Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool

DescriptionJapan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool provides a historical account of Japan's elite and popular cultures from premodern to ...

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In the West, Japanese culture comes in the form of Power Rangers, Godzilla movies, and Sanrio products, but of course the indigenous pop culture is...

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This is a revision of the long successful, short, illustrated cultural history of Japan, from its beginnings about 3000 BC to the present day, firs...

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