A Modern History of Japan ECH Master

• Author : William G. Beasley
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 31 March 1974

• Author : Andrew Gordon
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 31 March 2023

• Author : Conrad Schirokauer,David Lurie,Suzanne Gay
• Publisher : Cengage Learning
• Release : 01 January 2012

This compelling text explores the development of Japan through its art, religion, literature, and thought as well as through its economic, political, and social history. The author team combines strong research with extensive classroom teaching experience to offer a clear, consistent, and highly readable text that is accessible to students with no previous knowledge of the history of Japan. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

• Author : Jonathan Clements
• Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
• Release : 01 August 2017

This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion. First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a divine sovereign. It was the terminus of the Silk Road, the furthest end of the

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : CUP Archive
• Release : 31 March 2023

• Author : Sven Saaler,Christopher W. A. Szpilman
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 30 June 2020

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese History is a concise overview of modern Japanese history from the middle of the nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century. Written by a group of international historians, each an authority in his or her field, the book covers modern Japanese history in an accessible yet comprehensive manner. The subjects featured in the book range from the development of the political system and matters of international relations, to social and economic history

• Author : John Whitney Hall,Peter Duus,Delmer Myers Brown,Kozo Yamamura,Donald H. Shively,Cambridge University Press,William H. McCullough,Marius B. Jansen
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 31 March 1988

This comprehensive work surveys the historical events and developments in Japan's polity, economy, society and culture.

• Author : Christopher Harding
• Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
• Release : 30 June 2020

"Lucid and lyrical…a vivid history of Japan's turbocharged (and painful) modernization." --The Daily Telegraph In A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the untold stories of Japan's recent history--from a pop star's nuclear power protest song in 2011, to Japanese feminists who fought for an equal political voice in the 1890s. Though highly successful, and typically portrayed as a unified effort, Japan's rebuilding throughout the 20th century faced a lot of domestic criticism. This story-led account

• Author : L. M. Cullen,Louis Michael Cullen
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 15 May 2003

This 2003 book offers a distinctive overview of the internal and external pressures responsible for the emergence of modern Japan.

• Author : Brett L. Walker
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 26 February 2015

A comprehensive and engaging new history, charting Japan's development from its origins through to the present day.

• Author : Chu-chueh Cheng
• Publisher : Peter Lang
• Release : 31 March 2023

Approaching Ishiguro's writings as a corpus, this volume highlights the significance of margins and the instability of demarcation, seeking to expose what is deliberately obscured or revealled within the narrative.

• Author : Conrad Totman
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 11 September 2014

This is an updated edition of Conrad Totman’s authoritative history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present day. The first edition was widely praised for combining sophistication and accessibility. Covers a wide range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism. Updated to include an epilogue on Japan today and tomorrow. Now includes more on women in history and more on international relations. Bibliographical listings have been updated and

• Author : Kanaya Shunichiro
• Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
• Release : 25 April 2023

The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume! A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the present day. Epic battles, noble Samurai and duplicitous leaders are all portrayed in modern manga fashion! The lively stories in this book include: The Dawn of Japan: The Birth of Buddhism and the transition from hunters--gatherers to agricultural societies of ancient times The Genpei Wars: Davage battles between the

• Author : Richard Mason,J. G. Caiger
• Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
• Release : 30 August 2011

A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the Bubble Economy in the early 1990's. Recent findings shed additional light on the

• Author : Haruo Shirane,Tomi Suzuki
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 31 December 2015

The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that