{"product_id":"counting-dreams-roger-k-thomas-9781501759994","title":"Counting Dreams: The Life and Writings of the Loyalist Nun Nomura B\u0026#333;t\u0026#333;","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCounting Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e tells the story of Nomura Bōtō, a Buddhist nun, writer, poet, and activist who joined the movement to oppose the Tokugawa Shogunate and restore imperial rule.\u003c\/b\u003e Banished for her political activities, Bōtō was imprisoned on a remote island until her comrades rescued her in a dramatic jailbreak, spiriting her away under gunfire. Roger K. Thomas examines Bōtō's life, writing, and legacy, and provides annotated translations of two of her literary diaries, shedding light on life and society in Japan's tumultuous \u003ci\u003ebakumatsu\u003c\/i\u003e period and challenging preconceptions about women's roles in the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas interweaves analysis of Bōtō's poetry and diaries with the history of her life and activism, examining their interrelationship and revealing how she brought two worlds--the poetic and the political--together. \u003ci\u003eCounting Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates Bōtō's significant role in the loyalist movement, depicting the adventurous life of a complex woman in Japan on the cusp of the Meiji Restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger K. Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150175999X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501759994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell East Asia Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Roger K. Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995980071167,"sku":"9781501759994","price":67.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a459915-42fe-49f5-a510-9cedce630fd6.jpg?v=1683339001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/counting-dreams-roger-k-thomas-9781501759994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}