Review "...the book contains much valuable information..." Journal of Japanese Studies "The editor is to be congratulated on having made available in English essays on a wide spectrum of important aspects of Japan's ancient past. Students of Japanese history and culture will find much to learn from these most informative essays, which represent the latest western and Japanese s...(展开全部)

Review "Historians and other scholars of the Heian period will certainly want to add it to their shelves, but I warmly recommend it as a high-level introduction to theperiod for non-Japanese specialists as well." Karl Friday Jrnl of Japanese Studies "The over seven-hundred pades of the text provides a wealth of information...This volume remains an indispensible resource for all...(展开全部)

Review "...a project that bears the marks of careful planning and organization by experienced editors who are themselves distinguished historians of Japan....Clearly written and free of jargon, all essays contain topical subheadings that are helpfully placed at the top of the pages as well as within the texts." E. Patricia Tsurumi, Canadian Journal of History "...a tour de forc...(展开全部)

Review "...these essays, individually and collectively, are a major contribution to the fields of Japanese studies and Japanese history. The 51 pages of works cited alone are an important contribution; they represent a basic bibliography of 20th-century Japanese history." Choice "Every chapter in this outstanding volume sets a high standard to challenge present and future histo...(展开全部)

Review "This work is more of what we have come to expect from Cambridge: a rock-solid summary of scholarship in the field by distinguished senior historians." Bob Tadashi "This volume will remain the standard reference in English for nineteenth century Japanese history for decades to come." Journal of Asian and African Studies "...provide both the non-specialist and specialist ...(展开全部)

This is an updated edition of Conrad Totman’s authoritative history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present day. The first edition was widely praised for combining sophistication and accessibility. Covers a wide range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism. Up...(展开全部)

This authoritative and accessible book charts the history of Japan from c.8000 bc to the 1990s.

康拉德·托特曼（Totman C.），美国耶鲁大学荣誉教授，同时在加利福尼亚大学、西北大学教授日本史课程，出版专著10余种，包括《日本简史》（1981年）、《早期的现代日本》（1993年）、《前工业化时期朝鲜和日本的环境观》（2004年）等。

康拉德·托特曼（Totman C.），美国耶鲁大学荣誉教授，同时在加利福尼亚大学、西北大学教授日本史课程，出版专著10余种，包括《日本简史》（1981年）、《早期的现代日本》（1993年）、《前工业化时期朝鲜和日本的环境观》（2004年）等。

布雷特·L. 沃克是蒙大拿城市大学（波兹曼）杰出教授，迈克尔·马隆历史学教授，主要研究领域为环境史，医学史，日本近现代史，以及比较全球史。除本书外，还著有《疾病的家族史》（2017）、《毒岛：日本工业病史》（2010）、《日本狼的灭绝》(2005)等多部英、日文专著。其主要作品被译为日文、中文、西班牙文和葡萄牙文等多种文字。