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The Cambridge History of Japan

The Cambridge History of Japan Hardback - 1999

by Edited by Donald H Shively , Edited by William H McCullough

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Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. From 794 to 1185, the Japanese emperor ruled over an elaborate government modelled on Chi
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  • Title The Cambridge History of Japan
  • Author Edited by Donald H Shively , Edited by William H McCullough
  • Binding Hardback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 782
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date 1999-07-28
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780521223539_inp
  • ISBN 9780521223539 / 0521223539
  • Weight 2.6 lbs (1.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.29 x 6.37 x 1.61 in (23.60 x 16.18 x 4.09 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Japanese
  • Dewey Decimal Code 952.01

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The man known to history as Emperor Kammu (737-806, r. 781-806) was an obscure official in his mid-thirties when the exigencies of Nara politics catapulted his almost equally obscure father, Konin (702-82, r. 770-81), onto the imperial throne in 770 and elevated Kammu himself to the position of crown prince three years later.