Japan Before Perry: A Short History, 25th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary)

Author/Contributor(s):	Totman, Conrad
Publisher:	University of California Press
Date:	01/14/2008
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

By 1853 Japan had been transformed from a sparsely populated land of nonliterate tribal peoples into an elaborately structured commercial society sustaining massive cities and a varied array of sophisticated cultural production. In this authoritative survey, Conrad Totman examines the origins of Japanese civilization and explores in detail the classical, medieval, and early-modern epochs, weaving interpretations of the major themes in Japan's cultural and political development into a rich historical narrative.