japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
List of University of Arizona people — The following is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Arizona. Notable alumni include a former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the former U.S. Surgeon General, the creator of the television series Sesame Street and… … Wikipedia
Albert M. Craig — Albert Morton Craig, (born 1927) was the Harvard Yenching Research Professor of Japanese History at Harvard University who specialized in Meiji Era intellectual history and social and economic history. Currently, he is an Emeritus Professor at… … Wikipedia
List of Radcliffe College people — The following is a list of individuals associated with Radcliffe College through attending as a student, or serving as college president.List of presidents* Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, 1894 1900 (honorary president 1900 1903) * LeBaron Russell… … Wikipedia
ASIAN MARXISMS — China ■ Bettelheim, Charles, and N. Burton. China Since Mao. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1978. ■ Bianco, L. Origins of the Chinese Revolution: 1915–1949. Stanford: University of California Press, 1971. ■ Brandt, Conrad, Benjamin Schwartz … Historical dictionary of Marxism
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Office lady — An office lady, often abbreviated OL (Japanese: オーエル Ōeru), is a female office worker in Japan who performs generally pink collar tasks such as serving tea and secretarial or clerical work. Like many unmarried Japanese, OLs often live with their… … Wikipedia
World War II/temp — Aftermath= Impact of the war Casualties and atrocitiesBetween 50 and 70 million people were killed as a result of the war, with about two thirds of them being civilians. Many of these deaths were a result of genocidal actions such as The… … Wikipedia
