Kyoto : a cultural history /

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Author / Creator:	Dougill, John, author.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. ©2006
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 242 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Series:	Cityscapes Cityscapes.
Subject:	Kyoto (Japan) -- History. Japan -- Kyoto. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11243977

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ISBN:	9780199760466 0199760462 9781909930292 1909930296 9780195301380 0195301382 9780195301373 0195301374
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Kyoto, the ancient former capital of Japan, breathes history and mystery. Its temples, gardens and palaces are testimony to many centuries of aristocratic and religious grandeur. Under the veneer of modernity, the city remains filled with countless reminders of a proud past. John Dougill explores this most venerable of Japanese cities, revealing the spirit of place and the individuals that have shaped its often dramatic history. Courtiers and courtesans, poets and priests, samurai and geisha people the pages of his account. Covering twelve centuries in all, the book not only provides a histori.
Other form:	Print version: Dougill, John. Kyoto. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0195301374

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