UID:
almafu_9959230466702883
Format:
1 online resource (380 p.)
Edition:
4th ed.
ISBN:
1-282-49627-1
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9786612496271
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0-7425-5793-6
Content:
The emergence of Japan as a political and economic global power has been one of the most remarkable success stories of modern history. Though small in geographic area, the archipelago is the tenth most populous country, with 128 million inhabitants crowded into an area the size of Montana. Its natural resources are almost nonexistent, yet today it ranks only second after the much larger United States as the most affluent and economically productive nation in the world. Its rich cultural heritage and high-tech society are equally vibrant.For all readers wanting to better understand this dynamic country, this popular and accessible introduction offers an authoritative yet concise overview of two thousand years of Japanese history. Now fully updated to the present, this edition also includes an array of photographs and illustrations. The first half of the book explores the pre-Meiji era up to 1868. The second half traces domestic changes and relevant foreign issues in the modernizing era launched by the Meiji Restoration. Highlighting key historical events, Milton W. Meyer also includes cultural, artistic, and religious milestones. Summaries and datelines at the end of each chapter, as well as a glossary, offer additional essential reference points. With its clear explanations of Japanese traditions, religion, history, economics, politics, and relations with the West, this book provides an invaluable guide for understanding contemporary Japan.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Traditional Japan: prehistory to 1185 -- Ancient Japan (to ca. 400 CE) -- Yamato Japan (ca. 400-700) -- Nara Japan (710-794) -- Heian Japan (794-1185) -- Feudal Japan (1185-1868) -- Kamakuru Japan (1185-1333) -- Ashikaga Japan (1333-1603) -- Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868): stability -- Tokugawa Japan: change -- Tokugawa Japan: Western intrusion -- Modern Japan (1868-1945) -- Meiji Japan (1868-1912): politics -- Meiji Japan: economics and society -- Meiji Japan: foreign relations -- Imperial Japan: world power (1912-1922) -- Imperial Japan: peace and conflict (1922-1937) -- Imperial Japan: World War II (1937-1945) -- Postwar Japan (1945 to present) -- Occupied Japan (1945-1952) -- Contemporary Japan (since 1952): domestic affairs, politics -- Contemporary Japan: domestic affairs, economics and society -- Contemporary Japan: foreign affairs.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7425-4118-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7425-4117-7
Language:
English
