24 Hours in Shogun's Japan : A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

&i>24 Hours in Shoguns Japan&/i> takes you inside one extraordinary day of 1614, told through the lives of 24 individuals, where samurai clash, secrets simmer and the shoguns grip tightens.

<p><b>Spend 24 hours in the vibrant, divided world of Sh</b><b>o</b><b>gun’s Japan.</b><br><br>In 1614, Japan stood at a crossroads. As the Tokugawa shogunate tightened its grip on power, samurai prepared for war, Christians faced persecution and foreign merchants navigated a rapidly shifting political landscape.<br><br>In <i>24 Hours in Sh</i><i>o</i><i>gun’s Japan</i>, <b>Mark Hudson brings this pivotal moment to life through the eyes of 24 individuals</b> – nobles and farmers, merchants and monks, pirates and poets – each living through one dramatic hour of a single day. From the streets of Kyoto to the slopes of Mount Fuji, this book offers <b>an immersive portrait of this fascinating era</b> of Japanese history.<br><br><b>Also available:</b><br><i>24 Hours in the Viking World</i> (9781789295832)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient Rome</i> (9781789291278)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient Athens</i> (9781789293500)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient Egypt</i> (9781789293517)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient China</i> (9781789296488)</p>