Book
The making of modern Japan / Marius B. Jansen.
An account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to 2000. This book analyzes the making of the modern state, a time which saw three periods of major social change: the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society; the opening of Japanese ports; and defeat in World War II.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780674009912
- ISBN: 0674009916
- ISBN: 9780674003347
- ISBN: 0674003349
- Physical Description: xvi, 871 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 2002. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 795-840) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Sekigahara -- The Tokugawa state -- Foreign relations -- Status groups -- Urbanization and communications -- The development of a mass culture -- Education, thought, and religion -- Change, protest, and reform -- The opening to the world -- The Tokugawa fall -- The Meiji revolution -- Building the Meiji state -- Imperial Japan -- Meiji culture -- Japan between the wars -- Taisho culture and society -- The China War -- The Pacific War -- The Yoshida years -- Japan since independence |
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| Subject: | Feudalism > Japan > History. Urbanization > Japan > History. Japan > History > Tokugawa period, 1600-1868. Japan > History > 1868- Japan > Foreign relations. Japan > Foreign economic relations. Japan > History > Meiji period, 1868- |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | DS 871 .J36 2002 | 30775305506462 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
An account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to 2000. This book analyzes the making of the modern state, a time which saw three periods of major social change: the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society; the opening of Japanese ports; and defeat in World War II.