No need for purchase comments. I bought this new and read it once. There is a very slight corner crease, and no other noticeable damage, but it is still a used book, so please refrain from purchasing if you are sensitive to such things. Japan has seen it all — from the rise and fall of kingdoms to the era of samurai warriors and the beautiful, surreal, and mysterious Geishas. Add their centuries-long alienation from the rest of the world, their geographical extension throughout Asia, and more. What can we learn from Japan’s past, present, and immediate future? What secrets in Japanese history can scholars help uncover for the modern man? And what impact can this small but mighty country have on the rest of the world? From Jim Barrow’s Easy History series comes “Ancient Japan and Modern History of Japan” — a 2-in-1 guide into the depths of Japan's losses and victories, and the lessons that shaped the country into what it is today. Japanese history Japan Politics