Dower Michael (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Spine is secure. Pages are clean, unmarked, undamaged and lightly toned. The book's exterior is very clean. Lower right corner of the front cover mildly bent at the tip. Very little wear otherwise. The journal will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The Chinese Historical Novel: An Outline of Themes and Contexts" by Y. W. Ma; "Narrative Structure and the Problem of Chapter Nine in the Hsi-yu Chi" by Anthony C. Yu; "Understanding Behavior in Japan's Academic Marketplace" by William K. Cummings; "Urban Growth and Municipal Development in the Colonial City of Madras, 1860-1900" by Susan Lewandoski; "The Late Ch'ing Courtship of the Chinese in Southeast Asia" by Michael R. Godley; "Symposium: Taiwan and Chinese History - Introduction" by Ralph Crozier; "The Japanese Adaptation of the Pao-chia System in Taiwan, 1895-1945" by Ching-Chih Chen; "The Economic Development of Colonial Taiwan: Evidence and Interpretation" by Samuel P. S. Ho; "Edith Ehrman (1932-1974)" (Obituary) by Ward Morehouse; "Wu San-kuei in 1644: A Reappraisal" by Angela Hsi; "Bengalis in Pakistan" by Richard L. Park; "Interpretation of Indian Political Development" (Review Article) by Eugene F. Irschick; "Recent Japan in Historical Revisionism: Changing Historical Perspectives on Early Showa Politics: 'The Second Approach'" (Review Article) by Gordon Mark Berger; and "Occupied Japan as History and Occupation History as Politics" (Review Article) by John W. Dower plus numerous book reviews.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+ condition. Gordon, Russell (cover art) (illustrator). First Edition (so stated). New York: Owl Books , 1996. 5.5" wide by 8.25" tall. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight copy. Flat, uncreased spine. Chapter notes. From the rear cover: "From the 'taming of the West' to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators. Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why? In HISTORY WARS, eight prominent historians consider the angry swirl of emotions that now surrounds public memory.". First Edition (so stated). Soft Cover. Very Good+ condition. Illus. by Gordon, Russell (cover art). vi, 295pp. . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Quarto softcover (VG, tidy ex-library); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. NR.

Pictorial Card. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. This is the FIRST EDITION. This book is part of a large purchase from a Public Sector Library and except where mentioned are for the most part LIKE NEW! MOSTLY the ONLY flaws are the blacked out (they insisted) Library stamps which show many of them to be UNUSED! This copy is Near Fine (NEAR NEW). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. EX PUBLIC SECTOR LIBRARY BLACK.

Stapled. Condition: Very Good. Owner name inside front cover. Size: 16mo Landscape.

Staplebound Wraps. Condition: Very good. Comic. illustrated wraps, unpaginated Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy order.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Patterson, Robert; Holland, Robert P.; Mitchell, Michael;Brackett, Ward; Dower, Walter; (illustrator). First Edition. 86 pages. Articles: How Much Government can Free Enterprise Stand?; The Senseless Killing of Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With the Wind" - article with photos; Report on the Far West - The News is Good from the Nation's "New Empire" - with focus on industrial development; Lincoln Collector, Oliver R. Barrett; Bashful Ben of the Bang-Bangs - Cowboy Ben Johnson - article with color photos; Donora, Pennsylvania - The case of the Poisoned Air - 19 died; Suppose He Had Two Eyes - Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Tommy Thompson has one eye - article with photo. Fiction: Bootlegger's Treasure (part 1 of 4); Floodwater; O'Brien; The case of the Negligent Nymph (conclusion); Dumb Bunny. Also includes great vintage ads for: Lord Calvert Whiskey - with great full-page colour photo of illustrator Mr. Bradshaw Crandell; Western Electric (showing switchboard operator; General Electric tvs; Herbert Tareyton cigarettes - featuring colour photo of Mrs. Pierpont Morgan Hamilton; Pontiac cars; Rexall - Druggists of America; Texaco; DeSoto cars; Nash cars; Mercury cars; American Airlines (centerfold); Botany 500 men's fashions; Great two-page color photo ad for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer features Rosalind Russell, Gary Cooper, Lawrence Tibbett, Charles Laughton, Sid Luckman, Douglas Fairbanks, "Hap" Arnold, Mr. & Mrs. Jascha Heifetz, Mr. and Mrs. F. Warren Pershing and Mr. and Mrs. Jean Hersholt; GM Electro-Motive Division; Dodge Trucks; Trailways bus lines; Bicycle playing cards; Camel cigarettes (back cover) featuring bowler Joe Wilman and waterskiing stars Martha Mitchell and Margie Fletcher. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Taft, U.S. Senator Robert A.; Aikman, Duncan; Davenport, Walter; Sandburg, Carl; Johnson, Grady; Davidson, Bill; Fay, Bill; O'Day, Nell; Williams, Lawrence; Lowry, Robert; Brandon, William; Gardner, Erle Stanley; Atkinson, B.M. Jr. Hugh Gravitt Cabby Sarn.