{"product_id":"japan-a-short-cultural-history-paperback","title":"Japan: A Short Cultural History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapan: A Short Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1931 by the Cresset Press in London and D. Appleton in New York. Writing in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Oriental Society\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959, Edwin O. Reischauer, Harvard professor and leading scholar in Japanese history and culture (and future United States Ambassador to Japan) said this of George Sansom's comprehensive account of Japanese history: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When Sir George Sansom's \u003ci\u003eJapan: A Short Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1931, it raised the study of Japanese history in the West to new levels. Its penetrating analysis of institutions, sensitive interpretations of cultural developments, and stylistic charm contrasted with the plodding pedestrian surveys and over-written anecdotal accounts that had hitherto served in the Occident as introductions to Japanese history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The present Stanford edition, the first to appear in paperback in the United States, is a photographic reproduction of the British edition except in two particulars: eight of the original twenty plates have been dropped, and the maps have been redrawn by Margaret Kays. In redrawing the maps it was decided to retain the author's terminology, orthography, and dating even where these have been discarded or suspended by more recent scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts penetrating analysis of institutions, sensitive interpretations of cultural developments, and stylistic charm contrasted with the plodding pedestrian surveys and over-written anecdotal accounts that had hitherto served in the Occident as introductions to Japanese history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir George Sansom was a British diplomat and historian of pre-modern Japan. He authored several books, including \u003ci\u003eJapan: A Short Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Historical Grammar of Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Western World and Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJapan in World History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 564\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.63 x 8.46 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1931\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451529347250,"sku":"9780804709545","price":56.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/14260393fd9a76af08d0f32f99df9c0e.webp?v=1778796744","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/japan-a-short-cultural-history-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}