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
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 ... 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
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
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
Inventing the Way of the Samurai examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' - bushido - which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japanese national character and even the 'soul ... 続きを読む
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 concep ... 続きを読む
