by Stephen Vlastos (Editor)
This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of its pre-modern and insular past. Scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices and show these to be largely creations of the modern era.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 360
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 14 May 1998
ISBN 10: 0520206371
ISBN 13: 9780520206373