Japan's Emergence as a Modern State

Japan's Emergence as a Modern State
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780774808231
ISBN-13 : 0774808233
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Synopsis Japan's Emergence as a Modern State by : E. Herbert Norman

Originally published in 1940 by the Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR), this classic work by a leading 20th-century Japanologist has an enduring value. Japan's Emergence as a Modern State examines the problems and accomplishments of the Meiji period (1868-1912).This edition includes forewords by: R. Gordon Robertson, a former member of the Canadian Department of External Affairs; Len Edwards, the present Canadian ambassador to Japan; and William L. Holland, former secretary-general of the IPR; as well as a preface and introduction by Lawrence Woods. Also included are 10 short essays by leading Canadian, Japanese, and American scholars of Japanese politics, history, and economics,

The Emergence of Modern Japan

The Emergence of Modern Japan
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9781317870852
ISBN-13 : 1317870859
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The Emergence of Modern Japan by : Janet Hunter

The main emphasis of this book is upon political, social and economic developments, as conditioned by Japan's interaction with the outside world, the advance of industrialisation and the emergence of the Japanese nation state. Unlike previous textbooks on the history of modern Japan, Janet Hunter's book adopts a thematic approach which makes the period much more accessible for readers who wish to pursue their particular interests throughout the period. Moreover, it will also establish a greater awareness of the cultural and institutional continuities which are crucial to any proper understanding of modern Japan.

Japan's Emergence as a Modern State - 60th anniv. ed.

Japan's Emergence as a Modern State - 60th anniv. ed.
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0774841877
ISBN-13 : 9780774841870
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Japan's Emergence as a Modern State - 60th anniv. ed. by : Herbert E. Norman

Originally published in 1940 by the Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR), this classic work by a leading 20th-century Japanologist has an enduring value. Japan's Emergence as a Modern State examines the problems and accomplishments of the Meiji period (1868-1912). This edition includes forewords by: R. Gordon Robertson, a former member of the Canadian Department of External Affairs; Len Edwards, the present Canadian ambassador to Japan; and William L. Holland, former secretary-general of the IPR; as well as a preface and introduction by Lawrence Woods. Also included are 10 short essays by leading Canadian, Japanese, and American scholars of Japanese politics, history, and economics,

Origins of the Modern Japanese State

Origins of the Modern Japanese State
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Publisher : New York : Pantheon Books
Total Pages : 520
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39076005503706
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Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Origins of the Modern Japanese State by : E. Herbert Norman

The Making of Modern Japan

The Making of Modern Japan
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 933
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ISBN-10 : 9780674039100
ISBN-13 : 0674039106
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Making of Modern Japan by : Marius B. Jansen

Magisterial in vision, sweeping in scope, this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to the present. A distillation of more than fifty years’ engagement with Japan and its history, it is the crowning work of our leading interpreter of the modern Japanese experience. Since 1600 Japan has undergone three periods of wrenching social and institutional change, following the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society by the Tokugawa shogun; the opening of Japan’s ports by Commodore Perry; and defeat in World War II. The Making of Modern Japan charts these changes: the social engineering begun with the founding of the shogunate in 1600, the emergence of village and castle towns with consumer populations, and the diffusion of samurai values in the culture. Marius Jansen covers the making of the modern state, the adaptation of Western models, growing international trade, the broadening opportunity in Japanese society with industrialization, and the postwar occupation reforms imposed by General MacArthur. Throughout, the book gives voice to the individuals and views that have shaped the actions and beliefs of the Japanese, with writers, artists, and thinkers, as well as political leaders given their due. The story this book tells, though marked by profound changes, is also one of remarkable consistency, in which continuities outweigh upheavals in the development of society, and successive waves of outside influence have only served to strengthen a sense of what is unique and native to Japanese experience. The Making of Modern Japan takes us to the core of this experience as it illuminates one of the contemporary world’s most compelling transformations.

The Making of Japanese Settler Colonialism

The Making of Japanese Settler Colonialism
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9781108482424
ISBN-13 : 1108482422
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Making of Japanese Settler Colonialism by : Sidney Xu Lu

Shows how Japanese anxiety about overpopulation was used to justify expansion, blurring lines between migration and settler colonialism. This title is also available as Open Access.

The Emergence of Meiji Japan

The Emergence of Meiji Japan
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 0521484057
ISBN-13 : 9780521484053
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Emergence of Meiji Japan by : Marius B. Jansen

This paperback edition brings together chapters from volume 5 of The Cambridge History of Japan. Japan underwent momentous changes during the middle decades of the nineteenth century. This book chronicles the hardships of the Tempo era in the 1830s, the crisis of values and confidence during the last half century of Tokugawa rule, and the political process that finally brought down the Tokugawa regime and ended centuries of warrior rule. It goes on to discuss the samurai rebellions against the Meiji Restoration, and national movements for constitutional government which indirectly resulted in the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The significance of Japan's Meiji transformation for the rest of the world is the subject of the final chapter, in which Professor Akira Iriye discusses Japan's drive to Great Power status. 'Constitutional rule at home, imperialism abroad', became new goals for early twentieth-century Japan.

Mirror of Modernity

Mirror of Modernity
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 0520206371
ISBN-13 : 9780520206373
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Mirror of Modernity by : Stephen Vlastos

This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of its pre-modern and insular past. Scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices and show these to be largely creations of the modern era.

Anti-foreignism and Western Learning in Early-modern Japan

Anti-foreignism and Western Learning in Early-modern Japan
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Publisher : Harvard Univ Asia Center
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0674040376
ISBN-13 : 9780674040373
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Anti-foreignism and Western Learning in Early-modern Japan by : Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi

ESSAYS ON THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE JAPANESE BETWEEN 1600-1870.

Splendid Monarchy

Splendid Monarchy
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780520920989
ISBN-13 : 0520920988
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Splendid Monarchy by : Takashi Fujitani

Using ceremonials such as imperial weddings and funerals as models, T. Fujitani illustrates what visual symbols and rituals reveal about monarchy, nationalism, city planning, discipline, gender, memory, and modernity. Focusing on the Meiji Period (1868-1912), Fujitani brings recent methods of cultural history to a study of modern Japanese nationalism for the first time. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1997. Using ceremonials such as imperial weddings and funerals as models, T. Fujitani illustrates what visual symbols and rituals reveal about monarchy, nationalism, city planning, discipline, gender, memory, and modernity. Focusing on the Meiji Period (1868-19