This text chronicles the evolution of premodern (early A.D. to 1850), modern (1850-1945), and postwar (1945-1989) Japanese civilization from imperial rule through the death of Emperor Hirohito. Professor Reischauer, a former U.S. ambassador to Japan, explores the roots and development of the military dictatorship that brought Japan into World War II, the dubious leadership of its emperor, and the effects of the postwar American occupation.

Japan: the story of a nation

History

Edwin O. Reischauer

Asia

Knopf: distributed by Random House

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Japan: The Story of a Nation

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

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Beyond Vietnam: The United States and Asia

Alfred.A. Knopf

KNOPF

One of two texts which introduce East Asian history, both have been rewritten to take account of the changes in China since Mao's death, of Japan's economic success, and of the emergence of Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore as important political and economic powers. They aim to combine authoritative scholarship with comprehensive coverage and a succinct, readable style and are aimed at undergraduate students and the general reader. Japan is a land of modest geographic size, but it is one of the larger countries of the world by population and today is the world's economic powerhouse. Though in culture it is a daughter of ancient China, Japan has developed one of the most distinctive cultures in the world. This makes Japan a subject of great interest, but the unique course of Japanese history has made it of even greater significance. Despite its East Asian cultural origins, Japan evolved along a very different course to its neighbours; subsequently it became the only non-Western land to respond successfully to the challenge of superior Western technology in the nineteenth century and today it has become a leading nation of the so-called First World. As the only non-Western member of the this grouping of nations, Japan stands in a very special relationship to the other industrialised lands. Its success in negotiating this vast change and the great economic power this has produced are matters of importance to both groups of nations. Even more significant is the fact that Japan, in industriualising and in "modernising" its institutions, has preserved a sharp self-identity and a considerable part of its traditional, pre-modern culture, despite the tidal wave of Western influences that has inundated it in modern times. These survivals from its past civilization give Japan an unusual cultural richness and seem to contribute special strengths as well as difficulties to its handling of the problems of modern urban society. This revised edition gives special attention to Japan's economic success and the problems resulting from that success. "The authors have worked together on the study of East Asia for many years as part of a remarkable team at Harvard University. Edwin O. Reischauer was US Ambassador to Japan and is a leading western authority on Japan, while Albert M. Craig is Professor of History at Harvard.".

Toward the 21st century: Education for a changing world

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Vintage Books

China: Tradition & Transformation

JOHN KING FAIRBANK

Houghton/Mifflin

The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity [Japanese Edition]

The United States and Japan in 1988: A Time of Transition ~ First Edition [In English and Japanese]

The Japan Times, Ltd.

Japan Past and Present

Charles E.Tuttle Company

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