Encyclopedia of Japan by Dorothy Perkins (1991, Hardcover)

Dorothy Perkins wrote a 393 8" X 11" page book that discusses the fascinating and complex history of Japan. Using the alphabetical form of an encyclopedia in her ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPAN she gives a wealth of information about a wide variety of topics such as cities, foods, holidays, religions, customs, artists, historical figures, and over 1000 terms. With a 1991 copyright date the illustrations are not numerous and are in black and white. She gives the Japanese word equilivant to the English text. Birth and death dates are listed after famous people and geographic locations are also given cross references to other similar related words. Most Japanese people names are listed by the last name followed by the first name as an Asian custom. An eight page bibliography and nine page index are also included. There is about everything from Abacus to Zori. Perkins rec'd her PH.D. from Temple University and is a specialist on the Japanese culture. There are not too many books written in English on this interesting culture. A must for those who want to know more about the Japanese culture. ISBN 0-8160-1934-7.