A Short History of Japan
$40.01
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2025
Summary
Unveiling the Essence: A Short History of Japan
A brief and thrilling introduction to Japan from one of the country’s leading British historians.
In this enormously enjoyable introduction to a remarkable country, Christopher Harding traces Japan’s rich history over several millennia. Beginning with its earliest coastal communities through to the spread of Buddhism, the rise of the warlords, the promise and menace of the West and Japan’s own empire-building, Harding explores …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241563199 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241563194 |
| Series: | Pelican Books |
| Author: | Christopher Harding |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pelican |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 345g |
| Dimensions: | 223mm x 141mm x 24mm |
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A history that somehow manages to be at once succinct and sweeping: essential reading for anyone interested in this most fascinating of countries * Tom Holland *
About The Author
Christopher Harding
Christopher Harding is the author of Japan Story, The Japanese, and The Light of Asia. Harding teaches at the University of Edinburgh and frequently broadcasts on Radio 3 and Radio 4. He also writes the IlluminAsia blog, about Asia’s influence on Western life.
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