In the Service of the Shogun
In the Service of the Shogun
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William Adams’s extraordinary journey from helmsman to influential adviser in feudal Japan
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In the Service of the Shogun by Frederik Cryns
This biography traces William Adamss extraordinary journey from helmsman to influential adviser in feudal Japan.
Frederik Cryns is Professor of Japanese History at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. He is the author of several bestselling books in Japanese on the early interaction of the Western world with Japan. In addition to his academic work, Frederik appears regularly on Japanese television history programmes and supervised the historical aspects of the television series Shōgun (2024).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789148640 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789148642 |
| Title | In the Service of the Shogun |
| Author | Frederik Cryns |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2024-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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