Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: Revisiting Isabella Bird by Kiyonori Kanasaka (English

Description: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Kiyonori Kanasaka, Nicholas Pertwee Isabella Birds best-selling book on Japan is republished here, but with a difference: for the first time, it is now fully annotated with supporting commentaries, providing the twenty-first century reader with an enhanced informed view of the new modern Japan as Bird experienced it in 1878. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Isabella Birds best-selling book on Japan is republished here, but with a difference: for the first time, it is now fully annotated with supporting commentaries, providing the twenty-first century reader with an enhanced informed view of the new modern Japan as Bird experienced it in 1878. Originally published as a two-volume work in 1880, this later abridged version, first published in 1885 and promoted as a tale of travel and adventure, became one of the best-selling travel books published by John Murray; it was reprinted numerous times and by different publishers. This volume is the original 1885 edition. It is not a facsimile, but has been reprocessed digitally to enable the annotations to be inserted, as well as the 40 copperplate illustrations to be restored to their original quality. The commentaries and notes have been written by Kiyonori Kanasaka, Japans leading expert on Isabella Bird who, over the past nearly 30 years, has retraced Isabella Birds footsteps in all the parts of the world she visited, and knows her travels in Japan intimately. (See Isabella Bird and Japan: A Reassessment>, Renaissance Books 2017.) This book will be essential reading for all those interested in the Bird legacy, the birth of modern Japan, travel writings of the Far East, the topography of Japan and Japans social and political history. Author Biography Kiyonori Kanasaka, a distinguished geographer at Kyoto University (Emeritus 2011), is widely recognized as Japans leading researcher on Isabella Bird. He has published extensively in Japanese on the subject, including a full annotated translation of the original two-volume (1880) edition of Unbeaten Tracks in Japan. He is also known worldwide for his Twin Time Travel photographic exhibition, which he has taken to many countries – presenting Birds descriptions of what she wrote about in her books in juxtaposition with illustrations of the present. In particular, in the course of his research over the last thirty years he has developed a scientific approach to understanding Bird and her writings, with a view to clarifying many misconceptions about Bird – where she went and what she did – the inspiration for doing so deriving in part from the fact that much of what is known of Bird and Japan has been based on the abbreviated version of Unbeaten Tracks used widely by scholars and researchers in modern times. This book, therefore, first published in Japanese, represents the essence of the authors lifes work on Bird. Table of Contents Authors Preface to the English Edition ix The Kanasaka Commentaries: xxv Background to the Publication of the Abridged Edition, 1885 xxv Structure of the Abridged Edition and Organization of this Annotated Edition xxx Treatment of Birds footnotes in this edition xxxiii Map of Isabella Birds Journeys through Japan Endpapers The Original Work UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR INCLUDING VISITS TO THE ABORIGINES OF YEZO AND THE SHRINE OF NIKKÔ BY ISABELLA L. BIRD Details ISBN1898823790 Short Title Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Pages 400 Publisher Global Books Language English Year 2018 ISBN-10 1898823790 ISBN-13 9781898823797 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2018-07-01 Imprint Renaissance Books Subtitle Revisiting Isabella Bird Place of Publication Folkestone Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2018-07-01 NZ Release Date 2018-07-01 UK Release Date 2018-07-01 Author Nicholas Pertwee Translator Nicholas Pertwee Edition Description New edition Alternative 9781898823803 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168276504;

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