Japan. History and Culture: From Samurai to Manga

Japanese culture has permeated our modern life to such an extent that we no longer perceive sushi delivery for dinner as something exotic. But did you know that originally sushi was sold for takeout as cheap, affordable food for the... working class? We commonly refer to Japan as the Land of the Rising Sun - but where did that name come from? And what path has the empire taken in its more than a millennium-long history?

American Nancy Stalker, a professor in the history department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has written more than one book about Japan. But now before you is perhaps the most detailed yet concise, well-structured text about all stages of Japanese history and cultural development in chronological order. This book, despite its value for sinologists, is written so clearly and vividly that it will captivate any reader interested in Japan and history in the broadest sense of the word.