Publicado por Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Surrey, 2006
ISBN 10: 1846880025 ISBN 13: 9781846880025
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. As the first British Professor of Philosophy since 1882 to be invited to teach at the prestigious and enigmatic University of Tokyo - the Oxbridge of Japan - Simon May enjoyed a degree of access denied to other commentators. Each chapter of the book focuses on some everyday human matter, such as love, death, bureaucracy, hygiene, food, toilets, commuting, education, marriage and memory. Japanese attitudes to such issues are explored through a mixture of light-hearted anecdote and trenchant analysis, and through his vivid accounts of Kafkaesque bureaucracy, flying goldfish, gangsters at funerals, businessmen paying good money to be whipped, doctors faking death certificates and cover-ups at all levels of society, Simon May manages to expose the foibles of a people who have captivated and mystified the West for nearly two centuries. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Alma Books Ltd, 2006
ISBN 10: 1846880025 ISBN 13: 9781846880025
Librería: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Reino Unido
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Publicado por Alma Books Ltd, 2006
ISBN 10: 1846880025 ISBN 13: 9781846880025
Librería: Bingo Used Books, Vancouver, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardback in very good condition with a good plus to very good dust jacket.
Publicado por Alma Books Ltd, 2006
ISBN 10: 1846880025 ISBN 13: 9781846880025
Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.01.
Publicado por Alma Books Ltd, 2006
ISBN 10: 1846880025 ISBN 13: 9781846880025
Librería: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 1.01.