
A Concise History of Japan
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Narrated by:
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Eric Michael Summerer
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By:
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Brett L. Walker
To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the West and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine.
The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Integrating the pageantry of a unique nation's history with today's environmental concerns, Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today. It is a history for our times, posing important questions regarding how we should situate a nation's history in an age of environmental and climatological uncertainties.
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Best Japan book on plus
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Look no further
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Digestible, concise, balanced. 
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Good quick overview
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Environmental Trojan Horse
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The overview of the Yayoi and Kofun periods is sparse on details and includes some dubious information. The chronology for the Yayoi period is out of date and they claim horses were used during period, when in reality they were introduced in the 5th century AD. In general the first chapter just does not seem well informed and is only accurate in broad strokes.
I'm sure the author's speciality is in later periods, and I have not yet listened to the rest of the book yet, but the first chapter makes me question the accuracy of later chapters.
Interesting concept but disappointing
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Too much western ideology
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If you think that history involves tackling questions such as how we know X, or whether we do actually know X with any confidence, or why X happened and what impact it had on the future …. find a proper history book.
Zero analysis just-the-story history
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