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  • Saving Orchids

    Stories of Species Survival in a Changing World

    by Philip Seaton, Lawrence W. Zettler ...
    A gorgeously illustrated ode to the beauty and significance of orchids—and to those fighting to save these unique plants across the globe.Until recently, a myriad of lifeforms enriched our lives. In some places, listening to a nighttime chorus of frogs in the neighborhood marsh was an archetypal touchstone of childhood. Children would search for tadpoles, just steps away from native Lady's Tresses ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids

    The Art and Science to Grow Your Own Orchids

    by Philip Seaton, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew ...
    Series series Kew Experts
    This inspirational book from Kew's orchid experts reveals the easiest, most attractive and most popular plants to grow today.Orchids come from the second largest plant family (with 28,000 members) and have a reputation for diversity and trickiness - but expert Philip Seaton chooses 60 of the best species to become permanent and happy members of your home.Through a combination of 12 projects and ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Japan's Contested War Memories

    The 'Memory Rifts' in Historical Consciousness of World War II

    by Philip A. Seaton ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
    Japan's Contested War Memories is an important and significant book that explores the struggles within contemporary Japanese society to come to terms with Second World War history. Focusing particularly on 1972 onwards, the period starts with the normalization of relations with China and the return of Okinawa to Japan in 1972, and ends with the sixtieth anniversary commemorations.Analyzing the ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • Voices from the Shifting Russo-Japanese Border

    Karafuto / Sakhalin

    Edited by Svetlana Paichadze, Philip Seaton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    In the nineteenth century, as the Russian empire expanded eastwards and the Japanese empire expanded onto the Asian continent, the Russo-Japanese border became contested on and around the island of Sakhalin, its Russian name, or Karafuto, as it is known in Japanese. Then in the wake of the Second World War, Russia seized control of the island and the Japanese inhabitants were deported. Sakhalin’s ... Read more

    $101.99 CAD

  • War as Entertainment and Contents Tourism in Japan

    Edited by Takayoshi Yamamura, Philip Seaton ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Asia
    This book examines the phenomenon of war-related contents tourism throughout Japanese history, from conflicts described in ancient Japanese myth through to contemporary depictions of fantasy and futuristic warfare.It tackles two crucial questions: first, how does war transition from being traumatic to entertaining in the public imagination and works of popular culture; and second, how does ... Read more

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  • Japanese Popular Culture and Contents Tourism

    Edited by Takayoshi Yamamura, Philip Seaton ...
    Contents tourism is tourism induced by the contents (narratives, characters, locations and other creative elements) of films, novels, games, manga, anime, television dramas and other forms of popular culture. Amidst the boom in global interest in Japanese popular culture, the utilization of popular culture to induce tourism domestically and internationally has been central to the "Cool Japan" ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Dark Tourism Studies

    Edited by Philip R. Stone, Rudi Hartmann, Tony Seaton, Richard Sharpley, Leanne White ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This handbook is the definitive reference text for the study of ‘dark tourism’, the contemporary commodification of death within international visitor economies. Shining a light on dark tourism and visitor sites of death or disaster allows us to better understand issues of global tourism mobilities, tourist experiences, the co-creation of touristic meaning, and ‘difficult heritage’ processes and ... Read more

    $434.99 CAD

  • New Frontiers in Japanese Studies

    Edited by Akihiro Ogawa, Philip Seaton ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
    Over the last 70 years, Japanese Studies scholarship has gone through several dominant paradigms, from ‘demystifying the Japanese’, to analysis of Japanese economic strength, to discussion of global interest in Japanese popular culture. This book assesses this literature, considering future directions for research into the 2020s and beyond.Shifting the geographical emphasis of Japanese Studies ... Read more

    $82.99 CAD

  • Local History and War Memories in Hokkaido

    Edited by Philip A. Seaton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, barely features in most histories of the Second World War. However, the combination of distinctive war experiences, a vibrant set of local historian groups, and powerful media organizations disseminating local war history, has generated an identifiable set of local collective memories. Hokkaidoʼs status as an early colonial acquisition also makes the ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

  • Contents Tourism and Pop Culture Fandom

    Transnational Tourist Experiences

    Edited by Takayoshi Yamamura, Philip Seaton ...
    Series Book 88 - Aspects of Tourism
    This is the first book to apply the concept of ‘contents tourism’ in a global context and to establish an international and interdisciplinary framework for contents tourism research. The term ‘contents tourism’ gained official recognition in Japan when it was defined by the Japanese government in 2005, and it has been characterised as ‘travel behaviour motivated fully or partially by narratives, ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Earnest Seaton: THE BIOGRAPHY OF A GRIZZLY

    by Earnest Seaton ...
    Narrated by philip chenevert ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 35 min

    Wahb (meaning White Bear) is an orphaned Grizzly Bear who learns to respect his fears, fight for peace, and trust the healing powers of a stinky hot-spring. The story is aptly titled The Biography of a Grizzly because it is about the life of a Grizzly. Seton writes with a folksy tone that will enlighten children to the gore and war that Grizzly Bears endure. I thought it was fun to learn (through ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of ... Read more

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