Stranger in the Shoguns City by Amy Stanley
Stranger in the Shoguns City by Amy Stanley
SKU: 9781784708139 • Barcode: 9781784708139

Stranger in the Shoguns City: Amy Stanley

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Main subject: Biography: historical, political and military
  • Genre / subject: Social and cultural history
  • Author: Amy Stanley
  • Audience: Adults

About the book

Stranger in the Shoguns City by Amy Stanley is a biography for adult readers.

A groundbreaking new history of Edo, now modern-day Tokyo, that will change our understanding of Japanese history, placing women's lives back in the historical picture Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020, a vivid work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman in Edo - now known as Tokyo - and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change Instead - after three divorces and with a temperament much too strong-willed for her family's approval - she ran away to follow her own path in Edo, the city we now call Tokyo.

Stranger in the Shogun's City is a rare, captivating portrait of one woman as she endeavours to recreate herself and her life, and provides a window into the drama and excitement of Japan at a pivotal moment in history. 'Marvellous. Stanley builds up a picture of Tsuneno.

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