{"product_id":"history-of-japan-paperback","title":"History of Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConrad Totman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative and accessible book charts the history of Japan from c.8000 bc to the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative and accessible book charts the history of Japan from c.8000 bc to the 1990s. Conrad Totman conceptualizes the country's history in terms of four major ages: the age of foragers, dispersed agriculturalists, intensive agriculture, and industrialism. Within this framework, he traces the changing patterns of human-environment relations and examines their interplay with the more familiar realms of political, socio-economic, and cultural history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book treats the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries in considerable detail and gives fullest coverage to the twentieth century when this island nation became a major player on the stage of world history. In its survey of this recent history, it explores: diplomatic and domestic political affairs; economic development and change; class, gender, and ethnicity; ideology and political punditry; cultural production in the arts; letters, music, and popular entertainment; and environmental issues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the second edition, an epilogue has been added looking at Japan today and tomorrow, paying particular attention to environmental and diplomatic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 660\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.33 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132652621959,"sku":"9780631214472","price":98.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/286d3976299e471188a2dba1f25c74bd.webp?v=1732628190","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/history-of-japan-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}