The Japanese : A History in Twenty Lives

By:

Harding, Christopher [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [London], UK, Allen Lane, 2020Description: xiii, 509 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780141992280

LOC classification:

DS835 .H326

Summary: Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current Empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place. For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures

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Books	Asian University for Women Library	Non-fiction	General Stacks	DS835 .H326 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		032995

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Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining
portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current Empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and
revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place. For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For
anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures

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