Cambridge History of Japan

Klappentext Japan's ancient age was a period of radical social and political change during which a Chinese-style empire emerged. This volume in The Cambridge History of Japan spans the beginnings of human existence to the end of the eight century! focusing on the thousand years between 300 B. C. and A. D. 784 when the Nara period came to an end. Zusammenfassung Definitive history of Japan from prehistoric times to the end of the eighth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Maps; Chronology; Introduction Delmer M. Brown; 1. The earliest societies in Japan J. Edward Kidder Jr.; 2. The Yamato kingdom Delmer M. Brown; 3. The century of reform Inoue Mitsusada and Delmer M. Brown; 4. The Nara state Naoki Kojiro (translated by Felicia G. Bock); 5. Japan and the continent Okazaki Takashi (translated by Janet Goodwin); 6. Early kami worship Matsumae Takeshi (translated by Janet Goodwin); 7. Early Buddha worship Sonoda Koyu and Delmer M. Brown; 8. Nara economic and social institutions Torao Toshiya (translated by William Wayne Farris); 9. Asuka and Nara culture: literacy, literature, and music Edwin A. Cranston; 10. The early evolution of historical consciousness Delmer M. Brown.

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• Authors: Delmer M Brown, Delmer M. Brown, Delmer M. (University of California Brown
• Assisted by: Delmer M. Brown (Editor), Delmer M. (University of California Brown (Editor), John Whitney Hall (Editor), Marius B. Jansen (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.1993
• EAN: 9780521223522
• ISBN: 978-0-521-22352-2
• No. of pages: 630
• Series: Chja; Cambridge History of Japan; The Cambridge History of Japan 6 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous