24 Hours in Shogun’s Japan
A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
$23.99
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
A day in 1614 Japan, told through 24 unforgettable lives, revealing the drama, danger and daily life of this pivotal era of Japanese history.
In 1614, Japan stood at a crossroads. As the Tokugawa shogunate tightened its grip on power, samurai prepared for war, Christians faced persecution and foreign merchants navigated a rapidly shifting political landscape.
In 24 Hours in Shogun’s Japan, Mark Hudson brings this pivotal moment to life through the eye…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789298659 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1789298652 |
| Author: | Mark Hudson |
| Publisher: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Spend 24 hours in the vibrant, divided world of Shogun’s Japan.
Mark Hudson
Dr Mark Hudson was educated at SOAS (BA), Cambridge (M.Phil) and the Australian National University (PhD). He taught archaeology and anthropology in Japan for more than twenty years and was Professor at the Mount Fuji World Heritage Centre, where he helped design the prize-winning exhibits on Mount Fuji. Mark is currently a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany and a research associate of the Institut d’Asie Orientale in France. His previous publications include Ruins of Identity: Ethnogenesis in the Japanese Islands and, as co-editor, Volume 1 of the Cambridge World History of Violence.
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