The Cambridge History of Japan

by John W. Hall

This is the fourth of six volumes designed to explore the history of Japan from prehistoric to modern times. Volume 4 covers the years from 1550 to 1800, a short but surprisingly eventful period in Japanese history commonly referred to as Japan's Early Modern Age. At the start, in the sixteenth century, much of the country was being pulled apart by local military lords engaged in a struggle for land and local hegemony. These daimyo succeeded in dividing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521223555
• ISBN13: 9780521223553
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 860 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"