| Japan Before Perry: A Short History, 25th Anniversary Edition Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Totman, Conrad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520254074 ISBN-13: 9780520254077 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Annotation: By 1853 Japan had been transformed from a sparsely populated land of nonliterate tribal peoples into an elaborately structured commercial society sustaining massive cities and a varied array of sophisticated cultural production. In this authoritative survey, Conrad Totman examines the origins of Japanese civilization and explores in detail the classical, medieval, and early-modern epochs, weaving interpretations of the major themes in Japan's cultural and political development into a rich historical narrative. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 952 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.54" W x 8.29" (0.65 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |