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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