About the Author

Sir George Sansom was a British diplomat and historian of pre-modern Japan. He authored several books, including Japan: A Short Cultural History, An Historical Grammar of Japanese, The Western World and Japan, and Japan in World History.

Reviews

"Superb ... This work will be the standard history of Japan for all serious students." The American Historical Review "A brilliant synthesis ... The culmination of the life work of the most distinguished historian writing on Japan, it is not likely to be equaled in our generation." The Canadian Historical Review "Not likely to be superseded... An impressive achievement." The Times Literary Supplement