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Ancient Japan: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of Japan, Their Ancient Civilization, and Japanese Culture, Including Stories of the Samurai, Shōguns, and Zen Masters Hardcover – December 22, 2019

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Japan, the country of the rising sun, is today known as one of the most prosperous and technologically advanced nations despite not having many natural resources. It is full of hardworking, ethical people that live with a mix of old-time traditions and new-age progressive lifestyles. It's the land of famed and virtuous samurai warriors, for whom loyalty is everything, and of legendary and adept ninja assassins, capable of bypassing any obstacle.

No less famed is Japanese art, unique in its style and form, from short haiku songs to breathtaking watercolor paintings, both amazingly vivid and simplistic in form. It's the country of Buddhist Zen masters, who were wise and spiritual, symbols of moderation and morality. At the same time, it's the culture of geishas, who represented indulgence, entertainment, and corporeal desires. Today, it is one of the most liberal and democratic countries, yet it still has an emperor on the throne and a long tradition of shōguns, who were more or less military dictators. All in all, Japan seems to be a country of paradoxes and oppositions, of yin and yang.

Yet it doesn't seem to suffer from it; instead, it is thriving, growing, and developing, and it has been doing so for a long time. From those contradictions, a sense of unity and pride arose, guiding Japanese history and civilizational development through the ages, leaving an unquestionable mark on the world heritage and mankind.

But this is only the surface of an astonishing culture that deserves a deeper look. This guide will lead you into that dive, showing how those characteristics synonymous with the Japanese civilization gradually appeared, formed, and transformed through time.

Learning about Japan's history, its past failures and successes and how they shaped their nation, will also illuminate how this civilization developed, while at the same time presenting a full array of interesting stories, persons, and events.

In Ancient Japan: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of Japan, Their Ancient Civilization, and Japanese Culture, Including Stories of the Samurai, you will discover topics such as

  • Origins of Imperial Japan and Its People
  • Birth of Imperial Japan and Its Culture
  • History of Classical Japan
  • Early Medieval Japan
  • Late Medieval Japan
  • Japanese Society
  • Warriors of Ancient Japan
  • Religious Life in Japan
  • Japanese Culture
  • And much, much more!

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  1. Part of series
    Ancient Asia
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    134 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Captivating History
  5. Publication date
    December 22, 2019
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.38 x 9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1647481422
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1647481421
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Captivating History (December 22, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 134 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1647481422
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1647481421
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.38 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Richard Cuper
5.0 out of 5 stars Why the Japanese feel the way they do
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2019
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First, this was a sub three dollar Kindle read. It was a great value for the money. Very detailed in some ways, but gives one a thorough understanding of the island mentality of a people who greet the new day for all of Asia. Also a lot of insight of the cross fertilization of Japanese, Chinese and Korean history, culture and art. The book has whetted my appetite for further readings in the Japanese culture.
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Roninxian
4.0 out of 5 stars Concise but interesting
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023
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A nice little book to introduce the reader to ancient civilization and culture of the Japanese people. So much of how we look at current day Japan and it's people is explained throughout this book. We'll worth reading
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M.C.M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting history of Japan
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2019
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I came to this book with absolutely zero knowledge of Japan, so all the contents are fascinating to me insomuch as it feels like exploring the history of a near alien civilization from my perspective. The book is well written and concise, yet informative, and covers a broad range of topics to give a general overview without getting too bogged down in the minutiae.
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Adam Selene
3.0 out of 5 stars Clear and simply written.
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2019
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I just finished reading this Kindle book. It is clearly written and does a good job with the basic history of Japan.
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Kenedi
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, much more fun than a typical “history” book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020
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I usually find history books as kind of a slow read, but this one was very intriguing! The way it’s written makes it sound more like a story rather than lessons, which is very nice. It’s got great information in it, along with some fun facts that are really cool to put together!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A synopsis of ancient Japanese history almost without anecdotes
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021
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The text is mostly a long list of emperors, shoguns and other military strong men that ruled officially and behind the scenes. Very few anecdotes or personal information beyond the clan affiliation.
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Julia Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Not a History buff
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020
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WOW! History has never been my best subject, but this book and the narration made it easy to follow along. Money well spent, learned a lot too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient Japan
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019
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Very interesting book about ancient Japan! I loved it but read it forever ago so can not go into detail except to say if you like history, you will like this book.
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Gary Barbero
5.0 out of 5 stars well Done
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2022
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This is another great book of this series that everyone that is interested in history of the world, and it’s diverse countries and civilizations should read……
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3.0 out of 5 stars Resumo fraca da história Japonesa
Reviewed in Spain on January 13, 2023
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Resumo muito redutor da história japonesa… um bom livro para iniciantes do estudo dessa nação
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Suman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great.
Reviewed in India on July 4, 2019
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It would be great if more books on Japanese mythology, culture are available. I enjoyed reading this book very much.
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5.0 out of 5 stars interesting read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2019
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Interesting overview of the history of Japan.
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Rudy Janto
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