The History of Japan - Softcover

Mason, R.H.P.; Caiger, J.G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804814961 ISBN 13: 9780804814966

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 1989

Synopsis

In this newly revised edition of their classic work, Mason and Caiger trace the enthralling evolution of modern Japan from its early pre-history through the post-Cold War period to the collapse of the Bubble Economy in the early 1990s. New findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture. Not merely a chronology of wars, imperial successions, and treaties, A History of Japan provides an in-depth analysis of the religion, culture, and arts of the Japanese people from the 6th century B.C. to the present. This contemporary classic, now updated and revised, continues to be an essential text in Japanese studies.

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"The best one-volume introduction to the history of Japan in English" --Canberra Times

"Very engaging history book. It draws you in through the experiences of prominent persons in Japanese history. A definite book on Japan's history." --Goodreads

-The best one-volume introduction to the history of Japan in English- --Canberra Times

-Very engaging history book. It draws you in through the experiences of prominent persons in Japanese history. A definite book on Japan's history.- --Goodreads

Book Description

A classic of Japanese history, this book is still the preeminent work on the history of Japan.

Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the bubble Economy in the early 1990's. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.

Also included is an in-depth analysis of the Japanese religion, Japanese arts, Japanese culture and the Japanese People from the 6th century b.C.E. to the present. This contemporary classic, now updated and revised, continues to be an essential text in Japanese studies. Classic illustrations and unique pictures are dispersed throughout the book.

A History of Japan, Revised Edition includes:

• Archaic Japan—including Yamato, the creation of a unified state, the Nana Period, and the Heian period.
• Medieval Japan— including rule by the military houses, the failure of Ashikaga Rule, buddhism, and the Kamakura and Muroachi Periods periods.
• Ealy Modern Japan—including Japanese feudalism, administration under the Tokugawa, and society and culture in early modern Japan.
• Modern Japan—including The Meiji Era and policies for modernization, from consensus to crisis (1912-1937), and solutions through force.

This contemporary classic continues to be a central book in Japanese studies and is an vital addition to the collection of any student or enthusiast of Japanese history, Japanese culture, or the Japanese Language.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804814961
• ISBN 13: 9780804814966
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336