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  • Fuji: A Mountain in the Making

    Fuji by Bernstein, Andrew W.;

    A Mountain in the Making

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Princeton University Press
    • Date of Publication 18 November 2025
    • Number of Volumes Print PDF

    • ISBN 9780691256290
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages352 pages
    • Size 234x155 mm
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 9 Maps
    • 700

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    Long description:

    A panoramic biography of Japan’s iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the present

    Mount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan. Yet behind the picture-postcard image is a history filled with conflict and upheaval. Violent eruptions across the centuries wrought havoc and instilled fear. Long an object of worship, Fuji has been inhabited by deities that changed radically over time. It has been both a totem of national unity and a flashpoint for economic and political disputes. And while its soaring majesty has inspired countless works of literature and art, the foot of the mountain is home to military training grounds and polluting industries. Tracing the history of Fuji from its geological origins in the remote past to its recent inscription as a World Heritage Site, Andrew Bernstein explores these and other contradictions in the story of the mountain, inviting us to reflect on the relationships we share with the nonhuman world and one another.

    Beautifully illustrated, Fuji presents a rich portrait of one of the world’s most celebrated sites, revealing a mountain forever in the making and offering a meditation on the ability of landscape both to challenge and inspire.



    "Bernstein’s perspective on the intersection of geography and culture is illuminating, and the text is richly supplemented with maps and images. [Fuji] will resonate with those who have a deep interest in Japanese history."

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