Japan from Shogun to Sony, 1543-1984

by John R. Roberson

Presents the history of Japan from the arrival of the first Europeans in the sixteenth century to its mid-twentieth century development into a leading industrial nation. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689310765
• ISBN13: 9780689310768
• Release Date: August 1985
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good overview of Japanese history.

I read this book last year, around the time that I read Stephen Turnbull's BATTLES OF THE SAMURAI. I found that the two books complemented one another well. I was mainly interested in Sengoku jidai (Warring States period) history, and this book provided a decent overview, while Turnbull's book provided many of the details of the period which were not mentioned in this book. JAPAN: FROM SHOGUN TO SONY serves as an ample overview of Japanese history from 1543 to 1984, although an individual seeking very in-depth coverage of a specific segment of that time period would do well to supplement this book with another book dealing specifically with the particular part of the time period in which he is most interested (i. e., Sengoku jidai, Tokugawa era, Meiji era, pre WWII era, etc.). The terminology used in JAPAN: FROM SHOGUN TO SONY is very accessible, and the book makes for a interesting read. Recommended.