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_beng
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_bHAR
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100 1 _aHarding, Christopher,
_d1978-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aThe Japanese :
_bA History in Twenty Lives /
_cCHRISTOPHER HARDING
264 1 _aLondon :
_bPenguin Books Ltd,
_c[2020]
264 4 _c©2020
300 _axiii, 509 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
500 _aIncludes index
520 _aChris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current Empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place. For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures.
650 1 0 _aJapan
_vHistory
650 2 0 _aJapan
_vSocial life and customs
655 7 _aManners and customs
655 7 _aJapan
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