{"product_id":"9781405123594","title":"A History of Japan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell History of the World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA History of Japan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eConrad Totman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Asia \/ Japan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 January 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405123594\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e720\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384280313996,"sku":"9781405123594","price":67.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405123594_3263119c-05c4-4c4b-8947-79558f0e0ff4.jpg?v=1780104206","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405123594","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}