{"product_id":"japan-emerging-karl-f-friday-9780813344836","title":"Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850","description":"\u003cem\u003eJapan Emerging\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship and methodology, leading authorities writing specifically for this volume outline and explore the main developments in Japanese life through ancient, classical, medieval, and early modern periods. Instead of relying solely on lists of dates and prominent names, the authors focus on why and how Japanese political, social, economic, and intellectual life evolved. Each part begins with a timeline and a set of guiding questions and issues to help orient readers and enhance continuity. Engaging, thorough, and accessible, this is an essential text for all students and scholars of Japanese history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Friday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813344832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813344836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"Karl Friday","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045198754047,"sku":"9780813344836","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca2af224-a5a2-4c20-89ca-fbe2c940b9fb.jpg?v=1684977323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japan-emerging-karl-f-friday-9780813344836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}