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Make a donation and receive a gift: http://don.storiavoce.com/ Despite the diffusion of certain Japanese cultural elements (manga, sushi, bonsai) and at the same time the popularization of certain ancient realities (geishas, samurai), the overall history of the archipelago remains little known. What are the events that have structured the history of Japan? How was the Japanese state established? What form of government predominated? How can we define a specifically Japanese culture despite the influence of China? Can the history of Japan be read independently of continental events? Who were the samurai and what was their real role in the history of Japan? The author: Pierre-François Souyri is a historian specializing in medieval Japan, former director of the Franco-Japanese house in Tokyo and honorary professor at the University of Geneva. His works have largely contributed to popularizing this still little-known history. He has just published with Laurent Nespoulous, Ancient Japan. From Hunters-Gatherers to Heian (- 36,000 to the year 1000) (Belin, coll. “Ancient Worlds”, 560.p, €49) and his New History of Japan has just been reissued (Perrin, 2023, 640 p., €29). *** Facebook: / histoireetcivilisationsmag Instagram: / histoireetcivilisations Twitter: / storiavoce