Japan before Perry
Subtitle: A Short History
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: January 14, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780520254077
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; History; History - General History; History: World; Japan; Asia - Japan; History / Asia; Asia - General
Description: "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." -- Back cover.