{"product_id":"the-japanese-a-history-in-twenty-lives-1","title":"The Japanese : A History in Twenty Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place. For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e Published: UK, 2022\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003e Pages: 528\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 13: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9780141992280\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 10: 014199228X\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Harding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43604551926026,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9780141992280.jpg?v=1656950862","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/the-japanese-a-history-in-twenty-lives-1","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}