| Description |
xi, 242 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Japan and History -- From the Stone Age to Statehood: Myths, Prehistory, and Ancient History (to 710) -- Making Gods of Emperors: Ancient History According to Japan's Myths -- The Earliest Inhabitants (to ca 13,000 BC) -- Stone-Age Hunters and Gatherers: the Jomon Period (ca 13,000 BC-ca 300 BC) -- New Beginnings: the Yayoi Period (ca 300 BC-ca AD 300) -- The Early State Emerges: the Kofun/Yamato Period (ca 300-710) -- Of Courtiers and Warriors: Early and Medieval History (710-1600) -- Learning from the Chinese--within Limits: the Nara Period (710-794) -- The Rise and Fall of the Court: the Heian Period (794-1185) -- The Warrior State: the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) -- A Nation at War with Itself: the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) -- Reunifying the Nation: the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600) -- The Closed Country: the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) -- Stability Equals Survival: Establishing the Tokugawa Shogunate -- Samurai and Ethics -- Commoners, Culture, and the Economy -- The Return of the Foreign Devils and the Fall of the Shogunate -- Building a Modern Nation: the Meiji Period (1868-1912) -- Consolidating the Restoration -- The Westernisation of Society -- Harnessing the Energies of the People -- Moves towards Democracy--of Sorts -- War and Politics -- Guided Economic Development -- An Era Comes to an End -- The Excesses of Ambition: the Pacific War and its Lead-up -- The Fragile Democracy of Taisho (1912-26) -- A Troubled Start to Showa -- The Ideologies Behind Expansionism -- Preparations for War -- The Pacific War -- A Phoenix from the Ashes: Postwar Successes and Beyond -- American Dreams for a New Japan -- Cold War Realities Reshape the Dreams -- Becoming Number One -- A Superpower Adrift -- Conclusion: Lessons for Aspiring Superpowers. |
| Subject |
Japan -- History.
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| ISBN |
0312219865 cloth |
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9780312219864 cloth |
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