The japanese : history in twenty lives /

Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harding, Christopher (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [London], UK : Allen Lane, 2020.
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