Japan: A Documentary History: v. 1: The Dawn of History to the Late Eighteenth Century

An updated edition of David Lu''s acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History", this two volume book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan''s mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Ja...