| Description |
xv, 668 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Note on Japanese and Chinese Names and Terms -- I. Dawn of Japanese History -- II. The Impact of Chinese Civilization -- III. The Early Heian Period -- IV. Rise of Feudal Institutions -- V. Kamakura Buddhism -- VI. The Development of Feudal Institutions through the Muromachi Period -- VII. From Civil Wars to Unification -- VIII. Tokugawa: Era of Peace -- IX. Intellectual Currents in Tokugawa Japan -- X. The End of the Tokugawa Rule -- XI. Early Meiji Political Development -- XII. Social and Economic Development in the Meiji Era -- XIII. Taisho Democracy -- XIV. Rise of Ultranationalism and the Pacific War -- XV. Japan under Occupation -- XVI. Politics and Problems of Security -- XVII. Emergence of an Economic Superpower -- XVIII. Heisei: Age of Uncertainty -- XIX. Bridging the Past and Present -- App. 1. Weights and Measures -- Metric and U.S. Equivalents -- App. 2. Glossary of Japanese Terms -- App. 3. Chronology of Japanese History. |
| Note |
"An East Gate Book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Japan -- History.
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| Added Author |
Lu, David John, 1928-
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| ISBN |
1563249065 alkaline paper |
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