Japan in world history / James L. Huffman.

Author/creator Huffman, James L., 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxiv, 156 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Electronic LocationInhaltsverzeichnis
Subjects

SeriesThe new Oxford world history
New Oxford world history. ^A771309
Contents Before the brush (to 645 CE) --- Emperors and aristocrats : rule by law and taste (645-1160) --- Warriors : the long rise (1160-1550) --- Peace--and its benefits (1550-1850) --- The nation transformed (1850-1905) --- Engaging the world, for good and for ill (1905-1945) --- A new kind of power (after 1945).
Abstract The book ranges from Japan's prehistoric interactions with Korea and China, to the Western challenge of the late 1500s, the partial isolation under the Tokugawa family (1600-1868), and the tumultuous interactions of more recent times, when Japan modernized ferociously, turned imperialist, lost a world war, then became the world's second largest economy--and its greatest foreign aid donor. Writing in a lively fashion, Huffman makes rich use of primary documents, illustrating events with comments by the people who lived through them: tellers of ancient myths, court women who dominated the early literary world, cynical priests who damned medieval materialism, travelers who marveled at "indecent" Western ballroom dancers in the mid-1800s, and the emperor who justified Pearl Harbor. Without ignoring standard political and military events, the book illuminates economic, social, and cultural factors; it also examines issues of gender as well as the roles of commoners, samurai, business leaders, novelists, and priests." -- Publisher description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index.
LCCN 2009019041
ISBN9780195368086 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0195368088 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780195368093 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0195368096 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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