Tokyo

"From sleepy fishing village to vibrant global metropolis, Eiko Maruko Siniawer guides readers through Tokyo's rich history, revealing four centuries of transformation deeply woven into its fabric. Emphasizing the city's human heart, she conveys a vivid sense of time, culture, and place through ten moments that have shaped its many lives"--

About the author

Eiko Maruko Siniawer is Class of 1955 Memorial Professor of History at Williams College, specializing in the history of modern Japan. Her previous publications include Ruffians, Yakuza, Nationalists: The Violent Politics of Modern Japan, 1860–1960 and Waste: Consuming Postwar Japan.

Product details

• Authors: Eiko Maruko Siniawer, Siniawer Eiko Maruko, Eiko Maruko (Williams College Siniawer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.11.2024
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781108845762
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84576-2
• Pages: 288
• Series: Ten Moments That Shaped
• Subjects: Tokyo, HISTORY / Asia / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History