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Japan: Its History and Culture

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780071412803 Author(s): W. Scott Morton Format: Paperback Year: 2004 Edition: 4th Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Dimensions: 152 x 230 x 14 (w x l x h) Pages: 368 Series: Japan: It's History & Culture

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Description: This is a revision of the long successful, short, illustrated cultural history of Japan, from its beginnings about 3000 BC to the present day, first published in 1970 and continuously in use over several editions in colleges and universities nationwide. It is designed as a straightforward, detail-rich portrait of a nation not well understood in the West. The position of Japan on the international scene has changed markedly since the current edition was published in 1994: Japan had been a star of postwar industrial production and methods; over the past few years, it has encountered serious trouble with market forces; its financial practices, particularly the tacit collaboration between powerful factions in government and industry, has come under question and even attack. In a traditionally extremely conservative country, social changes and departure from tradition have begun to have a significant presence. The book is distinctive in its incorporation of cultural elements, at their high point, into the unfolding story of political events. Rather than just following the political and military course of history, treating them separately from the cultural side, Morton presents an integrated view, showing the parallel development of cultural and political events, as well as their influence on each other. For example, the sweeping effect of Chinese culture on Japanese is treated