The Cambridge History of Japan
The Cambridge History of Japan
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USDJapan has played a key role in spurring this transformation. Once an isolated island society, little known to its neighbours and practically unknown to the West, Japan has emerged today as a leading economic power. The country's rise to a position of international prominence has not been a smooth process, however - it has come only after a period of turmoil and conflict. Volume 6 provides a general introduction to Japan's history during the first three quarters of the twentieth century, with emphasis on political, economic, social and intellectual trends. Leading historians have contributed essays dealing with the development of domestic politics, particularly the politics of representative institutions, and Japan's relations with the outside world, including its prewar territorial expansion and aggrandizement on the Asian continent. Although written by specialists, this volume will be an important reference work for general readers as well as scholars and students of modern Japanese history.
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"...these essays, individually and collectively, are a major contribution to the fields of Japanese studies and Japanese history. The 51 pages of works cited alone are an important contribution; they represent a basic bibliography of 20th-century Japanese history." Choice
"Every chapter in this outstanding volume sets a high standard to challenge present and future historians who, armed with fresh methodologies, may seek to provide their own complete record of Japan's modern history." Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Product details
April 1989Hardback
9780521223577
888 pages
234 × 152 × 45 mm
1.335kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction Peter Duus
- Part I. Domestic Politics:
- 2. The establishment of party cabinets, 1898–1932 Taichiro Mitani
- 3. Politics and mobilization in Japan, 1931–45 Gordon M. Berger
- 4. Postwar politics, 1945–73 Haruhiro Fukui
- Part II. External Relations:
- 5. The Japanese colonial empire, 1895–1945 Mark R. Peattie
- 6. Continental expansion, 1905–41 Ikuhiko Hata
- 7. The Pacific War Alvin D. Coox
- Part III. Economic Development:
- 8. Industrialization and technological change, 1885–1920 E. Sydney Crawcour
- 9. Depression, recovery, and war, 1920–45 Takafusa Nakamura
- 10. The postwar Japanese economy, 1945–73 Yutaka Kosai
- Part IV. Social and Intellectual Change:
- 11 The transformation of rural society, 1900–50 Ann Waswo
- 12. Economic development, labor markets, and industrial relations in Japan, 1905–55 Koji Taira
- 13. Socialism, liberalism, and Marxism, 1901–31 Pete Duus
- 14. Japanese revolt against the West: political and cultural criticism in the twentieth century Tetsuo Najita.
