A history of Japan : from stone age to superpower / Kenneth G. Henshall. Henshall, Kenneth G.

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

xvi, 242 p. ; 23 cm

Japan's impact on the modern world is enormous. Its achievements are partly due to luck, but owe much to the way the nation responds to circumstance. Its responses are based on values and practices often deep-rooted in its history. To understand fully Japan's achievements, it is vital to examine that history. That is exactly what A History of Japan does.