A Short History of Tokyo Clements JonathanPaperback
Tokyo, which in Japanese means the "Eastern Capital," has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the city that is now Tokyo...
Tokyo, which in Japanese means the "Eastern Capital," has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the city that is now Tokyo...
Tokyo, which in Japanese means the "Eastern Capital," has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the city that is now Tokyo was a sprawling fishing town by the bay named Edo. Earlier still, in the Middle Ages, it was Edojuku, an outpost overlooking farmlands. And thousands of years ago, its mudflats and marshes were home to elephants, deer, and marine life.
In this compact history, Jonathan Clements traces Tokyo's fascinating story from the first forest clearances and the samurai wars to the hedonistic "floating world" of the last years of the Shogunate. He illuminates the Tokyo of the twentieth century with its destruction and redevelopment, boom and bust without forgoing the thousand years of history that have led to the Eastern Capital as we know it. Tokyo is so entwined with the history of Japan that it can be hard
Podívejte se, kde můžete produkt koupit:
Do týdne • 1 varianta39 Kč94 % • 2 954 recenzíDalší informace
Chybí či je nepravdivý některý důležitý parametr? Uvedené informace jsou pouze orientační, před zakoupením ve vybraném obchodě doporučujeme ověřit, že prodávaný model má klíčové vlastnosti dle vašich požadavků. I když se snažíme o maximální přesnost informací, bohužel nemůžeme zaručit jeho 100% správnost. Ceny produktů jsou uváděny včetně DPH.
