Bibliograph

The rise of modern Japan, W.G. Beasley

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The rise of modern Japan, W.G. Beasley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-289) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The rise of modern Japan

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

20722016

Responsibility statement

W.G. Beasley

Summary

Follows the political, economic, and social changes in Japan from the 1960s to 1989

Table Of Contents

The Tokugawa legacy -- Western challenge, Japanese response -- The overthrow of the Tokugawa, 1860-1868 -- Building a modern state, 1868-1894 -- The Meiji Emperor and the Meiji Constitution, 1873-1904 -- Cultural borrowing, 1860-1912 -- Industrialization: the first phase, 1860-1930 -- Capitalism and domestic politics, 1890-1930 -- Independence and Empire, 1873-1919 -- Soldiers and patriots, 1918-1933 -- The New Order in Japan, 1931-1945 -- An Empire won and lost, 1937-1945 -- Military occupation, 1945-1952 -- Conservative democracy and the American alliance, 1951-1972 -- The economic miracle -- The end of the Showa Era, 1971-1989

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