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" A brief history of Japan : "
Jonathan Clements.
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BL
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849900
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| Main Entry
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Clements, Jonathan,1971-
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| Title & Author
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A brief history of Japan : : samurai, shōgun and zen : the extraordinary story of the land of the rising sun /\ Jonathan Clements.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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Tokyo ;North Clarendon, VT :: Tuttle Publishing,, 2017.
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, ©2017
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1 online resource (288 pages) :: illustrations (chiefly color)
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1462919340
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: 9781462919345
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4805313897
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9784805313893
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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"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.
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HISTORY-- Asia-- Japan.
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Japan, History.
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Japan.
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952
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DS835.C55 2017eb
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