{"product_id":"cartographic-japan-kren-wigen-9780226073057","title":"Cartographic Japan: A History in Maps","description":"Miles of shelf space in contemporary Japanese bookstores and libraries are devoted to travel guides, walking maps, and topical atlases. Young Japanese children are taught how to properly map their classrooms and schoolgrounds. Elderly retirees pore over old castle plans and village cadasters. Pioneering surveyors are featured in popular television shows, and avid collectors covet exquisite scrolls depicting sea and land routes. Today, Japanese people are zealous producers and consumers of cartography, and maps are an integral part of daily life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But this was not always the case: a thousand years ago, maps were solely a privilege of the ruling elite in Japan. Only in the past four hundred years has Japanese cartography truly taken off, and between the dawn of Japan's cartographic explosion and today, the nation's society and landscape have undergone major transformations. At every point, maps have documented those monumental changes. \u003ci\u003eCartographic Japan \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a rich introduction to the resulting treasure trove, with close analysis of one hundred maps from the late 1500s to the present day, each one treated as a distinctive window onto Japan's tumultuous history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forty-seven distinguished contributors--hailing from Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia--uncover the meanings behind a key selection of these maps, situating them in historical context and explaining how they were made, read, and used at the time. With more than one hundred gorgeous full-color illustrations, \u003ci\u003eCartographic Japan \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an enlightening tour of Japan's magnificent cartographic archive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K舐en Wigen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022607305X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226073057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 8.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016","brand":"K舐en Wigen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913418932479,"sku":"9780226073057","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_70801989-b297-4a1a-8d88-fb8f48cf1b3d.jpg?v=1680620302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cartographic-japan-kren-wigen-9780226073057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}