The Cambridge History of Japan
- About this editionISBN: 9780521223522, 0521223520Page count: 630Published: 1988Format: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishEditors: Cambridge University Press, Delmer M. Brown, Donald H. Shively, John Whitney Hall, Kozo Yamamura, Marius B. Jansen, Peter Duus, William H. McCulloughMOREContributor: 耕造·山村
Japan's ancient age was a period of radical and political change during which a Chinese-style empire emerged. This volume of The Cambridge History of Japan spans the beginnings of human existence to the end of the eighth century, focusing on the thousand years between 300 B.C. and 784, the end of the fabulous Nara period. The volume explores this period in four stages: (1) The Yayoi period (to about 250 A.D.) when small kingdoms and kingdom federations accumulated enough power to dispatch diplomatic missions to Korea and China; (2) the Yamato period (to 587) when priestly rulers, having gained economic and military power, conquered most of Japan; (3) the Century of Reform (to 710) when Japanese leaders, pressed by China's expanding T'ang empire, set out to build a strong Chinese-style empire of their own; (4) the Nara period (to 784) when spectacular literary, artistic, architectural, and religious advances were made.Source: PublisherOther editions1988198819881988Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University PressHardcoverHardcoverHardcoverHardcover831 pages736 pages844 pages782 pagesCommon terms and phrasesMore terms and phrasesShow lessGet bookSimilar booksThe Cambridge History of JapanMedieval Japan · Volume 3Modern JapanVolume 2By Peter DuusThis introductory text presents an extremely clear and well-written account of the political, social, and economic events from the late Tokugawa society of 1800 to the present.Heian Japan, Centers and PeripheriesBy Mikael S. Adolphson, Mikael Adolphson, Edward Kamens, and Stacie Matsumoto, Edward Kamens, Stacie MatsumotoThis exceptionally rich set of essays substantially advances our understanding of the Heian era, presenting the period as more fascinating, multi-faceted, and integrated than it has ever been before. ...About the workOriginally published: 1988Subject: History / Ancient / General, History / Asia / General, History / Europe / Medieval, Japan -- History, Japan -- History -- To 794 -- Social life and customs -- Religion -- To 1185MOREAuthorJohn Whitney HallMissionaryJohn Whitney Hall, the Tokyo-born son of missionaries in Japan, grew up to become a pioneer in the field of Japanese studies and one of the most respected historians of Japan of his generation. His life work was recognized by the Japanese government. WikipediaMarius B. JansenAmerican historianMarius Berthus Jansen was an American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University. He was born in Vleuten in the Netherlands to Gerarda and Bartus Jansen, a florist who moved his family to Johnston, Rhode Island in the fall of 1923. WikipediaDonald H. ShivelyAmerican authorDonald Howard Shively was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a leader of Japan studies in the United States. WikipediaMore from the publisher collectionThe Cambridge History of JapanBy Delmer D. Brown, John Whitney Hall, Marius B. Jansen, Donald H. Shively, Madoka Kanai, Denis TwitchettJapan's ancient age was a period of radical and political change during which a Chinese-style empire emerged. This volume of The Cambridge History of Japan spans the beginnings of human existence to ...The Cambridge History of JapanVolume 2This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. From Heian-kyo, founded in 794, the Japanese emperor ...
