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A brief history of Japan : samurai, shōgun and zen : the extraordinary story of the land of the rising sun /

"This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion."--Amazon.com

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clements, Jonathan, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo ; North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, 2017.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Point of departure: Cipangu
  • The way of the gods: prehistoric and mythical Japan
  • Through the keyhole: the people of Wa
  • The shining prince: medieval Japan
  • A game of thrones: Minamoto vs. Taira
  • Ashes of victory: the Warring states
  • Time warp: 200 years of isolation
  • The stench of butter: restoration and modernization
  • The empire strikes back: the road to Pearl Harbor
  • Broken jewel: occupation and recovery
  • The new breed: the Japanese miracle
  • Cool Japan: the lost decades.