A Brief History of Japan

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"Kublai had defined the island as a primitive barbaric kingdom, incapable of understanding court etiquette and unaware of the troubles it would face if it resisted the Mongol empire. Yet, rallying his armies, he was certain of one thing: anyone knew how incredibly rich Cipango was." Revealed to the West for the first time by Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary land swept by the fearsome Kamikaze storms and ruled by a sovereign considered divine. It was the terminus of the Silk Road, the edge of the known world, a mythical emblem of the mysterious East. In recent times, it has become one of the world's most prosperous economies, with a very large population, especially in relation to its size. Jonathan Clements, a passionate connoisseur of the Japanese universe, paints a complete and fascinating fresco, reconstructing its history with a brilliant and sharp style.