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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe



For me, there's a weird, unfathomable gulf — I almost wrote gulp — between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has... Continue »
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Chrysanthemum & the Sword Patterns Of

by Ruth Benedict

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ISBN13: 9780395500750
ISBN10: 0395500753
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A recognized classic of cultural anthropology, this book explores the political, religious, and economic life of Japan from the seventh century through the mid-twentieth, as well as personal family life.

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ISBN:
9780395500750
Subtitle:
Patterns of Japanese Culture
Foreword:
Vogel, Ezra F.
Foreword:
Vogel, Ezra
Author:
Benedict, Ruth
Author:
Vogel, Ezra
Adapted:
Vogel, Ezra F.
Author:
Vogel, Ezra F.
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Location:
Boston, Mass. :
Subject:
History
Subject:
Civilization
Subject:
Anthropology
Subject:
Customs & Traditions
Subject:
Asia - Japan
Subject:
Japan
Subject:
National characteristics, Japanese
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
2
Publication Date:
19890626
Binding:
TP
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8.26x5.59x.95 in. .80 lbs.

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