Japan: A Short HistoryOneworld, 2000 - 248 pages From the ancient tea ceremony to the growth of industrial giants, this workovers nearly 10,000 years of Japanese history. Economic, political andrtistic developments are revealed alongside the changing conditions of suchraditionally neglected groups as women and the peasant classes. |
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ONE FROM EARLY YEARS TO THE HEIAN | 6 |
THREE TOKUGAWA RULE | 38 |
FOUR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MEIJI REGIME | 68 |
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