Uses the themes of modernity and connectivity to examine modern Japanese history
Tells the story of modern Japan without reducing that history to stereotypes or platitudes
Devotes significant a ... Read more
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Written by a leading scholar of modern Japan
Places Japan in a global context
Strong coverage of the 20th century
Superior coverage of social and economic issues
New to th ... Read more
Sweeping, magisterial historical account of Japan from the feudal era to the present day by a leading scholar of Japan
Features a powerful analysis of contemporary Japanese society, politics, and ... Read more
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Written by a leading scholar of modern Japan
Places Japan in a global context
Strong coverage of the 20th century
Superior coverage of social and economic issues
A Mod ... Read more
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New perspectives on the most famous American maestro from never before seen, intimate letters from unknown Japanese individuals
Brings together the growth of Bernstein's career with the growth of ... Read more
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andbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan spans the beginning of the Kamakura period in 1185 through the end of the Edo (Tokugawa) period in 1868. The medieval and early modern eras in Japan ... Read more
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The first volume to take a broad overview of religious and cultural exchange in early-modern Japan
Offers insights into the histories of Christianity, Buddhism, Shinto, and particularly Neo-Confu ... Read more
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The only book-length academic study of bushido, an important subject for anyone with an interest in Japan
Provides an overview of modern Japanese history through the lens of a single concept
Of ... Read more
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Sweeping, magisterial historical account of Japan from the feudal era to the present day by a leading scholar of Japan
Features a powerful analysis of contemporary Japanese society, politics, and ... Read more
Includes multiple voices and perspectives: women, peasants, novelists and short-story writers, dissenters, officials, business leaders, samurai
Each chapter contains 20 to 30 quotations from prim ... Read more
