The Heritage of Japanese Civilization - Couverture souple

Craig, Albert M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0135766125 ISBN 13 : 9780135766125

Editeur : Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

For survey courses in the History of Asia, and the History of Japan.

This short survey of the rich and long history of Japan, written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, provides an overall framework from its origins to today. It presents traditions in every field of the arts and literature, political changes, economic advancements, and developments in society, commerce, and culture.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Albert M. Craig is the Harvard-Yenching Research Professor of History at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1959. A graduate of Northwestern University, he took his Ph.D. at Harvard University. Professor Craig has studied at Strasbourg University and Kyoto, Keio, and Tokyo Universities in Japan. He is the author of Choshu in the Meiji Restoration (1961), The Heritage of Chinese Civilization (2001), and, with others, East Asia, Tradition and Transformation (1989). He is the editor of Japan: A Comparative View (1973) and co-editor of Personality in Japanese History (1970). At present he is engaged in research on the thought of Fukuzawa Yukichi. For eleven years (1976-1987) Professor Craig was the director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute. He has also been a visiting professor at Kyoto and Tokyo Universities. He has received Guggenheim, Fulbright, and Japan Foundation Fellowships. In 1988 Professor Craig was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0135766125
• ISBN 13: 9780135766125
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 173
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible