An Ecological View of History Japanese Civilization in the World Context |
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| Author:
| Umesao, Tadao |
| Translator:
| Cary, Beth |
| Editor:
| Befu, Harumi |
| Preface by:
| Befu, Harumi
Kreiner, Josef |
| Series title: | Japanese Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-876843-89-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | Trans Pacific Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first English version of the author's classic published first in Japanese in 1957, with a full description of his ecological theory of civilizations of Eurasia. Dividing the Eurasian continent into three major ecological zones, consisting of Western Europe, Japan, and the region in between, he shows how the first two are basically simiar and demonstrates fundamental differences between Japan and China.
This is the first English version of the author's classic published first in Japanese in 1957, with a full description of his ecological theory of civilizations of Eurasia. Dividing the Eurasian continent into three major ecological zones, consisting of Western Europe, Japan, and the region in between, he shows how the first two are basically simiar and demonstrates fundamental differences between Japan and China.