Kyushu [electronic resource] : gateway to Japan : a concise history / Andrew Cobbing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cobbing, Andrew.

Series:

Regional Spaces, Cultures and Identities of East Asia.

Brill eBook titles 2010

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kyūshū Region (Japan)--History.

Kyūshū Region (Japan)--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Place of Publication:

Folkestone, Kent, U.K. : Global Oriental, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this first major study of the region in English, the author examines the key themes of Kyushu’s history from earliest times – the cultural interaction with the continental mainland, settlement, location and infrastructure as well as trade and commerce, – arguing that it was the principal stepping-stone in terms of Japan’s cultural, social and economic advance through history up to the present day. Although an integral part of Japan, Kyushu is culturally distinct in that its location on the East China Sea has exposed the region to an unusually high degree of influence from overseas. There was diplomatic exchange between this island and China, for example, even before the political entity of Japan came into existence. Kyushu, in fact, has been the setting for many of the major cultural encounters in Japan’s history, from the introduction of Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity to gunpowder, coffee and tea. The volume also includes a colour plate section containing 60 images which support the text and provide the reader/researcher with invaluable pictorial references to Kyushu’s history from earliest times to the present day.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. Cobbing

1. Takachiho: The Floating Bridge Of Heaven / A. Cobbing

2. Himiko’s Lands: Gateway To Wa / A. Cobbing

3. Tsukushi: Isle Of Unknown Fires / A. Cobbing

4. Dazaifu: The Distant Court / A. Cobbing

5. Hakata: The Making Of A Mercantile Centre / A. Cobbing

6. Divine Wind: The Mongol Invasions / A. Cobbing

7. Divided Loyalties: Pirates And Rival Courts / A. Cobbing

8. All Under Heaven: Missionaries And Warlords / A. Cobbing

9. Turbulent Decades: State Control And Resistance / A. Cobbing

10. The Great Peace In Kyushu / A. Cobbing

11. Kyushu In The Meiji Restoration / A. Cobbing

12. The Twentieth Century / A. Cobbing

Postscript / A. Cobbing

Appendix / A. Cobbing

Notes / A. Cobbing

Bibliography / A. Cobbing

Index / A. Cobbing

Colour Plates / A. Cobbing.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-08895-5

9786612088957

90-04-21312-0

OCLC:

753480438

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9781905246182.i-378 DOI