Japanese Culture by Paul Varley (1974-TPB) First Tuttle Edition/Third Printing

Description: This book traces the evolution of the whole of Japanese culture from the earliest times to the present. In this perceptive book, the author both evaluates the qualities of Japan's rich civilization and places its arts and literature in the context of the major social and political forces that have molded the country's history. The origins of the Japanese people are lost in the mists of antiquity. It is likely that the earliest inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago migrated from the Asian mainland, but certain myths, architectural styles and early customs also suggest a racial or at least cultural admixture from the southern Pacific and possibly Southeast Asia. One of the characteristics of the Japanese throughout history has been their receptivity to foreign cultural influences from China and Korea and from the West during this century. However, the Japanese have also been highly selective in their cultural borrowing.

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