In this study we addressed the method of self-defense for women created by the direction of Kodokan in 1943, which is why it was an official kata within Judo. Unfortunately, it has fallen into obli...więcej »
For many years now, we have established a firm commitment to spread the authentic legacy of Kodokan Judo founder, Jigoro Kano.
Through conferences, interviews, seminars in several countries and s...więcej »
Nearly two-thirds of the Civil War's approximately 750,000 fatalities were caused by disease--a staggering fact for which the American medical profession was profoundly unprepared. In the years bef...więcej »
From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, black women have used their clothing, hair, and style not simply as a fashion statemen...więcej »
In this landmark book, Daniel Crofts examines a little-known episode in the most celebrated aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life: his role as the "Great Emancipator." Lincoln always hated slavery, but...więcej »
On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at Guilford Courthouse in piedmont ...więcej »
In this engagingly written biography, Tamara Plakins Thornton delves into the life and work of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), a man Thomas Jefferson once called a "meteor in the hemisphere." Bowd...więcej »
Color edition, containing seven illustrations in color, and many more in black and white. Illustrated by Dmitri Mitrokhin.
Famous British author Arthur Ransome's unique and wonderful collection of...więcej »
A wage is more than a simple fee in exchange for labor, argues Geoff Mann. Beyond being a quantitative reflection of productivity or bargaining power, a wage is a political arena in which working p...więcej »
American popular magazines play a role in our culture similar to that of public historians, Carolyn Kitch contends. Drawing on evidence from the pages of more than sixty magazines, including New...więcej »
Color edition. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Peer Gynt is Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's most celebrated work, based loosely on the Scandinavian fairy tale character, Per Gynt. First publishe...więcej »
In this book, Hertha D. Sweet Wong examines the intersection of writing and visual art in the autobiographical work of twentieth- and twenty-first-century American writers and artists who employ a ...więcej »
A comprehensive guide to climbing in the Powell River area. Includes 6 cragging areas, 3 big wall areas, a bouldering guide and 4 popular mountain routes in the Eldred Valley, 200 pages of route i...więcej »
This Prayer Journal includes Love, Meditate, Pray, Connect, Confess, Learn and Be Grateful sections, on each page you can find different prompts which will guide you to the desired spiritual state....więcej »
This 288 page book is a reproduction of David Kane's 2008 doctoral thesis on puthi-po?a, a Bengali tradition of book and manuscript reading. Kane's thesis pursues two central aims. The first is eth...więcej »
When Vladimir Putin first took power in 1999, he was a little-known figure ruling a country that was reeling from a decade and a half of crisis. In the years since, he has reestablished Russia as a...więcej »
A small town Dutch girl meets a big world, and now you are invited to my kitchen! Come explore all the wonderful tastes and treats I grew up with, learned and created along the way. This book conta...więcej »
As early as 1865, survivors of the Civil War were acutely aware that people were purposefully shaping what would be remembered about the war and what would be omitted from the historical record. In...więcej »
Renewable Energy Projects is a guide encompassing the multiplicity of disciplines necessary to make renewable energy projects happen. This book focusses on cost-competitive and mature technologies,...więcej »
This pathbreaking book documents the transformation of reproductive practices and politics on Indian reservations from the late nineteenth century to the present, integrating a localized history of...więcej »