The Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer

The Shortest History of Japan

Lesley Downer

288 pages hardcover

6 editions

nonfiction historical history
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Zen, haiku, sushi, anime, manga – over the past 150 years, Japanese culture has enriched Western life, but for centuries the shoguns closed the country to the West. After Japan opened, it embraced Western culture wholesale. Both these strategies e...

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