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This newly revised volume drawn from Professor Hanes classic text, Japan: A Historical Survey, presents a rich account of early Japanese history for students. Important elements of early Japanese history persist in present-day Japan more tenaciously than is sometimes realized. Hane traces the key developments of Japanese history in the premodern period, including the establishment of the imperial dynasty, early influences from China and Korea, the rise of the samurai class and the establishment of feudalism, the culture and society of the long Tokugawa period, the rise of Confucianism and Shinto nationalism, and, finally, the end of Tokugawa rule. Although the book is structured around major political developments, Hane also carefully integrates the social, economic, cultural, and intellectual aspects of Japanese history. His revisions incorporate important recent scholarship on this formative period of Japans history.
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Format:Paperback
This book is definitely not for the casual reader. Printing costs must have caused issues, as everything is crammed in like a tin of sardines! Quite small font, no line breaks for paragraphs and very few illustrations. The sidenote/referencing system is annoying, you have to flip around the book to find the matching number... they are at the end of each chapter, but seeing as everything is crammed in, chapters aren't clearly defined.
Outside the physical publication niggles, Premodern Japan is very informative and interesting. The heian period is boring, but the kamakura and tokugawa periods are well detailed, although the timeline skips back and forth with differing subjects. I have only just reached the meiji period, so I can't comment on that. Currently fervently reading through it in anticipation of an interview at Cambridge less than a week away!
As with any book, your interest will ebb and flow throughout. Someone of the topics are so interesting (and sometimes shocking) you won't want to put it down. At nearly £30, you may want to shop around for a good second hand copy. I unwillingly parted with my money only because it is on the university recommended reading list.
Outside the physical publication niggles, Premodern Japan is very informative and interesting. The heian period is boring, but the kamakura and tokugawa periods are well detailed, although the timeline skips back and forth with differing subjects. I have only just reached the meiji period, so I can't comment on that. Currently fervently reading through it in anticipation of an interview at Cambridge less than a week away!
As with any book, your interest will ebb and flow throughout. Someone of the topics are so interesting (and sometimes shocking) you won't want to put it down. At nearly £30, you may want to shop around for a good second hand copy. I unwillingly parted with my money only because it is on the university recommended reading list.
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