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Premodern Japan : A Historical Survey by Hane, Mikiso;Perez, Louis G is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Early Years; Geographic Setting; The Mythological Origins of Japan; Japanese Prehistory; Japan's Neighbor: Korea; Early Yamato Society: Fourth and Fifth Centuries; The Indigenous Cults; Social Practices and Conditions; Architecture; 2. The Advent and Assimilation of Chinese Civilization; The Introduction of Chinese Civilization; Buddhism; Prince Shōtoku; The Taika Reforms; Culture of the Seventh and Eighth Centuries; Social and Economic Conditions; Marriage and Gender Relations; Internal and External Foes.;Japanese historian Louis Perez brings Mikiso Hane's rich and beloved account of early Japanese history up-to-date in this thoroughly revised Second Edition of Premodern Japan. The text traces the key developments of Japanese history in the premodern period, including the establishment of the imperial dynasty, early influences from China and Korea, the rise of the samurai class and the establishment of feudalism, the culture and society of the long Tokugawa period, the rise of Confucianism and Shinto nationalism, and finally, the end of Tokugawa rule. While the text provides many political deve.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Hane, Mikiso;Perez, Louis G
Publisher
Westview Press
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9780813349701
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Political Science, Science, History
Rating
3.73 / 5 (48 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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