussion about this:
http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?id=5006
http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/06/03/10 … ary-japan/

Reply #3 - 2010 December 26, 6:11 am
buonaparte
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Registered: 2010-11-25
Posts: 602

These are pretty good:

THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF JAPAN (Six Volumes)

Marius B. Jansen
The Making of Modern Japan

Japan’s Minorities
The illusion of homogeneity
Edited by Michael Weiner

ANN B. IRISH
Hokkaido
A History of Ethnic Transition and Development on Japan’s Northern Island

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