A history of Japan / R.H.P. Mason & J.G. Caiger.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History.

Japan -- History.

Japan--Civilization.

Japan -- Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (601 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed

Place of Publication:

Tokyo: Tuttle, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fascinating look at Japan from its early pre-history through the post-cold War period to the 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 here is an in-depth analysis of the religion, arts and culture of the Japanese people form 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.

Contents:

pt. 1. Archaic Japan

pt. 2. Ancient Japan

pt. 3. Medieval Japan

pt. 4. Early modern Japan

pt. 5. Modern Japan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-384) and index

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4629-0097-6

9781462900978

OCLC:

753480369