幕末から東日本大震災までを論じる本書は、もともと英語圏の高等教育過程における日本史の教科書として執筆されたものです。日本史を日本という場で展開されたひとつの「近代」の物語との視点でまとめている点や、政治史、社会史、経済史、文化史をダイナミックに居り合わせ、重層的な歴史として語っている点が特徴です。
Written by a leading scholar of modern Japan
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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 ... 続きを読む
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
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Original essays by leading food historians and leading scholars of Japanese history, literature, and anthropology
Examines the role of Japanese foods in regional, national, and international iden ... 続きを読む
Original essays by leading food historians and leading scholars of Japanese history, literature, and anthropology
Examines the role of Japanese foods in regional, national, and international iden ... 続きを読む
Offers new research on the views of Dogen on meditation, philosophy, poetry, and the role of women in Zen practice
Provides new insight into later developments of Soto Zen regarding the precepts, ... 続きを読む
The most comprehensive study on Japanese representation in American music to date
Explores Japanese exoticism and representation in virtually every musical genre over the past 150 years
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First full-length scholarly work on Goze in English
Unique intersection of social history, ethnomusicology, and disability studies
Offers a historical perspective on visual disability and Japan ... 続きを読む
The international story behind the development of the atom bomb
Goes beyond the controversy over the rights and wrongs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to show how the bomb was 'the world's bomb' - in b ... 続きを読む
