Japan in world history / James L. Huffman.
| Author/creator | Huffman, James L., 1941- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description | xiv, 156 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Electronic Location | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Subjects |
| Series | The 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009019041 |
| ISBN | 9780195368086 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195368088 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195368093 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195368096 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | DS835 .H79 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |