Lesley Downer: The Shortest History of Japan, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Shortest History of Japan
- From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse - The Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation
- Publisher:
- Norton & Company, 07/2024
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781891011665
- Item number:
- 12244123
- Volume:
- 246 Pages
- other:
- With 50 B&W maps and images
- Weight:
- 236 g
- Format:
- 193 x 127 mm
- Thickness:
- 20 mm
- Release date:
- 30.7.2024
- Series:
- The Shortest History Series
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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Blurb
Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games . . . Japanese culture has long enriched our Western way of life. Yet from a Western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country that has long had a complicated relationship with the outside world.
Japan-an archipelago strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland-is considerably farther from Asia than Britain is from Europe. The sea has provided an effective barrier against invasion and enabled the culture to develop in unique ways. During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shoguns successfully closed the country to the West. Then, Japan swung in the opposite direction, adopting Western culture wholesale. Both strategies enabled it to avoid colonization-and to retain its traditions and way of life.
A skilled storyteller and accurate historian, Lesley Downer presents the dramatic sweep of Japanese history and the larger-than-life individuals-from emperors descended from the Sun Goddess to warlords, samurai, merchants, court ladies, women warriors, geisha, and businessmen-who shaped this extraordinary modern society.
Biography
Die britische Journalistin und Japan-Expertin Lesley Downer ist nach über zehnjährigem Aufenthalt im Reich des Tenno mit der japanischen Kultur und Geschichte ebenso vertraut wie mit der Landessprache. Sie schreibt für Zeitungen ("Sunday Times" und "Financial Times") und Fernsehsender (BBC und Channel 4). Zu ihren Buchveröffentlichungen zählt die Biographie der "Brüder Tsutsumi. Die Geschichte der reichsten Familie Japans" (Heyne).
