The Poor Law Report of 1834 (Penguin Classics)

The Poor Law Report of 1834 (Classics)

Checkland, Olive

Checkland, S. G

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Japan's reputation for humanitarianism rests on the generous behaviour accorded to 70,000 Russian prisoners of war in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05). This contrasts sharply with the brutality displayed during the Pacific War (1941-45) towards 200,000 Allied prisoners of war. The power of the State to coerce the people, by using the reverence felt for the Emperor, enabled the Japanese to switch humanitarianism on, or off, apparently at will. This extraordinary volte-face is explored in this fascinating book.

Humanitarianism and the Emperor’s Japan, 1877–1977

History

Asia

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Japan and Britain after 1859

In the years following Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation from the world, Japan developed a new relationship with the West, and especially with Britain, where relations grew to be particularly close. The Japanese, embarrassed by their perceived comparative backwardness, looked to the West to learn modern industrial techniques, including the design and engineering skills which underpinned them. At the same time, taking great pride in their own culture, they exhibited and sold high quality products of traditional Japanese craftsmanship in the West, stimulating a thirst for, and appreciation of, Japanese arts and crafts. This book examines the two-way bridge-building cultural exchange which took place between Japan and Britain in the years after 1859 and into the early years of the twentieth century. Topics covered include architecture, industrial design, prints, painting and photographs, together with a consideration of Japanese government policy, the Japan-Britain Exhibition of 1910, and commercial spin-offs. In addition, there are case studies of key individuals who were particularly influential in fostering British-Japanese cultural bridges in this period.

Japan and Britain after 1859: Creating Cultural Bridges

Reference

Routledge

This book celebrates the emergence of the Scots and Scotland from centuries of poverty and backwardness as the nineteenth century saw Scottish locomotives and ships working on land and sea throughout the world, and Scottish technology leading the way. It analyses the ways in which Scots retained their strong sense of national identity despite considerable industrial and social upheaval and asks the question: who are the Scots?

Industry and Ethos: Scotland 1832-1914 (New History of Scotland)

Business & Money

Checkland, Sydney

Economics

Edinburgh University Press

Philanthropy in Victorian Scotland

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

John Donald

Japan and Britain After 1859: Creating Cultural Bridges

In the years following Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation from the world, Japan developed a new relationship with the West, and especially with Britain, where relations grew to be particularly close. The Japanese, embarrassed by their perceived comparative backwardness, looked to the West to learn modern industrial techniques, including the design and engineering skills which underpinned them. At the same time, taking great pride in their own culture, they exhibited and sold high quality products of traditional Japanese craftsmanship in the West, stimulating a thirst for, and appreciation of, Japanese arts and crafts. This book examines the two-way bridge-building cultural exchange which took place between Japan and Britain in the years after 1859 and into the early years of the twentieth century. Topics covered include architecture, industrial design, prints, painting and photographs, together with a consideration of Japanese government policy, the Japan-Britain Exhibition of 1910, and commercial spin-offs. In addition, there are case studies of key individuals who were particularly influential in fostering British-Japanese cultural bridges in this period.

In 1918, Masataka Taketsuru came to Scotland from Japan to learn how to distil whisky. He fell in love and married Rita Cowan, of Kirkintilloch, who left Scotland with him to live in Japan for forty years. She died there in 1961. 
Japanese Whisky, Scotch Blend is the story of one man's determination to succeed, both in business and love, despite criticism and cultural barriers. It is also the story of a young girl's move to Japan, a land of unfamiliar customs and even stranger language, her joys and heartaches, the struggle of life during the second World War, and her determination to build a family home. 
It is also the incredible story of how whisky is made to perfection thousands of miles away from its cultural 'home': at Yoichi, Hokkaido. Taketsuru's whisky business eventually prospered, and Japanese Whisky, Scotch Blend traces the history of its development within Japan up to the present day.

Japanese Whisky, Scotch Blend

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Scottish Cultural Pr

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