1st Edition

Japan Emerging Premodern History to 1850

By Karl F. Friday Copyright 2012
    496 Pages
    by Routledge

    498 Pages
    by Routledge

    Japan Emerging provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship and methodology, leading authorities writing specifically for this volume outline and explore the main developments in Japanese life through ancient, classical, medieval, and early modern periods. Instead of relying solely on lists of dates and prominent names, the authors focus on why and how Japanese political, social, economic, and intellectual life evolved. Each part begins with a timeline and a set of guiding questions and issues to help orient readers and enhance continuity. Engaging, thorough, and accessible, this is an essential text for all students and scholars of Japanese history.

    -- Part I -- LANDMARKS, ERAS, AND APPELLATION IN JAPANESE HISTORY 1 Japan's Natural Setting, Gina L. Barnes 2 Sorting the Past, Karl F. Friday 3 Defining "Ancient" and "Classical," Joan R. Piggott 4 Defining "Medieval," Andrew Edmund Goble 5 Definin

    Biography

    Karl F Friday