Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 238 mm
Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 238 mm
ISBN: 978-0-19-511061-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
This book covers Japanese history from approximately 1800 - the last decade of rule by the military lords of the Tokugawa family - to the start of the twenty-first century. It begins when a crisis-ridden political and social order intersected with fast emerging Euro-American power. It then analyses Japan's modern revolution of the late 19th century - the rise of a modern nation-state structure, the evolution of a capitalistindustrial society, and the surprising move from semi-colony of the West to imperialist power. The second half of the book examines Japan's 20th century trajectory from global power through devastating war and defeat and occupation. It concludes by investigating the post-war history of contemporary Japan.
