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dogsbody70 (Offline)
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08-07-2011, 06:03 PM

wouldn' t you be better to concentrate on certain periods in the history of Japan rather than try to get a huge volume that surely could not cover all the periods.

I managed to get quite a few from the library here in UK-- others I purchased on line.

I personally concentrated on the WW2 period.

I have some on Japanese society-- but they are mostly from an outsiders perspective. I did buy a book by a chap who has lived in Japan for many years, but it is more about people he has met during his sojourn there.

I have the ruth Benedict Chrysanthemum and the Sword version-- but then discover that it was not her personal experiences. she was an anthropologist. I have a more recent copy of Japanese society by another outsider-- forget his name.

sorry I would have to look for my own copies. I wanted to understand my japanese friend more.

I do have a couple of books by survivors of the war-- they were young children at the time-- quite heartrending-- also I have a copy of SENSO?
which was a compilation of Japanese survivors letters to the ASAHI SHIMBUN which gives a Japanese perspective of the war. I learned quite a lot from that. I also have a collection of DVD's about the war.

I am sure you will find plenty out there to suit you but unsure about Polish editions.

here is a site about the EDO period. Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour

Last edited by dogsbody70 : 08-07-2011 at 06:14 PM.
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