Japan: A Cultural, Social And Political History, Japan

by Anne Walthall

Designed for the East Asian history course, this text features the latest scholarship on the region and offers a range of cultural, political, economic and intellectual history. Coverage is balanced among East Asian regions, with approximately 20 per cent of the text focused on Korea, an area that has become increasingly important in East Asian courses and in world politics. Special attention is devoted to coverage of gender and material culture - themes that are reinforced through the text's pedagogical features. Colour inserts illustrate the rich artistic heritage of East Asia and bolster the coverage of material culture.

Genres: History, Japan

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2005

About the author

Anne Walthall is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine. She is the editor of Servants of the Dynasty: Palace Women in World History and author of The Weak Body of a Useless Woman: Matsuo Taseko and the Meiji Restoration, among others.

Reviews

[Jaki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for a class.

Very in-depth. Writing style can get a little dull -- that textbook feel to it. But, if you get past that, full of interesting tidbits and gives you a good overview of different periods of Japanese history (particularly the pre-modern periods).