{"product_id":"a-history-of-japan-paperback-2","title":"A History of Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConrad Totman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is an updated edition of Conrad Totman's authoritative history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first edition was widely praised for combining sophistication and accessibility.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a wide range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated to include an epilogue on Japan today and tomorrow.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow includes more on women in history and more on international relations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographical listings have been updated and enlarged.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell History of the World Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the second edition, an epilogue has been added looking at Japan today and tomorrow, paying particular attention to environmental and diplomatic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConrad Totman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at Yale University. He has also taught Japanese history at the University of California, Santa Barbara and at Northwestern University. He is the author of ten previous books, including \u003ci\u003eJapan before Perry: A Short History\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eEarly Modern Japan\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003ePre-industrial Korea and Japan in Environmental Perspective \u003c\/i\u003e(2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.6 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53130255237427,"sku":"9781405123594","price":143.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yClgFrBbj-9781405123594.webp?v=1773384894","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-history-of-japan-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}