Books published by Editon Synapse

A collection of articles on politics, commerce and economics, and the cultural activities of early Japanologists and the Asiatic Society of Japan. It is suitable for scholars of Modern Japan.

Covers articles on politics, commerce and economics, and also on the cultural activities of early Japanologists and the Asiatic Society of Japan.

Advertising became an important tool of commerce in the nineteenth century, and as many advertising agencies and associations were formed by the beginning of the following century it started to be regarded as a mass media. This title presents an overview of the activities of advertising in the early twentieth century.

A collection of conduct books for children in Victorian America, including many illustrations and plates. It also includes reading books, educational books, poetry books, and picture books, as well as small booklets circulated by the American Sunday School Union. It offers a fresh perspective on gender studies as well as child studies.

Features articles on politics, commerce, and economics, and also on the cultural activities of early Japanologists and the Asiatic Society of Japan.

Presents a collection of the poetic works of Amy Lowell. Amy Lowell was intrigued with Japanese art and culture due to the influence of her brother Percival, a pioneering American Japanologist. This book is supplemented by her translation of Chinese poems, essays on poetry, and articles from poetry journals.

Represents a collection of British fictions published from the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century, featuring a governess as the heroine. Featuring facsimile reprints of the first editions of six novels, this book is intended for students and scholars of Victorian Studies and Literature.

Features the records of the First Congress of Religions, an epoch-making event in the history of religions. This book presents the first encounter of Asian religions with the West. It includes nearly 150 black-and-white pictures.

Presents a collection of conduct books for children during Victorian America, in a facsimile reprint of sixteen items, including illustrations and plates. By juxtaposing the writings on girls and boys by the same author or institutions, this book offers a perspective on gender studies as well as child studies.