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George Sansom - Japan: A Short Cultural History - 9780804709545 - V9780804709545
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Japan: A Short Cultural History

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Description for Japan: A Short Cultural History Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Japan: A Short Cultural History was first published in 1931 by the Cresset Press in London and D. Appleton in New York. Writing in the Journal of American Oriental Society in 1959, Edwin O. Reischauer, Harvard professor and leading scholar in Japanese history and culture (and future United States Ambassador to Japan) said this of George Sansom's comprehensive account of Japanese history: When Sir George Sansom's Japan: A Short Cultural History appeared in 1931, it raised the study of Japanese history in the West to new levels. Its penetrating analysis of institutions, sensitive ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1931
Condition
New
Weight
652g
Number of Pages
564
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804709545
SKU
V9780804709545
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About George Sansom
Sir George Sansom was a British diplomat and historian of pre-modern Japan. He authored several books, including Japan: A Short Cultural History, An Historical Grammar of Japanese, The Western World and Japan, and Japan in World History.

Reviews for Japan: A Short Cultural History
Still the best introduction to Japanese history. The Times Literary Supplement If Sir George Sansom had written nothing but Japan: A Short Cultural History he still would have occupied a position of eminence in the historiography of Japan that few, if any among us, might realize after a more productive career.
H.D. Harootunian ,Journal of the American ... Read more

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