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The Cambridge History of Japan 6 Volume Set: Volume 2: Heian Japan
Sally Rooney
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Description for The Cambridge History of Japan 6 Volume Set: Volume 2: Heian Japan
Hardcover. This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment in Western literature of the Heian period, the Japanese imperial court's golden age. Editor(s): Shively, Donald H.; McCullough, William H. Series: Cambridge History of Japan. Num Pages: 782 pages, 24 b/w illus. 3 maps 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1188.
This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. From Heian-kyo, founded in 794, the Japanese emperor ruled over an elaborate government modelled on China's absolute monarchy. Ambassadors to the T'ang court and students studying in China brought back laws, ideas, Buddhism, temple architecture, sculpture, and wall-painting. Chinese influences blended with native Japanese elements in courtly painting, calligraphy, poetry and prose. The world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, was completed about 1020. In 1185 the elegant and peaceful world of the court was shattered by ... Read more
This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. From Heian-kyo, founded in 794, the Japanese emperor ruled over an elaborate government modelled on China's absolute monarchy. Ambassadors to the T'ang court and students studying in China brought back laws, ideas, Buddhism, temple architecture, sculpture, and wall-painting. Chinese influences blended with native Japanese elements in courtly painting, calligraphy, poetry and prose. The world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, was completed about 1020. In 1185 the elegant and peaceful world of the court was shattered by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
780
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Series
Cambridge History of Japan
Condition
New
Weight
1188g
Number of Pages
782
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521223539
SKU
V9780521223539
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Reviews for The Cambridge History of Japan 6 Volume Set: Volume 2: Heian Japan
'All teachers, students, and researchers into Japan's past should be grateful that there is now an authoritative source describing the entirety of Japanese political and cultural history in greater detail that ever before.' Monumenta Nipponica Historians and other scholars of the Heian period will certainly want to add it to their shelves, but I warmly recommend it as a ... Read more