The shortest history of Japan
from mythical origins to pop culture powerhouse the global drama of an ancient island nation
The shortest history of Japan
from mythical origins to pop culture powerhouse the global drama of an ancient island nation
Book - 2024
"The story of a small Asian country with extraordinary aesthetic traditions that avoided colonization and overcame the devastation of World War II to become a prosperous modern force, while preserving its unique culture"--
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The Experiment,
[2024]
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The shortest history of Japan : |b from mythical origins to pop culture powerhouse, the global drama of an ancient island nation / |c Lesley Downer. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b The Experiment, |c [2024] | |
| 300 | |a 246 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 20 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Originally published in Australia by Black Inc. First published in revised form in North America by The Experiment, LLC.--Galley. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a List of maps -- Chronology -- Introduction: Before time began -- Children of the Sun, 400 BCE-710 CE -- Nara: The flowering of Buddhism, 710-794 CE -- Heian: City of purple hills and crystal streams, 794-1180 -- Kamakura: Rise of the Samurai, 1180-1333 -- Muromachi: Beauty and turmoil, 1333-1573 -- Azuchi Momoyama: The men who would be Shogun, 1573-1603 -- Edo: Tokugawa Renaissance, 1603-1853 -- Bakumatsu: Fall of the Tokugawa, 1853-1868 -- Meiji: Headlong into the modern world, 1868-1912 -- Taisho: Crosscurrents, 1912-1926 -- Showa: From defeat to prosperity, 1926-1989 -- Heisei: Darker years, 1989-2019 -- Reiwa: A new emperor for a new age, 2019-present -- Further reading -- Image credits -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author | |
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