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1	Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies more books like this by Ian Buruma, Avishai Margalit Misperceptions and stereotypes govern much of the way the West is viewed by the rest of the world. These pernicious, and often striking, ways of looking at and talking about the West encourage members of movements such as radical Islam, becoming are the soil in which hate grows. Ian Buruma identifies some of these views, traces their origins in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance more books like this by Ian Buruma Buruma returns to his native land to explore the brutal murder of controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh at the hands of an Islamic extremist. see all copies from $4.27! new only from $4.56! \| first editions \| SVS
3	God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey more books like this by Ian Buruma see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| first editions
4	Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam and the Limits of Tolerance more books like this by Ian Buruma In 2004, the celebrated and controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was shot and killed by an Islamic extremist for making a movie that insulted the prophet Mohammed. Buruma returned to his native land to investigate the shocking event and its larger meaning. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $5.98! \| SVS
5	The Missionary and the Libertine: Love and War in East and West more books like this by Ian Buruma This collection of cultural criticism by a Westerner with a long exposure to Asian culture includes Buruma's essays on Hong Kong, the Seoul Olympics, and sexuality, and include his portraits of Imelda Marcos, Satyajit Ray, and others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.70! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan more books like this by Ian Buruma Offering a uniquely new perspective on the pscyhes of Germany and Japan after World War II, an expert on those two countries' politics and history explores how each country dealt with its past and their legacies of guilt in light of the atrocities which were committed during the war. see all copies from $4.12! first editions
7	Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 more books like this by Ian Buruma A concise study of 100 years of Japanese history in which that island nation transformed itself through its engagement with the West and with modernity, while remaining, in many aspects, protective of its own character and culture. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $3.40! new only from $8.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Berlin in Lights: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler (1918-1937) more books like this by Charles Kessler (Translator), Ian Buruma (Introduction by) Berlin in Lights, chosen as a New York Times Notable Book, is the collection of German aristocrat Harry Kessler's diaries between the two world wars. Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937), the son of a German banker and an Irish beauty, was a diplomat and publisher who moved easily among the worlds of art, politics, and society. He lived in Berlin but ... see all copies from $2.01! new only from $11.20! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art more books like this by Jodi Cobb, Ian Buruma (Introduction by) In remarkable detail, and with the cooperation of geisha in Kyoto and Tokyo, this beautiful book captures the private world of the geisha, revealing her in her role as a human work of art--the perfect woman artistically, conversationally, and erotically. 95 color photos. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $18.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Playing the Game more books like this by Ian Buruma see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Voltaire's Coconuts, Or, Anglomania in Europe more books like this by Ian Buruma see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.51! \| first editions
12 view cover	Anglomania: A European Love Affair more books like this by Ian Buruma For a tiny island, England has always exercised an inordinately strong influence over the culture, politics, and imaginations of Europeans and Americans. This book traces that influence through the lives of some of its most distinguished vessels--Goethe, Voltaire, Marx, and Isaiah Berlin all appear in this book as devotees of the uniquely British ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Bad Elements: Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing more books like this by Ian Buruma Through interviews with Chinese dissidents both in exile and in China, Buruma reviews the history of modern China, relates the horrible prison experiences of those arrested by the state, examines the complexities of issues such as human rights, and considers the state of the current regime and prospects for change. A New York Times Notable Book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.56! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Conversations with John Schlesinger more books like this by Ian Buruma "I like the surprise of the curtain going up, revealing what's behind it." -John Schlesinger The British director John Schlesinger was one of the cinema's most dynamic and influential artists. Now, in Conversations with John Schlesinger, acclaimed writer Ian Buruma, Schlesinger's nephew, reveals the director's private world in a series of in ... see all copies from $3.36! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	India: A Mosaic more books like this by Ian Buruma, Robert Silvers (Editor), Barbara Epstein (Editor) How can we understand India today, fifty years after Independence and only months after its nuclear tests outraged the world? The novelist Arundhati Roy has written, specially for this collection, a fierce denunciation of the Indian nuclear program, which serves as an introduction to nine essays on India, all originally published in "The New York ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.25! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Tokyo: Form & Spirit more books like this by Kenneth Frampton, Ian Buruma, James R. Brandon see all copies from $9.95! new only from $75.94! \| first editions
17 view cover	Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion more books like this by Andrew Bolton, Ian Buruma (Introduction by) Anglomania, the craze for all things English, gripped Europe during the mid-to-late 18th century. As perceived by Anglophiles such as Voltaire and Montesquieu, England was a land of reason, freedom, and tolerance, a place where the Enlightenment found its greatest expression. What began as an intellectual phenomenon, however, became and has ... see all copies from $21.11! new only from $21.11! \| SVS
18	Behind the Mask more books like this by Ian Bruma see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
19	Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, Drifters and Other Japanese Cultural Heroes more books like this by Ian Buruma see all copies from $3.95! first editions
20	Occidentalism: a Short History of Anti-Westernism by Ian; Margalit Buruma, Avishai see all copies from $4.98! new only from $39.99!
21	Bad Elements Chinese Rebels From La to Beijing by Ian Buruma see all copies from $10.47! new only from $10.47!
22	Japanese Mirror Heroes more books like this by Ian Buruma see all copies from $37.19! first editions
23	A Japanese mirror : heroes and villains of Japanese culture more books like this by Ian Buruma see all copies from $13.82!
24	Occidentalism : a short history of anti-Westernism by Ian Buruma, Avishai Margalit see all copies from $11.48! new only from $11.48!
25 view cover	Anglomania: Una Fascinacion Europea by Ian Buruma, Javier Calzada (Translator) see all copies from $25.00! new only from $65.76! \| first editions

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