Fuji : A Mountain in the Making.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Andrew W.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.

Summary:

A panoramic biography of Japan's iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the present Mount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan.Yet behind the picture-postcard image is a history filled with conflict and upheaval.Violent eruptions across the centuries wrought havoc and instilled fear.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Illustrations

Illustration Credits

Names, Dates, and Transliteration

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Active Volcano, Lofty Mountain

2. From Angry God to Parent of the World

3. Fallout of the Hōei Eruption

4. Holy Fuji

5. From Pride of Edo to Symbol of Japan

6. Native Mountain, Foreign Threat

7. A Nation and Mountain in Flux

8. A Global Mountain on a Human Planet

9. World Heritage Fuji

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Color plates.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-691-25630-6

OCLC:

1527723805