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Reading the Treatise on the People of the Wa in the Chronicle of the Kingdom of Wei

The World's Earliest Written Text on Japan

Reading the Treatise on the People of the Wa in the Chronicle of the Kingdom of Wei( )
Author: Saeiki, Arikyo
Introduction by: Fogel, Joshua A.
Translator: Fogel, Joshua A.
ISBN:978-1-937385-48-4
Publication Date:Mar 2018
Publisher:MerwinAsia
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $35.00
Book Description:

The Treatise on the People of Wa, which appears in the Chronicle of Wei, is the oldest written text that we have about that place now known as Japan. Just over 2,000 characters in length, it was to set the tone for subsequent writing on Japan for centuries. A work by Chinese who never visited Japan and based on evidence much older, it often describes events and customs now difficult to understand or properly place historically. It has produced thousands of books and articles in...
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Book Details
Pages:300
Detailed Subjects: History / Asia / Japan
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.42 x 10.897 Inches
Book Weight:0.77 Pounds



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