{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-japan","title":"A Short History of Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this enormously enjoyable introduction to a remarkable country, Christopher Harding traces Japan's rich history over several millennia. Beginning with its earliest coastal communities through to the spread of Buddhism, the rise of the warlords, the promise and menace of the West and Japan's own empire-building, Harding explores how a distinctly Japanese society and culture was forged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on the latest scholarship,\u003cem\u003e A Short History of Japan\u003c\/em\u003e moves beyond traditional tourist-board clichés to consider Japan's own view of its past, values and culture, from ceramics and theatre to food and architecture. The result is a sensory, tactile history conveying to the reader much about Japan’s special nature. Harding skilfully shows how these everyday details are intimately bound up with the bigger historical picture, as an expression of the values that have been extraordinarily successful in helping the country to cope with centuries of radical change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: UK, 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePages: 218\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 0241563208\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9780241563205\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Harding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53820504572170,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9780241563205.jpg?v=1790515068","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-japan","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}