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A History of Japan Rev Edition
Contributor(s): Totman, Conrad (Author)

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 ISBN: 1405123591     ISBN-13: 9781405123594
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $77.65  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2005
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Annotation: This authoritative and accessible book charts the history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present. Conrad Totman conceptualizes the country's history in terms of four major ages: the age of foragers, dispersed agriculturalists, intensive agriculture, and industrialism. Within this framework, he traces the changing patterns of human-environment relations and examines their interplay with the more familiar realms of political, socio-economic, and cultural history.


The book treats the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries in considerable detail and gives fullest coverage to the twentieth century when this island nation became a major player on the stage of world history. In its survey of this recent history, it explores: diplomatic and domestic political affairs; economic development and change; class, gender, and ethnicity; ideology and political punditry; cultural production in the arts; letters, music, and popular entertainment; and the environmental issues.


For the second edition, an epilogue has been added looking at Japan today and tomorrow, paying particular attention to environmental and diplomatic issues.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia - Japan
- History | Australia & New Zealand - General
Dewey: 952
LCCN: 2004016236
Series: Blackwell History of the World
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" L (2.69 lbs) 720 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Japanese
- Cultural Region - Australian
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
This is an updated edition of Conrad Totman's authoritative history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present day.
  • The first edition was widely praised for combining sophistication and accessibility.
  • Covers a wide range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism.
  • Updated to include an epilogue on Japan today and tomorrow.
  • Now includes more on women in history and more on international relations.
  • Bibliographical listings have been updated and enlarged.
 
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