E. J. Harrison

Broschiertes Buch

Lithuania - Past & Present

Beschreibung

This antiquarian volume contains E. J. Harrison¿s 1922 overview of Lithuanian society, ¿Lithuania - Past & Present¿. Within this text, Harrison puts forth a general outline of Lithuanian history, geography, economic position and possibilities, political problems, and cultural characteristics. It was a book originally intended for the edification English readers in the early twentieth century, but still contains much that will be of relevance in the present day. Contents include: ¿English Ignorance of Lithuaniä, ¿Lithuaniäs Former Greatness¿, ¿A Topological Outline¿, ¿Historic and Ethnographic Lithuaniä, ¿Area and Population¿, ¿The Rise of Lithuaniä, ¿The Lithuanian People not of Slavonic Origin¿, ¿Period of Decadence¿, etcetera. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Autor

Ernest John ("E.J.") Harrison (1873-1961) was an English journalist, author and judoka. He wrote or translated over 15 books on the subject of Judo and other martial arts and philosophy.In 1897, while working for Yokohama newspaper called Japan Herald, he began training in Tenjin shinyo-ryu jujutsu. After moving to Tokyo, he began training in Kodokan judo.In 1911, he was the first foreign-born person to achieve shodan (black belt ranking) in Kodokan judo. In 1912, his book, Fighting Spirit of Japan was among the first English-language books to describe the Japanese martial arts from the perspective of a foreign-born practitioner of those arts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Reitell Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9781406731590
• ISBN-10: 1406731595
• Artikelnr.: 23529173