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  • Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool provides a historical account of Japan's elite and popular cultures from premodern to modern periods.
  • About the Author: Nancy K. Stalker is the Soshitsu Sen XV Distinguished Professor of Traditional Japanese Culture and History in the Department of History at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa.
  • 456 Pages
  • History, Asia

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About the Book



"Aesthetics and tradition occupy a central role in modern Japanese national identity to a degree seemingly unparalleled among the world's wealthiest nations. This text surveys highlights in Japanese history, culture, and society from prehistoric to contemporary times, devoting significant attention to the visual and literary arts and to everyday material culture in each period. It provides relatively equal coverage of the premodern and modern eras, describing important historical events, personages, and cultural developments. In addition, it traces gender ideals and the emergence of religious, intellectual, and social protest movements across time. Japan's twentieth century interlude as an empire and colonizer receives a full chapter of coverage, as do postwar economic growth and the nation's emergence as a cultural superpower in the twenty-first century. Countering general perceptions of Japan as a unique and isolated country, the text highlights how interactions with other civilizations, primarily Korea and China in premodern times and Western nations in modernity, have deeply influenced its politics, economy, society and resulted in cultural hybridity"--Provided by publisher.



Book Synopsis



Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool provides a historical account of Japan's elite and popular cultures from premodern to modern periods. Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship across numerous disciplines, Nancy K. Stalker presents the key historical themes, cultural trends, and religious developments throughout Japanese history. Focusing on everyday life and ordinary consumption, this is the first textbook of its kind to explore both imperial and colonial culture and offer expanded content on issues pertaining to gender and sexuality. Organized into fourteen chronological and thematic chapters, this text explores some of the most notable and engaging aspects of Japanese life and is well suited for undergraduate classroom use.



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"Written in a lively, engaging, undergraduate-friendly style, Stalker's impressive text deftly weaves elements of society, gender, religion, politics, culture, environment, and minority relations into a relatable, well-conceived narrative tapestry." --Norman Rothschild, Professor of Asian History, University of North Florida

"Stalker has succeeded in producing a comprehensive, timely, and eminently readable account of Japanese history and culture. Her book is a most welcome addition to Japanese studies and will surely appeal to those wishing for a balance of the classical and the contemporary, the elite and the popular."--Marvin Marcus, Professor of Japanese Language and Literature, Washington University in St. Louis



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"A welcome companion for anyone wanting to start learning about Japanese cultural tradition and practices throughout the centuries."-- "H-Soz-Kult"

"Whereas many history textbooks tend to treat culture, gender and aesthetics as an afterthought, the author of Japan: History and Culture asserts their integral importance to Japanese history . . . an entertaining and concise textbook for university undergraduate and postgraduate history teachers or senior high school students."-- "New Voices in Japanese Studies"



About the Author



Nancy K. Stalker is the Soshitsu Sen XV Distinguished Professor of Traditional Japanese Culture and History in the Department of History at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa. She is the author of Prophet Motive: Deguchi Onisaburo, Oomoto, and the Rise of a New Religion in Imperial Japan and the editor of Devouring Japan: Global Perspectives on Japanese Culinary Identity.
Dimensions (Overall): 10.4 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 456
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Asia
Publisher: University of California Press
Theme: Japan
Format: Paperback
Author: Nancy K Stalker
Language: English
Street Date: August 14, 2018
TCIN: 94265039
UPC: 9780520287778
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-4781
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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