Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer
Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer
SKU: 9781760643850 • Barcode: 9781760643850

Shortest History of Japan

$34.99 $34.99

Taxes and shipping calculated at checkout

Low stock: 1 products

You can't add more Shortest History of Japan in Default Title to cart
Product specs

Book information

  • Format: Paperback
  • Main subject: Asian history
  • Genre / subject: Asian history
  • Author: Lesley Downer
  • Audience: Adults

About the book

Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer is a history book for adult readers.

A definitive new history of Japan, where ancient meets cutting-edge in unique and startling ways Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games. Japanese culture has long enriched our western way of life. Yet from a western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country that has long had a complicated relationship with the outside world.

Even at the nearest point, Japan - an archipelago strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland - is considerably farther from Asia than Britain is from Europe. The sea provides an effective barrier against invasion and has enabled the culture to develop in unique and distinctive ways. During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shoguns successfully closed the country to the west. After Japan opened, it swung in the opposite direction, adopting western culture wholesale.

Delivery & pickup: Available from Whimsy and Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.

We have flat shipping rates.  There is one fee for the whole of your order.

$10 within Christchurch.

$15 within the rest of the South Island.

$20 to the North Island.

We aim to ship all orders received by midday on the same day. Past midday we will ship the next business day.

Local and South Island orders are targeted overnight excluding weekend deliveries.

North Island sales are targeted for 2 business days.

Recently viewed products