Japan: Its History and Culture

Name: Japan: Its History and Culture
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ISBN: 9780071412803

ISBN-10: 0071412808

ISBN-13: 9780071412803

Edition: 4th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Scott W. Morton, Charlton Lewis, J. Kenneth Olenik

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This fourth edition incorporates the crucial social and economic changes that have taken place in Japan over the last decade, including a detailed account of the upheavals in markets and financial practices.

Book details

List price: $28.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 8/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Foreword



Preface to the Fourth Edition


Introduction



The Origins and Early History of the Japanese



The Introduction of Chinese Thought and Culture



The Stimulating Effect of Chinese Culture



The Japanese Pattern



The Rise of the Warrior Class and the Gempei War



Government by the Military Shogun



The Ashikaga Shogunate



The Golden Age of Japanese Art



The Unification of Japan



Japan in Isolation



The Winds of Change



The Meiji Restoration and the Modernization of Japan



Expansion, Liberalism, and Militarism



Manchukuo, the China War, and World War II



Postwar Japan



Japan Today—Economy



Japan Today—Foreign Affairs and Political Life



Contemporary Japanese Society


Glossary


Chronology


Bibliography


Index