Isbn: 9780868612973 - japan: tradition and transformation (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Good condition paperback with light wear. Contents are clean with light age tone.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This book combines authoritative scholarship with comprehensive coverage and a succinct, readable style and are aimed at undergraduate students and the general reader. Japan is a land of modest geographic size, but it is one of the larger countries of the world by population and today is the world's economic powerhouse. Though in culture it is a daughter of ancient China, Japan has developed one of the most distinctive cultures in the world. This makes Japan a subject of great interest, but the unique course of Japanese history has made it of even greater significance. Despite its East Asian cultural origins, Japan evolved along a very different course to its neighbours; subsequently it became the only non-Western land to respond successfully to the challenge of superior Western technology in the nineteenth century and today it has become a leading nation of the so-called First World. Heavy. Cover rubbed, faded and a little dogeared. Pages beginning to yellow. Small water stain on bottom edge of first few pages. Spotting on page ends. Binding strong. 347 pages.…