Ebook: A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower
Author: Henshall Kenneth G
- Tags: Japan, History, Japan
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- City: Basingstoke, Japan, Japan
- Edition: 3rd ed
- Language: English
- epub
Japan's impact on the modern world has been enormous. It occupies just one 300th of the planet's land area, yet came to wield one sixth of the world's economic power. Just 150 years ago it was an obscure land of paddy fields and feudal despots. Within 50 years it became a major imperial power - it's so-called 'First Miracle'. After defeat in the Second World War, when Japan came close to annihilation, within 25 Read more...
Abstract:
In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and Read more...
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