The rise of modern Japan
Follows the political, economic, and social changes in Japan from the 1960s to 1989
History
vii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780312040789, 9780312040772, 0312040784, 0312040776
20722016
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